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Covid vaccines block disease, but do they stop infection?
A batch of recent studies from Scotland and Israel confirm that vaccines largely prevent people from getting sick, but do they block infection?
Austria bets on millions of tests to contain Covid-19
While Austria has struggled to contain the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, it is fast emerging as a world leader in testing as a way to reopen schools and businesses
Why has the EU not approved Russia’s Sputnik jab?
Russia's Sputnik V vaccine is still waiting for the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to start the countdown to its launch across the 27-nation bloc
Covid-19 vaccines online or in development
With several Covid-19 vaccines either being rolled out or under trial, here is a rundown of the various stages of their development
Global Covid vaccination push gets a shot in the arm
A plan to ensure Covid-19 vaccines reach the world's poorest can finally swing into action after the World Health Organization recently approved the AstraZeneca jab
‘Zero Covid’ in Europe: possible or a pipe dream?
Hit the virus hard, undergoing drastic short-term measures to allow life to return to normal, as several nations in Asia and Oceania have done. Could European countries do likewise?
How Britain rolled out successful mass vaccine programme
Despite stark failures in curbing Covid-19's spread, Britain has scored a notable success with its mass vaccination drive, giving 15 million people a first dose
Pandemic showcases Belgium as Europe’s Vaccine Valley
A small country with an outsize reputation in research and pharmaceuticals, Belgium has emerged with a strategic role in the world's battle against the coronavirus
Europe plays safe with virus curbs, fearing new variants
While some European countries are seeing virus cases fall, most are keeping national curbs in place, fearing new more infectious variants could cause infections to soar
EU divided over ‘vaccine passports’
EU countries are increasingly looking at using proof of Covid-19 inoculation as a "vaccine passport" but the idea is divisive