Europe kicks off Covid vaccine drive for kids
Several European nations have started vaccinating children aged five to 11 against Covid-19 in an effort to contain a raging pandemic and keep schools open, while others are still deciding their approach
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
EU watchdog backs second coronavirus vaccine
The EU's drug regulator has approved the Moderna coronavirus jab, the bloc's second and a shot in the arm for Europe's slow-moving vaccine roll-out
Pressure grows on Macron over French vaccination ‘fiasco’
French President Emmanuel Macron is under growing pressure to accelerate the country's sluggish Covid-19 vaccination drive which has seen just a few hundred people receive the jab
EU eyes vaccinations within months as cases top 1 million in Italy
The European Union expresses hope it can start vaccinating people against Covid-19 in early 2021, as Italy records more than one million cases and Britain's death toll surpasses the 50,000 mark
Vaccine innovation sparks hope, questions
Pfizer and BioNTech say their vaccine is 90% effective in preventing Covid-19 infections, but experts say the announcement raises many questions such as who it will protect and for how long?
BioNTech: plucky German upstart leads Covid-19 vaccine race
German biotech firm BioNTech has never brought a vaccine to market before but it is now in pole position in the race to develop a jab that will end the coronavirus crisis
The race for a Covid-19 vaccine heats up
Dozens of companies, from biotech start-ups to Big Pharma, are racing to develop a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine, because the world needs it and for the potential pay day