EU countries start rolling out single dose J&J vaccine
Following Europe’s drug regulator’s approval of Johnson & Johnson‘s coronavirus vaccine this week, some EU member states are beginning to prescribe the single-dose injection, with some imposing age limits, as with the AstraZeneca vaccine. Spain’s regional health officials began administering the shot to people aged 70 to 79 on Thursday, only two days after […]
Read MoreParis: Euro Disney becomes mass Covid vaccination site
As part of France‘s inoculation drive, Disneyland Paris, Europe’s largest tourism destination, will host a mass Covid vaccination site at its convention center beginning Saturday. The site will only be available on weekends. The amusement park east of the capital, which is deemed a non-essential sector, has been suspended since 30 October, the start of […]
Read MoreItaly: Premier Draghi says no one knows how long this pandemic will last
Premier Mario Draghi said on Tuesday that the COVID-19 emergency has demonstrated the need to invest in the health sector in the long run. “The latest pandemic forces us to be more prepared for the future,” Draghisaid during a webinar with European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen to hear from civil […]
Read MoreSpain will permit entry for vaccinated EU travellers
The Spanish government has agreed to allow European Union nationals to join the country without having to pass the COVID-19 test or undergo self-isolation if they have a Digital Green Certificate, which will be valid starting in June. The Digital Green Certificate, also known as a vaccine passport, will be ready by June, according […]
Read MoreAustria gets ready to reopen in May
Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has hinted at how Austria could open up again in mid-May. According to ORF channel, the opening will be held under “very tight conditions.” In the catering and tourism industries, for example, testing would be required, but not in retail, according to the Chancellor in the Ö1 morning journal. A committee […]
Read MoreGermany: Clashes between police and anti-lockdown protesters
As the lower house of parliament Bundestag debates additions to the Infection Protection Act, members of the police stand watch as citizens rally against government efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Berlin, Germany, April 21, 2021. On Wednesday, police clashed with demonstrators in Berlin, attempting to disperse a […]
Read MoreDenmark lends Germany 55K AstraZeneca vaccine doses
Denmark has announced that it will lend 55,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Germany. In a tweet, the Danish Foreign Ministry announced that the unwanted vaccines will be donated to Schleswig-Holstein, a German border state. “The government has agreed to make 55,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine available to the border zone following […]
Read MorePortugal: Madeira Islands to reopen next October
Madeira‘s government anticipates a full resumption of operations in October. “The Flower Festival, which is intended to be held in the first week of October, will be the first major event and the reopening, as it were, of normality,” Miguel Albuquerque said. “About 70% of the population will already be vaccinated.” At Praça do […]
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