Europe Begins Covid Vaccine Rollout Amid Fear Of New Virus Strain Europe Begins Covid Vaccine Rollout Amid Fear Of New Virus Strain First doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine arrived in EU countries including hard-hit Italy, Spain and France on Saturday, ready for distribution to retirement homes and care staff.
A man sits on a chair as he receives a vaccination Slovakia.
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A swath of EU nations begin vaccinating their most vulnerable groups Sunday as a reputedly more contagious coronavirus variant spread internationally and the WHO warned that the current pandemic would not be the last.
First doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine arrived in EU countries including hard-hit Italy, Spain and France on Saturday, ready for distribution to retirement homes and care staff.
A swath of EU nations begin vaccinating their most vulnerable groups on Sunday as a reputedly more contagious coronavirus variant spread international.
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World must be ready for the next pandemic, UN says December 27, 2020
Wearing a full protective suit, a woman doctor who leads a group of volunteer medical professionals attending to COVID-19 patients and persons under investigation at a community hospital in the Philippines. courtesy UN Women/Louie Pacardo
NEW YORK The United Nations is commemorating the first International Day of Epidemic Preparedness on Sunday, underscoring the need to learn lessons from the coronavirus pandemic, and urging greater investments in preparedness, to confront future health emergencies.
“This first observance of the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness falls at the end of a year in which a scenario many had feared came tragically true . As we strive to control and recover from the current pandemic, we must think about the next,” Secretary-General António Guterres said in a message.
Oxford vaccine a winning formula, says AstraZeneca chief
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AstraZeneca chief Pascal Soriot said researchers had found the winning formula for the vaccine - John Cairns /University of Oxford
The chief executive of AstraZeneca has raised hopes its vaccine with Oxford is more effective than first thought amid the rapid spread of the new UK virus strain across the globe.
Pascal Soriot said he believed researchers had found the winning formula using two doses and promised to publish the results as reports suggested the UK regulator could approve the jab within days.
It comes after The Department of Health said the medicines regulator must be given time to carry out its review of the data of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.