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(Reuters) -Most European Union states will have enough COVID-19 vaccines to immunize the majority of their people by the end of June, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing an internal memo.
FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine and syringes are seen in front of a displayed EU flag in this illustration taken, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands will be in a position to fully inoculate more than 55% of their populations by June end, the report here added, citing projections in the memo by the EU executive, the European Commission.
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1of11Manfred Haas, right, receives the AstraZeneca vaccine against the COVID-19 disease from his family doctor Oliver Funken in Rheinbach, Germany, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. In German federal state North Rhine-Westphalia, Corona vaccinations have started in GP surgeries. (Oliver Berg/dpa via AP)Oliver Berg/APShow MoreShow Less
2of11Britain s Prime Minister Boris Johnson during his visit to the AstraZeneca facility in Macclesfield, England, on Tuesday April 6, 2021, to learn more about their dollars 500 million investment into the site. Johnson said Monday that Britain’s vaccination program is going well and infections are falling, confirming that many shops and businesses will be allowed to reopen next week. (Dave Thompson/Pool via AP)Dave Thompson/APShow MoreShow Less
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April 6 (Reuters) - Most European Union states will have enough COVID-19 vaccines to immunize the majority of their people by the end of June, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing an internal memo.
Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands will be in a position to fully inoculate more than 55% of their populations by June end, the report https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-06/eu-will-near-virus-immunity-by-end-june-internal-memo-shows?sref=SCAzRb9t added, citing projections in the memo by the EU executive, the European Commission.
The numbers confirm public estimates of vaccines the 27-nation bloc expects to receive in the second quarter.
Oxford University has today paused trials of its coronavirus vaccine in children while regulators probe the jab s link to rare blood clots.
A spokesperson for the prestigious university said the move was precautionary and that there were no health issues among any of the youngsters involved in the trial.
Oxford began studying the vaccine in five-to-17-year-olds in February, with the aim of eventually scaling up the trial and testing it in 200 people.
But scientists have stopped recruiting new volunteers and it is not clear how many children have already been given a dose.
Oxford is waiting for more information from the UK s regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, before restarting the study, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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