UK scientists’ fury at EU Astrazeneca scaremongering as Brussels stockpiles seven million doses of the Oxford jab amid fears it will cost British lives British experts accuse Macron and Merkel of being ‘completely irresponsible’ France among several EU countries that suspended use of AstraZeneca vaccine Sir John Bell said of France: ‘They’re changing the rules … Read more
France’s chaotic vaccine roll-out took a bizarre twist today as the country resumed using AstraZeneca jabs – but said only people aged 55 and over should get them. It marks a complete U-turn from France’s old position which was that the jab should be limited to those aged under 65 because there was not enough … Read more
France’s chaotic vaccine roll-out took a bizarre twist today as the country resumed using AstraZeneca jabs – but said only people aged 55 and over should get them. It marks a complete U-turn from France’s old position which was that the jab should be limited to those aged under 65 because there was not enough … Read more
Italy and France fold over AstraZeneca jabs: Mario Draghi and Emmanuel Macron vow to ‘quickly resume’ using the vaccine once European Medicines Agency gives final clearance The nations are among a host of EU nations to have suspended use of the jab Boris Johnson and the UK medical regulator has insisted the vaccine is safe … Read more
Italy and France fold over AstraZeneca jabs: Mario Draghi and Emmanuel Macron vow to ‘quickly resume’ using the vaccine once European Medicines Agency gives final clearance By Reuters Published: 17:55 GMT, 16 March 2021 | Updated: 18:18 GMT, 16 March 2021 Italy and France have committed to ‘quickly’ resume inoculations of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine once … Read more
The Italian prime minister has urged the EU to ‘suffocate’ vaccine makers who fail to deliver on their contractual obligations amid a row over supplies from AstraZeneca. Italy imposed the first EU-sanctioned export ban on vaccines yesterday when it blocked 250,000 AstraZeneca jabs from heading to Australia – which was due to start inoculations with … Read more
The EU has blocked a shipment of AstraZeneca vaccines from leaving Italy for Australia using controversial export laws for the first time. Authorities in Italy refused to grant a licence for 250,000 doses manufactured in the country to be exported, meaning the shipment could not leave Thursday as planned. Officials in Rome had informed the … Read more
Germany is set to open up the AstraZeneca vaccine to over-65s in a major U-turn to revive its faltering vaccine programme – as the EU today looked for another lifeline by beginning the approval process for Russia’s Sputnik V jab. Five weeks after blocking the AstraZeneca shot for older people, German regulators will submit their … Read more
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy today vowed to ‘go all the way’ to clear his name, two days after being handed a three-year prison sentence for corruption. A Paris court ruled that Sarkozy had formed a ‘corruption pact’ with his lawyer Thierry Herzog to convince a judge to obtain and share information about an inquiry … Read more
People in Germany, France and Sweden blame their own governments and the EU for their stuttering vaccine programmes while Britons are happy with the UK’s rapid progress, a new poll shows. The survey by Kekst CNC found 77 per cent of Britons saying their country has handled the vaccine roll-out well – compared to 23 … Read more