South Africa halts AstraZeneca vaccine after shots fail against new variant

South Africa halted Monday's planned rollout of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccinations after data showed it gave minimal protection against mild infection from one variant, stoking fears of a much longer cat-and-mouse battle with the pathogen.

Czech health ministry recommends use of Lilly and Regeneron COVID-19 antibody therapies

The Czech Health Ministry will recommend the use of COVID-19 therapies that contain casirivimab/imdevimab and bamlavinimab antibodies ahead of standard approval, the ministry said on Monday.

French health minister reaffirms support for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

PARIS - French Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Monday that he continued to support the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, arguing it provided sufficient protection against "nearly all the variants" of the virus.

South Africa hopes to get some J&J COVID-19 vaccines this week

South Africa hopes to get some doses of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine around the end of this week, a senior health official said on Monday, after halting use of the AstraZeneca vaccine due to disappointing trial data.

Spanish medics suffer mental trauma months after COVID-19's first wave

It has been eight months since he last treated a patient with COVID-19, but Spanish nurse Ricardo Belmonte still feels anxious when he recalls the first wave of the pandemic at the intensive care unit of Barcelona's Vall d'Hebron Hospital.

French mask producers seek protective shield once pandemic over

Emmanuel Nizard made a 2 million euro bet last year that President Emmanuel Macron's call for France to manufacture the face masks it needed would guarantee a secure market.

All migrants living in UK eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

Migrants living in Britain will be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines regardless of whether they have the legal right to live and work in the country, the government said on Monday, adding that getting the shot would not trigger immigration checks.

South Korea seeks to reassure ageing residents after raising COVID-19 vaccine questions

With one of the fastest ageing populations in the world, South Korea has sought to reassure elderly residents as it said it would push ahead with AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine but is still examining its efficacy for people older than 65.

Laos receives 300,000 vaccine doses from China - reports

Laos on Monday received 300,000 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine produced by Chinese pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm, media in the two countries reported.

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Ukraine hopes to get some COVID-19 vaccines from other states

Ukraine, which hopes to vaccinate half of its population against coronavirus by early 2022, is in talks with other countries including Poland about receiving some of their coronavirus vaccines, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday.

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