Top news of the week: 16.03.2021.
Coronavirus
Novavax’s Covid-19 Vaccine Effective in U.K. Study
The vaccine didn’t perform as well in a similar late-stage study in South Africa where an elusive coronavirus strain is circulating, though it still was nearly 49% effective.
South Africa’s Drop in Covid-19 Cases Adds to Questions About Waves of Infections
Epidemiologists were bracing for the worst of the pandemic in South Africa earlier this year, but something surprising happened: Covid-19 cases plummeted with no large vaccination plan or ...
Covid-19: UK rejects 'completely false' EU vaccine export ban claim
Comments by the bloc's top official that the UK stopped Covid-19 vaccine exports trigger a new row.
Covid-19: Italy's 'new wave', and UK day of reflection
Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Saturday.
Covid-19 pandemic: France eases travel for UK and six other countries
A "compelling reason" is no longer needed to travel to and from the non-EU countries, officials say.
Covid-19: Families 'denied care home visits' despite new policy
Some families still cannot visit loved ones in care homes, says the older people's commissioner.
Covid-19: Charities urge vulnerable people to book vaccines
People with underlying health conditions who have yet to get their jab are being encouraged to do so.