Germany today opened up AstraZeneca vaccines to over-65s in a major U-turn to revive its faltering vaccine programme - as the EU looked for another lifeline by beginning the approval process for Russia's Sputnik V jab. Two months after starting their vaccine roll-out, EU countries are still nowhere near Britain - leading some politicians to look to Vladimir Putin's Sputnik …
The European Medicines Agency is set to approve its first COVID-19 vaccine on December 23, a German government source told Reuters on Tuesday, putting EU countries on track to start to catch up with the United States and Britain, where immunisation campaigns are under way. “Yes, the EMA will be done on December 23,” the source said, referring to the …
German Health Minister Jens Spahn on Wednesday said Russia's COVID-19 vaccine had not been sufficiently tested, adding the aim was to have a safe product rather than just being first to start vaccinating people. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said that the country has granted regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing. …
Germany’s health minister has backed the Bundesliga’s plan to resume in 10 days time with final approval on the league’s return due on Wednesday. RELATED| The German Football League hopes on Wednesday to get the go-ahead to restart the season, from May 15, when Chancellor Angela Merkel’s meets the 16 state leaders via a conference call. Hertha Berlin suspended Ivory …
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