Ursula von der Leyen issues Covid vaccine export warning at EU summit
Commission head reassures leaders she will ban vaccines leaving EU if suppliers fail to deliver again
Commission head reassures leaders she will ban vaccines leaving EU if suppliers fail to deliver again
The European Commission has published its contract with drug-maker AstraZeneca for its Covid vaccine, amid a row over supplies.
India has approved the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, paving the way for a huge immunisation campaign in the world’s second most populous country.
The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has been approved for use in the UK, with the first doses due to be given on Monday amid rising coronavirus cases.
The UK has ordered 100 million doses - enough to vaccinate 50 million people.
Medical experts advising the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have recommended emergency approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine.
Margaret Keenan, 90, given approved vaccine to start mass immunisation programme
Oxford AstraZeneca Covid vaccine has up to 90% efficacy, data reveals
Hopes are rising that a coronavirus vaccine will be approved by the end of the year, with healthcare workers receiving their first dose in early 2021.