Category: COVID-19 Vaccines

Four Countries Added to England’s COVID-19 Travel Ban List

England has expanded its COVID-19 travel ban, adding four countries to its “red list” to prevent new variants of the CCP virus from entering the country. From 0300 GMT on Apr. 9, international visitors who have departed from or transited through the Philippines, Pakistan, Kenya, and Bangladesh in the previous 10 days will be refused…


As Vaccine Battle With UK Deepens, EU Blames AstraZeneca

LONDON—Britain on Monday demanded the European Union allow the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines it has ordered as tensions over a possible export ban on EU-manufactured shots mounted and Brussels pointed an accusing finger at drugmaker AstraZeneca. “The UK is not to blame. The EU is not to blame,” said an EU official. “It’s about everyone…


EU and Vietnam to Exclude China-Made Vaccines

The European Union is expected to exclude Chinese-made vaccines from its “vaccine passport” certification program because they are not approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). At the same time, Vietnam is reportedly buying large quantities of COVID-19 vaccines from Western counties and Russia, but not China. On March 12, Euronews reported that the EU is…


EU and Vietnam Exclude China-Made Vaccines

The European Union is expected to exclude Chinese-made vaccines from its “vaccine passport” certification program because they are not approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). At the same time, Vietnam is reportedly buying large quantities of COVID-19 vaccines from Western counties and Russia, but not China. On March 12, Euronews reported that the EU is…


EU Must Be United Over Russian, Chinese COVID-19 Vaccines: French Minister

PARIS—A French cabinet minister urged EU countries on Friday not to use the Russian or Chinese COVID-19 vaccines unless they are approved by the bloc’s medicines regulator, warning of a risk to the bloc’s unity and public health. After a fitful start to the European Union’s vaccination campaign which has left the bloc lagging other…


Mexican President Says Mexico Doing Better Than US on Virus

MEXICO CITY—Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday that his country is doing better than the United States in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, even though Mexico’s per capita death rate is probably higher and the country has vaccinated less than one percent of its population. López Obrador said Tuesday that comparing countries is…


‘Save Our Summer!’ UK Firms Demands PM Reopen Travel by May

More than 100 British businesses in the travel industry have teamed up to launch a “Save our Summer (SOS)” campaign, calling on the government to lift travel restrictions by May to save millions of jobs in the industry. The travel firms are urging Prime Minister Boris Johnson to signal that consumers can book overseas travel…


UK Conservatives Demand Lifting of All CCP Virus Restrictions by May

A group of backbench Conservative party lawmakers in the British Parliament have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson demanding that he lift all CCP virus restrictions by the end of April. The COVID Recovery Group (CRG), a group of Tory MPs who are sceptical about lockdown measures, said on Saturday that they welcomed “the tremendous…


UK Remains ‘Very Confident’ in COVID-19 Vaccines: Boris Johnson

The British government remains “very confident” about the efficacy of all the COVID-19 vaccines in use in the UK, despite new research showing they are less effective against the South African variant of the CCP virus, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. “We’re very confident in all the vaccines that we’re using, and I…


UK Minister Urges Public to Keep Faith in COVID-19 Vaccines

The public can still have faith in the efficacy of vaccines despite new research showing they are less effective against the South African variant of the CCP virus, the UK’s vaccine deployment minister Nadhim Zahawi said on Monday. A new study has found that the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine provides minimal protection against mild and moderate cases…