The Local Europe https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Which Swedish regions have started the final phase of Covid-19 vaccinations? Sweden's 21 regions are at different stages in their vaccine programmes, but as of early May, four have begun the final phase of the rollout while others expect to open booking to the 18-59 age group within weeks. https://www.thelocal.com/20210503/phase-4-swedish-regions-covid-19-vaccine-population Mon, 03 May 2021 18:27:42 +0200 phase-4-swedish-regions-covid-19-vaccine-population COMPARE: How fast are European countries vaccinating against Covid-19? The pace of Europe's vaccination campaigns against Covid-19 is steadily improving but in some countries more than others. We take a look at how countries in Europe compare in the race to inoculate their population. https://www.thelocal.com/20210409/how-fast-is-europe-vaccinating-its-population-compared-to-other-european-countries-2-2-2-2 Fri, 09 Apr 2021 17:21:15 +0200 how-fast-is-europe-vaccinating-its-population-compared-to-other-european-countries-2-2-2-2 Austria set to order one million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid vaccine Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz is in the process of concluding a deal with Russia to import one million doses of the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine. https://www.thelocal.com/20210331/breaking-austria-to-order-russias-sputnik-v-vaccine-next-week Wed, 31 Mar 2021 21:40:11 +0200 breaking-austria-to-order-russias-sputnik-v-vaccine-next-week MAPS: Which regions of Italy are vaccinating people fastest? These charts show what percentage of the population in each region of Italy has been vaccinated against Covid-19. https://www.thelocal.com/20210326/maps-which-regions-of-italy-are-vaccinating-people-fastest Fri, 26 Mar 2021 15:32:45 +0100 maps-which-regions-of-italy-are-vaccinating-people-fastest Travel agency offers 'vaccination holiday' from Switzerland to Russia Tired of waiting for your turn to get vaccinated so you can go on holiday? Why not kill two birds with one stone? https://www.thelocal.com/20210326/travel-agency-offers-vaccination-holiday-from-switzerland-to-russia Fri, 26 Mar 2021 15:23:16 +0100 travel-agency-offers-vaccination-holiday-from-switzerland-to-russia 'A disaster': Italy scrambles to tackle vaccine delays Italian health services are under pressure to speed up Covid-19 vaccinations amid reports of faulty booking systems in northern Italy failing to notify people of their appointments. https://www.thelocal.com/20210322/a-disaster-italy-scrambles-to-tackle-vaccine-delays Mon, 22 Mar 2021 14:55:35 +0100 a-disaster-italy-scrambles-to-tackle-vaccine-delays UPDATE: Italy to 'double' AstraZeneca vaccinations after resuming jabs on Friday Italy has resumed administering AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine on Friday afternoon after EU drug regulators confirmed it was 'safe and effective'. https://www.thelocal.com/20210318/italy-to-restart-astrazeneca-vaccinations-on-friday Thu, 18 Mar 2021 20:08:38 +0100 italy-to-restart-astrazeneca-vaccinations-on-friday Covid-19: Italy bans batch of AstraZeneca vaccine Italy's medicines regulator said on Thursday it was banning a batch of the AstraZeneca/Oxford Covid vaccine as a precaution, amid fears of a link to blood clots that sparked suspensions elsewhere in Europe. https://www.thelocal.com/20210311/covid-19-italy-bans-batch-of-astrazeneca-vaccine Thu, 11 Mar 2021 17:22:52 +0100 covid-19-italy-bans-batch-of-astrazeneca-vaccine 'Green pass': European Commission to propose EU-wide vaccine passports for summer Europeans may be allowed to travel more freely this summer with a new digital vaccination passport in a plan set to be laid out by the European Commission. https://www.thelocal.com/20210301/green-pass-european-commission-to-propose-eu-wide-vaccine-passports Mon, 01 Mar 2021 17:28:31 +0100 green-pass-european-commission-to-propose-eu-wide-vaccine-passports