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 Americans who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will be able to visit the EU this summer, president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has vowed. https://www.thelocal.com/20210426/vaccinated-americans-will-be-able-to-travel-to-europe-this-summer-says-eu-chief Mon, 26 Apr 2021 12:17:55 +0200 vaccinated-americans-will-be-able-to-travel-to-europe-this-summer-says-eu-chief Denmark is in discussions with a number of countries over exchanging its shelved Covid-19 vaccines from AstraZeneca. https://www.thelocal.com/20210420/denmark-in-dialogue-over-swap-for-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccines Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:16:49 +0200 denmark-in-dialogue-over-swap-for-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccines The Danish Health Authority has confirmed that people who have received a first dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine will be offered a second dose from another company. https://www.thelocal.com/20210419/denmarks-astrazeneca-second-doses-to-be-replaced-with-different-vaccine Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:24:20 +0200 denmarks-astrazeneca-second-doses-to-be-replaced-with-different-vaccine The European Union is very unlikely to renew its Covid-19 vaccine contracts with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, a French minister said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.com/20210416/france-says-it-is-highly-probable-eu-wont-renew-astrazeneca-orders Fri, 16 Apr 2021 13:20:59 +0200 france-says-it-is-highly-probable-eu-wont-renew-astrazeneca-orders Norway's health authority has recommended AstraZeneca be withdrawn from its Covid-19 vaccination program, but the country's government has delayed a final decision until May.   https://www.thelocal.com/20210415/norway-delays-final-decision-on-withdrawal-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-2 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 18:32:48 +0200 norway-delays-final-decision-on-withdrawal-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-2 There are big differences in the strategies and organisation used by countries around Europe to vaccinate their populations against Covid-19. Here's a run down that allows you to compare the vaccination policies in place in several European countries. https://www.thelocal.com/20210415/compared-how-countries-around-europe-are-organising-their-covid-vaccine-rollouts Thu, 15 Apr 2021 19:03:25 +0200 compared-how-countries-around-europe-are-organising-their-covid-vaccine-rollouts Denmark’s Covid-19 vaccination programme faces significant delays following the decision by health authorities to completely withdraw the AstraZeneca vaccine from use. https://www.thelocal.com/20210415/what-next-for-danish-doses-of-vaccine-after-astrazeneca-withdrawal Thu, 15 Apr 2021 17:35:45 +0200 what-next-for-danish-doses-of-vaccine-after-astrazeneca-withdrawal Life in Switzerland usually slows down — and sometimes comes to a standstill— on Sundays and holidays. This sluggishness extends to vaccinations as well, putting in doubt the promises of health officials who vow to inoculate everyone who wants it by summer. https://www.thelocal.com/20210413/explained-why-doesnt-switzerland-vaccinate-seven-days-a-week Tue, 13 Apr 2021 15:06:27 +0200 explained-why-doesnt-switzerland-vaccinate-seven-days-a-week Denmark has confirmed it will withdraw the AstraZeneca vaccine from the country's Covid-19 vaccination programme. https://www.thelocal.com/20210414/breaking-denmark-to-withdraw-astrazeneca-from-covid-19-vaccination-programme Wed, 14 Apr 2021 14:32:53 +0200 breaking-denmark-to-withdraw-astrazeneca-from-covid-19-vaccination-programme Pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson is to delay the rollout of its Covid-19 vaccine in Europe due to concerns over rare potential side effects detected in the United States. https://www.thelocal.com/20210413/european-countries-face-slower-vaccination-as-johnson-johnson-delays-rollout Tue, 13 Apr 2021 19:43:24 +0200 european-countries-face-slower-vaccination-as-johnson-johnson-delays-rollout Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines were packaged for the first time on French soil on Wednesday, hailed by President Emmanuel Macron as an important step as the country ramps up its vaccination campaign. https://www.thelocal.com/20210408/first-pfizer-biontech-covid-vaccines-roll-off-production-line-in-france Thu, 08 Apr 2021 12:19:37 +0200 first-pfizer-biontech-covid-vaccines-roll-off-production-line-in-france The European Medicines Agency has come to the conclusion that the unusual blood clots suffered by numerous people around Europe should be considered as rare side effects of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine, but that overall the benefits of the jab outweigh the risk. https://www.thelocal.com/20210407/europes-medicines-regulator-finds-possible-link-between-astrazeneca-jab-and-blood-clots Wed, 07 Apr 2021 18:24:27 +0200 europes-medicines-regulator-finds-possible-link-between-astrazeneca-jab-and-blood-clots The EU's population of 450 million could achieve Covid-19 herd immunity by mid-July, the EU's vaccine chief Thierry Breton told French newspaper Le Parisien. https://www.thelocal.com/20210405/eu-could-achieve-covid-19-immunity-by-mid-july-says-vaccine-chief Mon, 05 Apr 2021 13:38:48 +0200 eu-could-achieve-covid-19-immunity-by-mid-july-says-vaccine-chief The head of the European Commission vaccines task force, Thierry Breton, unveiled the first European "health passport" on Sunday, claiming he hopes Europe will have a summer season "comparable to last year". https://www.thelocal.com/20210328/eu-vaccine-chief-hopes-for-tourism-boost-as-he-unveils-covid-19-passport Sun, 28 Mar 2021 17:35:17 +0200 eu-vaccine-chief-hopes-for-tourism-boost-as-he-unveils-covid-19-passport Norway on Friday extended a suspension of the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine until April 15th, with health officials saying they needed more time to investigate a potential link to severe blood clotting. https://www.thelocal.com/20210326/breaking-norway-extends-pause-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-until-april-15th Fri, 26 Mar 2021 13:53:09 +0100 breaking-norway-extends-pause-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-until-april-15th 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 Denmark on Thursday extended its suspension of the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, saying it had not ruled out a link to blood clots even though the European regulator has deemed it safe. https://www.thelocal.com/20210325/breaking-denmark-extends-pause-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-for-three-weeks Thu, 25 Mar 2021 13:59:45 +0100 breaking-denmark-extends-pause-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-for-three-weeks AstraZeneca on Wednesday denied reports it was stockpiling Covid-19 vaccines in the EU to export to Britain, after Italian inspectors found 29 million doses in a manufacturing plant near Rome. https://www.thelocal.com/20210324/astrazeneca-says-29-million-doses-found-in-italy-are-for-other-countries Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:46:15 +0100 astrazeneca-says-29-million-doses-found-in-italy-are-for-other-countries The European Union tightened its vaccine export control mechanism on Wednesday to prevent what it sees as an unfair one-way flow of vaccines out of the bloc. https://www.thelocal.com/20210324/eu-toughens-rules-for-vaccine-exports-to-avoid-shortfalls Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:06:26 +0100 eu-toughens-rules-for-vaccine-exports-to-avoid-shortfalls 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