ROUEN, France — Slowly suffocating in a French intensive care ward, Patrick Aricique feared he would die from his diseased lungs that felt “completely burned from the inside, burned like the cathedral in Paris,” as tired doctors and nurses labored…
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EU Countries Move Toward COVID Passes to Reopen Summer Travel
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union countries formally agreed on Wednesday to launch COVID travel passes as a step towards reopening to tourism this summer and will negotiate details with the bloc’s lawmakers in May, two diplomatic sources said. The certificates…
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WHO says Denmark looking to share AstraZeneca vaccines after halting shots
FILE PHOTO: Staff member handles AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines in storage at Region Hovedstaden’s Vaccine Center, Copenhagen, Denmark February 11, 2021. Ritzau Scanpix/Liselotte Sabroe via REUTERS ZURICH (Reuters) – The World Health Organization Europe head, Hans Kluge, said on Thursday that…
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EU drug regulator to issue recommendation on J&J vaccine next week
FILE PHOTO: A vial and sryinge are seen in front of a displayed Johnson&Johnson logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration(Reuters) – Europe’s drug regulator said on Wednesday it expects to issue a recommendation on Johnson &…
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More than one million coronavirus deaths in Europe
Health authorities across Europe have recorded more than a million coronavirus deaths as of 1830 GMT on Monday, according to a tally compiled by AFP from official sources. In the region’s 52 countries and territories, stretching as far east as…
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Declining Sperm Count Tied to Chemicals in the Environment
Chemicals that pervade our modern world — plastics, pesticides, stain repellents, components of personal hygiene products — are contributing to a decades-long decline in fertility and could pose health risks even into future generations, according to an explosive new book…
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Britain reassures on AstraZeneca after advising under-30s take other vaccines
LONDON (Reuters) – British officials and ministers sought to shore up confidence in AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, saying advice that most people under 30 should be offered alternative shots was not unusual and would not impact the pace of…
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European Countries May Have to Mix COVID-19 Shots Amid AstraZeneca Crisis
PARIS (Reuters) – Several European countries are considering mixing up COVID-19 vaccines for citizens who received a first dose of AstraZeneca’s shot, an unprecedented move that highlights challenges for governments struggling to tame fresh rises in infections. Vaccination programmes have…
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Portugal extends restrictions on Spanish border until April 15
FILE PHOTO: Portuguese police officers check a car at the border between Portugal and Spain, following an order from the Spanish government to set up controls at its land borders over coronavirus, in Vilar Formoso, Portugal, March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Rafael…
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EU Panel Endorses Duvelisib for CLL and Follicular Lymphoma
European Union approval has been recommended for duvelisib (Copiktra) for patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or refractory follicular lymphoma (FL) who have received at least two prior lines of therapy. The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products…
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