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More recently, several countries briefly halted their use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine amid safety concerns, a move that baffled health experts and raised questions about future uptake.
The World Health Organization expressed concern earlier this week that the region s ongoing coronavirus crisis now appears more worrying than it has for several months. The warning comes as many countries introduce new measures in an attempt to curb a third wave of infections.
The health agency also described Europe s vaccination campaign as unacceptably slow and said it was crucial to speed up the rollout because new infections are currently increasing in every age group apart from those aged 80 years or older.
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In the final episode of the year, Pandemic hears from Dimitri Eynikel, EU Policy Advisor to MSF/Doctors Without Borders Access Campaign for vaccines for low and middle income countries.
Also: Health Psychologist & QUB lecturer Dr Emma Berry on the findings of a survey in Northern Ireland looking at young people s compliance with social distancing rules.