a third wave of coronavirus is beginning to sweep across the european union. france and switzerland are extending restrictions from saturday, while polish health officials say the british variant of the virus is so rampant a 3 week lockdown is necessary. infections have surged, as europe s vaccine rollout has continued to lag behind the pace ofjabs in the us and the uk. our correspondent lucy williamson has more from paris. never mind the prime minister. in france, it was the astrazeneca jab that needed a shot in the arm today. after weeks of shifting guidelines, the message was meant to be clear it s safe and it works. but only an hour before he received it, france s health authority said a possible link to blood clots in younger patients meant the jab should only be used for those over 55. last month, it said only those under 65 should take it. lucky for mr castex that he turned 55 last year. but only 20% of french surveyed this month said they trusted the astrazeneca jab
a third wave of coronavirus is beginning to sweep across the european union. france and switzerland are extending restrictions from saturday, while polish health officials say the british variant of the virus is so rampant a three week lockdown is necessary. infections have surged, as europe s vaccine roll out has continued to lag behind the pace ofjabs in the us and the uk. our correspondent lucy williamson has more from paris. never mind the prime minister. in france, it was the astrazeneca jab that needed a shot in the arm today. after weeks of shifting guidelines, the message was meant to be clear it s safe and it works. but only an hour before he received it, france s health authority said a possible link to blood clots in younger patients meant the jab should only be used for those over 55. last month, it said only those under 65 should take it. lucky for mr castex that he turned 55 last year. but only 20% of french surveyed this month said they trusted the astrazenec
from the top of the building and the army are now trying to work out how to contain the situation which escalated so rapidly. a bow and arrow attack in norway that left five people dead is being treated by police as a terrorist act a vigil is held for the victims. and coldplay s environmentally friendly world tour a tree planted for every ticket sold but they re keeping their private jet. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the world health organization has urged countries and companies that control covid vaccine supplies to meet their promises to poor and developing nations. wealthy countries including the uk have pledged to donate more than a billion vaccine doses worldwide, but only a small proportion have been delivered. in south sudan, one of the world s poorest countries, a tiny fraction of the population is protected. the problem is not just vaccine supply. poverty, insecurity and poor infrastructure are adding to the challenge. from so
from the top of the building and the army are now trying to work out how to contain the situation which escalated so rapidly. a bow and arrow attack in norway that left five people dead is being treated by police as a terrorist act a vigil is held for the victims. as you know, we have inherited quite a budget crunch from president trump. a plea goes out to a simpson s fan to pick out other moments the show apparently saw into the future. we ask the executive producer about those uncanny predictions. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the world health organization has urged countries and companies that control covid vaccine supplies to meet their promises to poor and developing nations. wealthy countries including the uk have pledged to donate more than a billion vaccine doses worldwide, but only a small proportion have been delivered. in south sudan, one of the world s poorest countries, a tiny fraction of the population is protected. the problem