And another vaccine, developed by us manufacturerjohnson johnson, is the latest to prove effective in phase three trials. In other news primary schools in wales could re open to all pupils after half term, though the nationwide lockdown will continue. Thousands of volunteers helping the nhs with the Vaccine Roll Out will be prioritised for a jab. Hello to you, welcome to bbc news. The European Union has introduced Export Controls on Coronavirus Vaccines. Individual Member States will decide whether to allow exports of vaccines produced in their territory. A European Commissioner said it was being introduced to enhance transparency and to ensure that all eu citizens had access to vaccines. A European Commissioner, valdis dombrovskis, made the Announcement A little earlier this afternoon. The protection and safety of our citizens is a priority. And the challenges we now face left us with no other choice but to act. Vaccines are key to the recovery, and to bringing the pandemic under cont
for an academy award? hello and welcome. the biggest member states of the european union have now joined the list of nations questioning the performance of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine. germany, france, spain and italy are all taking the precautionary measure of suspending use of the vaccine because of fears about possible side effects, including blood clots. the world health organisation, along with the eu s very own medicines regulator, says there is no justification for the temporary ban. our medical editor fergus walsh has the latest. a public display of confidence in the oxford astrazeneca vaccine from northern ireland s chief medical officer today. by contrast, you cannot have the jab in the irish republic, in france, germany and is a growing list of eu countries which have temporarily suspended its use. this is a safe, effective vaccine as recommended by mhra. let s remember, this virus kills people, kills people my age, younger people and older people and the benefi
temperatures topped 43 celsius for much of this week. the palestinian authority has cancelled a deal under which israel was to give it at least a million coronavirus vaccines. the palestinians said the jabs were too close to their expiry date. there s been international criticism of israel s failure to fully extend its world beating vaccination programme to the occupied territories. a court in belgium has delivered a ruling on the supply of the astrazeneca covid i9 vaccine to the european union. the eu brought the case, saying that the pharmaceutical company had broken its contract by not supplying enough doses to the bloc. the court in brussels ruled that the firm must send 80 million doses by the end of september in line with a strict timetable, with the first 15 million due on july the 26th. it will be fined ten euros for every dose short.
there s been international criticism of israel s failure to fully extend its world beating vaccination programme to the occupied territories. a court in belgium has delivered a ruling on the supply of the astrazeneca covid i9 vaccine to the european union. the eu brought the case, saying that the pharmaceutical company had broken its contract, by not supplying enough doses to the bloc. the court in brussels ruled that the firm must send 80 million doses by the end of september in line with a strict timetable, with the first fifteen million due onjuly the 26th. it will be fined ten euros for every dose short. both sides claimed victory, with the president of the european commission ursula von der leyen tweeting
iran s nuclear future remains the big issue for any president. ebrahim raisi says he supports reviving the international deal that restricts iran s capabilities. iran s price would be an end to the sanctions that have caused real hardship. this was a queue for a chicken in a country with huge reserves of oil. whoever s president, the iranian people need some relief. jeremy bowen, bbc news. a court in belgium has delivered a ruling on the supply of the astrazeneca covid i9 vaccine to the european union. the eu brought the case, saying that the pharmaceutical company had broken its contract, by not supplying enough doses to the bloc. the court in brussels ruled that the firm must send 80 million doses by the end of september in line with a strict timetable, with the first 15 million due onjuly the 26th. it will be fined ten euros for every dose short.