By Laurence Frost, Jane Wardell PARIS/SYDNEY (Reuters) – The head of a world journey organisation on Monday opposed making COVID-19 vaccinations a requirement for travellers within the combat towards the pandemic, regardless of scepticism about reaching herd immunity this yr. Several health experts stated throughout the Reuters Next convention that the mass roll-out of coronavirus vaccines wouldn’t end in sufficient …

By William Schomberg, Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday ordered England into a new nationwide lockdown to comprise a surge in COVID-19 circumstances that threatens to overwhelm elements of the health system earlier than a vaccine programme reaches a vital mass. The announcement got here simply hours after the federal government hailed Britain’s success …

By Jan Lopatka, Emilio Parodi PRAGUE/ROME (Reuters) – The European Union was asked on Tuesday to enable an extra dose of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech to be taken from every vial, a observe allowed elsewhere that might make scarce provides go additional. Medical employee prepres Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as Latvia begins vaccinations in opposition to the …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday widened its community for administering COVID-19 vaccines to docs and nurses on the frontlines of a pandemic killing greater than 3,000 Americans a day, even as a serious storm threatened to sluggish progress on the East Coast. FILE PHOTO: Sammie Michael Dent, Jr., the grandson of Florence Bolton, a coronavirus illness (COVID-19) …

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson mentioned he didn’t need one other nationwide lockdown however that new restrictions could also be wanted as a result of the nation was dealing with an “inevitable” second wave of COVID-19. An indication is seen on a bench as safety measure in opposition to the unfold of the coronavirus illness (COVID-19) in …