Category: Europe
European Coronavirus News
Netherlands decides to completely halt use of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine VaxZevria
The Dutch municipal healthcare centers GGDs have now stopped administering AstraZeneca vaccines completely to prevent waste. More...
FIN-796H coronavirus variant is NOT unique to Finland – has also been found in Nigeria and the UK
The Finnish coronavirus variant FIN-796H, discovered in February, is not unique to Finland, it has also been found in other parts of the world. More...
France: Breton coronavirus variant of interest 20C/H655Y now under national surveillance
France: novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 variant derived from Clade 19B with spike substitutions N501Y, L452R, and H655Y – named HMN.19B or Henri Mondor variant
We report a novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 variant derived from clade 19B (HMN.19B variant or Henri Mondor variant). More...
Family of French woman who died of thrombosis after AstraZeneca vaccine take legal action for manslaughter
The family of a 38-year-old woman who died of a thrombosis after having the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine is taking legal action for “manslaughter”. More...
UK MHRA finds blood clots in 30 recipients of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine
Britain has identified 30 cases of rare blood clot events following the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine — 25 more than initially reported. More...
Classrooms evacuated as school installs CO2 alarms to warn of coronavirus buildup
Pupils have twice been evacuated from classrooms at a New Forest, England, school after air monitors indicated the potential for a build-up of coronavirus. More...
Germany: no second AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccination for under 60’s – mRNA recommended instead
The German Standing Vaccination Commission recommends that people under the age of 60 for a should receive an RNA vaccine such as that from BioNTech for their second vaccination. More...
Belgium: number of coronavirus patients in hospitals reaches four-month high
254 new Covid-19 patients were being hospitalised in Belgium each day on average between 25 and 31 March. More...
Over a million people in Britain are living with long-Covid.
More than a million people in the UK were experiencing “long Covid” in a recent four-week period, according to new survey figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). More...