Germany warns new variants are set to spread; Israel to keep borders closed despite easing lockdown * Oxford vaccine almost as effective against Kent variant, trials suggest * Von der Leyen: UK is Covid vaccine ‘speedboat’ while EU is ‘tanker’ * ‘Pandemic burnout’ on rise as latest Covid lockdowns take toll * US records more than 5,000 Covid deaths in a day after audit * See all our coronavirus coverage 8.51pm GMT GREECE has become the latest EU country to limit its rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine to people under 65, with the health ministry saying it is awaiting more data on the jab’s efficacy on older people. “In Greece, as in other European Union countries, the AstraZeneca vaccine will be used on ages 18-64,” health ministry general secretary Marios Themistokleous said, in comments reported by Reuters. 8.45pm GMT GERMANY has not yet decided whether to extend its Covid-19 lockdown, a state source told Reuters amid reports that the country was likely to keep the measures in place for a further two weeks. Chancellor Angela Merkel and regional leaders are due to meet next Wednesday to take a decision on the matter. Germany is under a national lockdown, with schools and kindergartens shut until mid-February, though factories and offices remain open. Continue reading...
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