101-year-old woman vaccinatedVaccinations in all 27 European Union countries had been set to begin from Sunday, after regulators approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on December 21. France’s health minister Olivier Veran would not rule out a third lockdown if authorities decide it’s necessary to tamp down infections. New variantJitters also remained over a new strain that has emerged in Britain and reached several other European countries such as France and Sweden, as well as Japan. The new strain, which experts fear is more contagious, prompted more than 50 countries to impose travel restrictions on the UK. Switzerland’s health minister Alain Berset noted Saturday his country had put the emphasis on personal responsibility.

Source: Manila Times December 27, 2020 02:26 UTC