Coronavirus Notebook: UK Tests Preventative Treatments As Row Escalates With EU Over Vaccine Supply
Executive Summary
The procurement and authorization of vaccines are under scrutiny in the European Parliament this week. In the meantime, another Sputnik V spat is taking wing between Russia and the EU, while France has resumed the use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine, but only in the over-55s.
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