Covid-19: Oxford vaccine may get nod in a few days

Growing up in a pandemic: how are masks and lockdowns affecting babies’ development?

In a world that seems to keep going in and out of lockdown, and where faces are increasingly covered up with masks, how are babies and young children adapting? Euronews asked an expert in child development at Oxford University’s BabyLab.

‘More India-made Covid vaccines will be introduced’: PM Modi at Davos Dialogue

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India will soon make available many more covid-19 vaccines to other countries. He also highlighted India's success in the fight against Covid-19. PM Modi said that he wants to assured global business community that the situation will now change rapidly. “Many more India-made vaccines will soon be made available to the world. India's upcoming vaccines will help other countries to fight pandemic at swifter pace. I want to assure global business community that situation will now change rapidly,” he said. The prime minister was addressing the World Economic Forum's online Davos agenda summit.

PM visits Covid vaccine centre in Glasgow

Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits a Covid-19 vaccine centre in Glasgow. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

COVID pushes Portugal's hospitals to the brink

Portugal's epidemic has entered a "terrible" phase, Prime Minister Antonio Costa has admitted, and the surge in cases has left hospitals on the brink of collapse. Emily Wither reports.

PM visits Covid test laboratory in Glasgow

Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits the Lighthouse Laboratory at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus in Glasgow, where coronavirus tests are processed. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Michael Gove: UK’s vaccine supply is assured

Michael Gove says that the UK’s supply of Covid-19 vaccines for the future has been assured amid threats from the European Union of vaccine export controls on AstraZeneca doses leaving the bloc. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Covid vaccine: Nepal thanks India as it begins immunisation, China trumped

Nepal launched Covid-19 immunisation after India sent vaccines. India sent 10 lakh doses of Covishield vaccines to Nepal as a gift. Nepal PM Oli thanked India and PM Modi for the vaccine consignment. The Serum Institute of India has tied up with AstraZeneca to manufacture Covishield. Thousands of Nepalese frontline workers are set to be vaccinated. Nepal PM said talks are on with India to get more vaccines at a proper price. Oli said, “We got an early chance to administer the Covid-19 vaccine. For this, I thank our neighbouring nation India, its government, the people, and especially Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They sent 10 lakh doses of vaccines to us as a grant within a week of the roll-out in India.” Meanwhile, China is yet to get clearance for its Sinopharm vaccine in Nepal. Nepal has had over 2.7 lakh total covid cases and over 2,000 deaths. Watch the full video for more.

Watch: India sends doses of SII’s Covishield vaccine to Bahrain, Sri Lanka

India once again established its position as a reliable partner in Covid-19 assistance. It dispatched Covishield to Bahrain and Sri Lanka under the Vaccine Maitri Initiative. Sri Lanka to receive a consignment of 50,400 doses, while Bahrain to get 10,800 doses. Covishield developed by Serum Institute of India was loaded to cargo aircraft at Mumbai. The cargo aircraft left Mumbai airport as per schedule at 7:55 am for Manama. The vaccine consignment for Colombo, which delayed for 15 minutes, left at 9:00 am. Meanwhile, India has supplied vaccines to its neighbours under neighbourhood first policy. Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bangladesh received vaccines. India sees international cooperation in the area of fight against Covid-19 as its duty. New Delhi has played the role of the first responder in the region.

SII's vaccines reach Mumbai airport for shipping to Bahrain, Colombo

Serum Institute of India's vaccine consignment arrived at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on January 28. The consignment containing COVID-19 vaccine will be dispatched to Bahrain and Colombo today. India is helping other countries with the import of COVID vaccine amid the pandemic.

UK regulator approves third Covid vaccine

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved the Moderna coronavirus vaccine for use in the UK. Nadhim Zahawi - the minister for Covid vaccine deployment - described the Moderna vaccine as “another important weapon in our armoury against this virus”. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

UK approves Moderna Covid-19 vaccine

The Moderna coronavirus vaccine has been approved for use in the UK. The jabis the third to be given the green light by the Medicines and Healthcareproducts Regulatory Agency (MHRA), along with the Covid-19 vaccines fromPfizer/BioNTech and Oxford/AstraZeneca. But unlike the previous jabs, theModerna vaccine will not be available for use straight away, with the firstdoses not expected to arrive until the spring.

Covid pandemic will not end now despite vaccines, PM says

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned "now is not the time for relaxations" as the Covid pandemic will not end until spring at the earliest. However, he adds he is pleased the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine was approved by the MHRA. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Downing Street vaccine briefing - the key points

A roundup of the MHRA press conference laying out the details of theOxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, which has been approved for use by the UK'sregulator.

MHRA confirm approval of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

MHRA Chief Executive, June Raine, confirmed the approval of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Coronavirus vaccine for use in the UK. The roll out of the jab will begin Monday 4th January. Report by Browna. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn