COVID-19: Targeted testing to begin as Chris Whitty warns NHS faces 'most dangerous situation'

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Reuters
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Europe's COVID-19 vaccination drive was dealt another blow on Friday when AstraZeneca said initial deliveries to the region will fall short of the targeted volumes because of a production glitch. "Initial volumes will be lower than originally anticipated due to reduced yields at a manufacturing site within our European supply chain," a company spokesman said in a written statement, declining to provide details. The slippage hits a European immunisation campaign that has already been hampered by a temporary shortfall in the supply chain of vaccine developers Pfizer and BioNTech, who are retooling a site in Belgium to boost output.
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Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England
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The Independent
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Matt Hancock warns of evidence South African variant could cut vaccine efficacy
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Digital Spy
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Reuters
New China swine fever strains point to unlicensed vaccines
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Boris Johnson faces ‘mother of all arguments’ over Covid restrictions next month
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The Telegraph
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