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The European Union agrees to buy 300 million additional Moderna vaccine doses according to the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. SOUNDBITE
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed who should be next in line to receive the recently released vaccine against COVID-19. The CDC said Sunday that frontline essential workers and people 75 and older should be next in line for coronavirus vaccines. Business Insider reports the US should have enough shots to complete the first two phases of vaccinations by sometime in February of 2021. Healthcare workers and residents of long-term care facilities have already started receiving their shots. The third round should go to those ages 65 to 74, those ages 16 to 64 with high-risk medical conditions, and any remaining unvaccinated essential worker.
Supporters of Austria's Far-right Freedom Party gather to protest against mandatory coronavirus vaccinations. Next week, the country will impose a partial lockdown which constitute the toughest restrictions introduced in Europe in recent weeks as Covid-19 cases surge continent-wide. IMAGES
New Delhi, Sep 18 (EFE/EPA).- India administered over 25 million vaccines against Covid-19 on Friday, a new record achieved through a special campaign to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modis 71st birthday. ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF VACCINATIONS IN INDIA.
Jiangsu, Sep 16 (EFE/EPA).- A Chinese factory Fangtian Non-woven Fabric Co., Ltd in the province of Jiangsu produced a medical-grade masks program that could make over 100,000 N95 masks and a combined turnout of 80 million masks. (Camera: ALEX PLAVEVSKI).SHOT LIST: WOMEN WORK ON PRODUCING MASKS IN A FANGTIAN FACTORY DURING THE ORGANISED MEDIA TOUR IN YANCHENG, JIANGSU PROVINCE, CHINA.
Tokyo, Aug 26 (EFE/EPA).- Japan decided Thursday to block 1.63 million Covid-19 vaccines from the Moderna pharmaceutical company produced in Spain, as a preventive measure after "abnormal substances" were found in some vials.The decision was announced Thursday by the Japanese Health Ministry and pharmaceutical company Takeda, in charge of distributing and selling the vaccine in the country, after the anomalies detected in the vaccine containers by health personnel. (Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON).B-ROLL OF THE TRAIN STATIONS AND THE STREETS IN TOKYO, JAPAN.