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Özlem Türeci, BionTech's Chief Medical Officer says that the coronavirus vaccine developed jointly by BioNTech and Pfizer neutralises the Omicron variant of the virus after three doses. A laboratory study by its makers found "three doses of our vaccine neutralise the Omicron variant", but warned that "two doses show significantly reduce neutralization of this new variant.". SOUNDBITE
The European Union has exported "over one billion" doses of Covid-19 vaccines in the past 10 months, according to the bloc's chief Ursula von der Leyen. SOUNDBITE
Taiwan receives 2.5 million doses of the Moderna vaccine from the US at the Taoyuan International Airport, with health officials holding up signs saying 'thank you'. The move is likely to draw disapproval from Beijing, which claims the self-ruled island. IMAGES
A plane transporting 150,000 doses of the Russia'S Sputnik V Covid vaccine lands in Hyderabad, India. Two months ago the health minister said India was in the "end game" of the pandemic as it sent millions of vaccines abroad, but now exports have stopped and people are desperate to be inoculated. IMAGES
The Director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, urges countries to donate 10 mn vaccine doses 'immediately' to Covax, the mechanism created to give equitable access to vaccine globally. SOUNDBITE
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