Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has dubbed the move "absurd," but the college's president has defended student's right to "free speech."

In the European Union, Denmark, as early as April, and later Norway and Austria, stopped using AstraZeneca in their vaccination campaigns.

46 percent of patients who needed intensive care were diagnosed with neurological or psychiatric conditions within six months of recovery.

There had been 62 cases worldwide of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, 44 of them in the European Economic Area.

As evidence mounts of clusters in separate countries, "the weight of evidence is now looking towards Oxford-AstraZeneca actually being the cause of these adverse events"

Charithra Chandran plays Kate Sharma's sister and Rupert Young a nobleman in "Bridgerton" season 2.

At least 230 patients with suspected or confirmed cases of Covid-19 died waiting for a bed in intensive care in Sao Paulo this month.

With more than 126,000 deaths, Britain has one of the world's worst mortality rates from the pandemic.

Coronavirus deaths across Europe meanwhile passed the 900,000 mark on Tuesday.

Brazil is so far using Chinese-developed CoronaVac and the Oxford University/AstraZeneca vaccine, both of which require two doses.

The UK government has vaccinated millions of Britons with the AstraZeneca jab since late last year.

Countries like the United States have contributed money for procurement to supply poor countries, but the WHO said funds are useless if no vaccines are available.

Disease experts warned that vaccines won't end the pandemic unless all countries receive doses in a fast and fair manner.

However, the AstraZeneca jab first needs emergency use authorisation from the WHO, which is set to make a decision next week.

An international team of experts in China investigating how the outbreak started will speak to the media in Wuhan on Tuesday, the WHO announced.

Vaccination reduced viral load and shedding, which creates a significant impact on the disease's transmission.

Researchers are currently working to update the vaccine, and "have a version with the South African spike sequence in the works."

An advisory committee of the US Food and Drug Administration will meet to consider the application on February 26.

The two vaccines "are being approved for restricted use in emergency situations," V.G. Somani, the drugs controller general of India, said at a briefing.

Under Trump, US authorities have given often mixed messages on mask-wearing, social distancing and shutdowns, and the outgoing president has repeatedly downplayed the risks.

Even as vaccinations ramp up in Europe and North America, global infections have surged to more than 82 million.

This new variant is labeled as 501.V2 and it is said to be dominant among new infections.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock warned that the strict measures that affect almost a third of England's population could stay in place until the virus vaccine is fully rolled out.

Even as hopes rise for vaccines and a resulting economic recovery, governments are being forced to tighten restrictions to contain surges in infections.

Russia confirmed an agreement with the Indian pharmaceutical group Hetero for the production of over 100 million doses per year.

The queen and Prince Philip are expected to accept the offer of the injection on the advice of their doctors.

Many poorer countries are pinning their hopes on the AstraZeneca/Oxford candidate, which can be kept in regular refrigerators and is being offered at cost price.

According to the World Health Organization, around 100 vaccine candidates are currently in development.

The WHO has identified another 164 vaccine projects that are still in the pre-clinical phase of development.

The Duke of Cambridge had tested positive for the novel coronavirus in April, but his diagnosis wasn't revealed until a few weeks ago.