Photo: The AstraZeneca vaccine will now come with a warning label. Credit: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/after-reports-blood-clots-some-countries-pause-use-astrazeneca-covid-n1260888 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French Prime Minister Jean Castex are rolling up their sleeves to receive their first jabs of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in an effort to restore public trust in it. A handful of patients reported experiencing blood clots after getting their AstraZeneca coronavirus…
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In March 2020, schools, businesses and sporting events shut down as life as we knew it in Europe and around the world was completely altered. As leaders implemented travel restrictions and lockdowns, many Europeans wondered just how long the COVID-19 virus would last. Deniers of the threat presented by the novel coronavirus sprang up all over Europe. Notoriously, their voices…
No country in Europe boasts a higher vaccination rate for COVID-19 than the United Kingdom, as the political union has 21 vaccine doses per 100 people currently. The UK also ranks second in the world in vaccines per capita. The government plans to vaccinate 15 million people by mid-February and the early numbers reflect that it’s on track. The policy…
Turkey’s Exit from Domestic Violence Treaty Fuels National Outrage
Last week, Turkey announced its withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, a fundamental European treaty that aims to prevent and combat domestic violence and other types of violence against women. As a result, thousands of people took to the streets of Turkish cities such as Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir on Saturday to protest. The country become angrier after the trending Turkish…