Covid: France restricts AstraZeneca vaccine to under-65s It is the latest EU country to limit use of the jab citing lack of efficacy data for elderly people. Source
Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine has 92% efficacy in trial Trials with 20,000 volunteers show the vaccine gives a high level of protection against Covid-19. Source
Covid: Over 40% of deaths in mid-January linked to virus It is highest since pandemic began - but there are signs the peak may have passed. Source