Lifestyle & Wellbeing
Monaco to ban pyrotechnics in enclosed public spaces following Crans-Montana fire
Monaco will ban all pyrotechnic devices, including sparklers, in enclosed public spaces following the deadly Crans-Montana fire that killed 40 people on New Year’s Day.
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Monaco enters next stage of vaccination rollout
Residents of the Principality aged 45 and over are now being invited to get their Covid vaccination. Meanwhile, home-tests are now being stocked in pharmacies in Monaco.
Monaco eases some restrictions
Monaco’s positive health situation has allowed the government to relax a number of restrictions, returning the curfew to 9pm and reopening evening restaurant service.
Uncertainty surrounding two Covid jabs
Delay in the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in Europe comes as the EU Commission says it will not renew contracts with the US pharma giant or AstraZeneca over blood clotting worries.
How useful are Covid self-tests?
Covid nasal self-tests have been trickling into pharmacies in France since 12th April, but how effective are they?
EMA officially confirms AstraZeneca blood clot link
The European Medicines Agency will list blood clotting as a rare side effect of the AstraZeneca vaccine but maintains that the shot is saving lives and its use should be continued.
EMA official links AstraZeneca vaccine and thrombosis
A top official in the European Medicines Agency has said that there was a link between the AstraZeneca vaccine and blood clots.
