In the headlines: doubt settles after the new setbacks of the AstraZeneca vaccine
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Mistrust is growing against the AstraZeneca vaccine.
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AstraZeneca's woes appear on the front page of the international press, which questions the growing risk of loss of confidence in the Anglo-Swedish vaccine.
He has therefore just suffered "
a double whammy
", explains the
Wall Street Journal
;
(already) the European Medicines Agency has confirmed the link with a risk of thrombosis, certainly rare but existing, and in the wake of the United Kingdom decided to suspend the vaccination of under 30s with this vaccine.
"
An abrupt change of strategy
", comments the
Financial Times
, "
a correction of the trajectory which could undermine confidence well beyond the United Kingdom
", worries the
Guardian
which recalls that many European countries have already taken measures "
France, Germany and Spain already restrict the use of the vaccine to those over 55 or 60, while the Netherlands and much of Scandinavia have suspended it completely
," writes the
Guardian,
which therefore fears that "
the change in British strategy will have a disproportionate impact on confidence in a vaccine which could save lives, particularly in regions of the world deprived of a vaccine
".
Sentiment shared by the
New York Times
, which reports the "
discomfort
" linked to the new setbacks suffered by AstraZeneca and worries about the future of this vaccine "
the most used in the world, much cheaper and easier to store than 'others, and which could make it possible to immunize 1 in 5 people in the world
”.
Distrust is gaining ground
"
Australia is now weighing its options after betting big on AstraZeneca
", headlines the
Wall Street Journal
which explains that Canberra asked "
the regulators of the country to examine urgently the conclusions of Europe on the" link " plausible between the vaccine and the thrombosis problems
”.
At the same time in Hong Kong, "
experts urge the government to cancel the order for 7.5 million AstraZeneca vaccines
," the
South China Morning Post
underlines
"
because of growing concerns about security
".
"
Sofagate
": the affront of the Turkish President to the President of the Commission of the EU
Otherwise called the "
Sofagate
" on social networks, the big controversy also shakes Brussels after the visit on Tuesday of the two heads of the European executive to Ankara and the famous scene where only Charles Michel the President of the European Council is offered a chair near of the Turkish president, Ursula von der Leyen being it put back on a sofa.
"
Two men and a bassinet: macho scandal in Ankara
", headlines the Belgian daily
Le Soir.
"
European diplomacy stumbles on a chair,
" said the columnist of the Swiss newspaper
Le Temps,
who underlines "
that beyond the symbolic violence that conceals this ostentatious discrimination, it intervenes in a country which has just been withdraw from the Istanbul Convention against violence against women
”.
For the
New York Times
, this incident also reflects "
the inability of the European Union to forge a united front against Turkey
", because almost everything insists the American daily "
Charles Michel could have reversed the situation by offering his seat to Ursula von der Leyen
”.
He did not do it and the Belgian press is now firing red bullets against the former Prime Minister of the country "
a muzzle
" for some, others underlines
Le Soir
accuse "
his claim, which would have brought him down. in an Islamo-conservative trap set by Erdogan
”.
Alexeï Navalny's health deteriorates further
Many dailies report the disturbing remarks of the lawyers of the Russian opponent imprisoned and on hunger strike since March 31.
Alexeï Navalny would suffer "
from a double herniated disc and a loss of sensitivity in the hands
", writes the
Washington Post
"
he would have also lost a lot of weight
", and had to be transferred to the ward of the sick of the prison "
due to respiratory problems
”.
The
Post
also points out that the prison authorities "
refuse to have an outside doctor come to examine Navalny
".
The Queen of England will open her Buckingham garden for picnics
Unheard of in the kingdom, Queen Elizabeth has decided to open the gardens of Buckingham Palace to visitors this summer who "
can come and have a picnic there from July to September
", informs us the
Guardian
, which explains that the castle itself, will remain closed due to a pandemic for the 2nd consecutive year.
But before going to spread your tablecloth on the flowered lawns of Buckingham, be aware that there will be an entrance fee.
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