Article 5JFB5 Coronavirus live news: Scientists warn of need to speed up second jabs in England; France opens vaccines to all; Peru death toll nearly triples after review

Coronavirus live news: Scientists warn of need to speed up second jabs in England; France opens vaccines to all; Peru death toll nearly triples after review

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Edna Mohamed (now), Yohannes Lowe , Lucy Campbell,
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UK travellers to France face tighter curbs from Monday; Japan may require Games fans to test negative or show vaccine proof; India reports lowest case numbers since 11 April

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Chile's public health regulator has approved using the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for teenagers as the country races to hit its target of herd immunity by July.

The vaccine has already been rolled out in Chile for people aged 17 and above since emergency approval was granted in December and will now be offered to children aged 12 to 16, the ISP regulator said.

The ISP said its decision followed similar authorization granted by the US Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency.

The ISP's director, Heriberto Garcia, said the decision would help Chile hit its goal of herd immunity with 80% of the target population vaccinated by July.

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