Pledge will only be met if pharma companies stick to delivery commitments

Shares in pharma group slip 2% on news

Danish wind farm developer Orsted hits utilities, while France’s Carrefour jumps

German poll finds 50% of surveyed nurses shy of vaccination and 25% of doctors

More than 85m total cases reported globally as EU vaccination procurement criticised

The UK became the first to approve the vaccine

UK begins roll-out of Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine

Fauci claims US is proceeding ‘the correct way’ on vaccine while the UK ‘did not do it as carefully’

Deliveries expected to begin by the end of the year, subject to regulatory approval

One expert says coronavirus is causing levels of disability last seen during world wars

Second wave takes hold in Europe as Governments introduce new restrictions

London to enter tighter lockdown from Friday night as virus surges across Europe

Abbott Laboratories 15-minute Covid-19 test granted emergency clearance in US

World updates: Italy orders travellers from Croatia, Greece, Malta and Spain to be tested

Authorities warn of no summer slowdown for virus as young people increasingly affected

Two municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia back in lockdown

Trump ‘does have a point’ about need for reform, but ‘first, we have to deal with the crisis’

WHO figures show more new cases reported outside China than inside the country

Total number of confirmed cases in country increases to 20,438

Measles wave across country prompts calls for MMR vaccine to be made obligatory