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Newshour: 27/12/2020 21:06 GMT: Covid: EU starts mass vaccination in 'touching moment of unity'

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Covid: EU starts mass vaccination in 'touching moment of unity'

27/12/2020 21:06 GMT

27/12/2020 21:06 GMT: Covid: EU starts mass vaccination in 'touching moment of unity'

BBC World Service - Newshour, Covid: EU starts mass vaccination in 'touching moment of unity'

Mass vaccination across the EU - a bloc of 446 million people - began early on Sunday.

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European leaders have welcomed the start of coronavirus vaccinations across the EU as a turning point in the fight against the pandemic. The Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte said the day would be remembered forever. 

Also, reports from the Central African Republic say violence and intimidation have deterred many people from voting. 

And we will ask a psychotherapist how parents can help them cope with the challenges of lost education and social contact. 

(Photi: The first person to get the jab in France was a care home resident named as Mauricette, 78. Credit: Reuters)

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