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EU economic affairs commissioner Paolo Gentiloni says that the bloc has increased its growth forecast for 2021, as the eurozone economy holds strong against higher energy prices, supply chain bottlenecks and a fresh wave of Covid cases. SOUNDBITE
A medical panel of US government advisors votes to recommend authorizing the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for five-to-11-year-olds, paving the way for younger children to get their shots within weeks. Seventeen of the independent experts convened by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted in favor and one abstained. IMAGES
The United States is ready to start vaccinating children aged 5-11 against Covid-19 starting next month, the White House announces at a COVID-19 Response Team briefing, a move that will make 28 million more Americans eligible for shots. SOUNDBITE
Taiwan receives 2.5 million doses of the Moderna vaccine from the US at the Taoyuan International Airport, with health officials holding up signs saying 'thank you'. The move is likely to draw disapproval from Beijing, which claims the self-ruled island. IMAGES
French government spokesperson Gabriel Attal predicts that "one million more people" will receive at least one Covid-19 vaccine jab in the country in February, adding to January's 1.4 million to make a total of "2.5 million at the end of February." SOUNDBITE
Residents in India's capital get tested for the coronavirus at a facility as the country's total coronavirus cases passed five million. IMAGES
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