European countries to resume using AstraZeneca jab after regulator’s ruling

France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain and the Netherlands will all resume using the vaccine 

Germany has joined the list of European nations that have confirmed they will resume using the AstraZeneca vaccine (Danny Lawson/PA)

A host of European countries have announced they will resume using the AstraZeneca vaccine after the continent’s regulator concluded it was “safe and effective”.

French Prime Minister Jean Castex said the country will begin vaccinating people again with the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine from Friday, while Italy expects to start on the same day.