EU plans for tougher controls on vaccine exports

The European Commission has proposed tougher controls on Covid vaccine exports after it accused AstraZeneca of failing to honour its contract to supply EU countries. The export controls are most likely to affect countries that have higher vaccination rates than the EU, such as the UK and US. We'll explain what this will mean across the world.

Also, each day here on OS we talk to people from different parts of the world to find out how the pandemic has impacted their lives. Today we're going to speak to two mothers, to hear how their families have been sharing domestic responsibilities during the pandemic.

And every day we are joined by a health expert to help us understand the latest news about coronavirus and to answer your questions. Today our guest is Dr Pedro Hallal, epidemiologist from the Federal University of Pelotas in Brazil.

(Photo: A vial of AstraZenecas coronavirus vaccine in Madrid, Spain, March 24, 2021. Credit: Reuters/Sergio Perez)