The nation’s papers are led by the UK defending the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine amid concerns over blood clots.
The Financial Times, The Independent and The Daily Telegraph report Germany, France and Italy are among a growing list of European countries to suspend use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab following 10 cases, including thrombosis or embolisms, reported in people in the Netherlands who had received the vaccine.
Tuesday’s International FINANCIAL TIMES: “AstraZeneca jab rollout paused in Europe over blood clot fears” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Hb3RzBDJUB
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) March 15, 2021
Tuesday’s INDEPENDENT Digital: “Countries across Europe halt Oxford jab rollout” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/CCyeeuMpgZ
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) March 15, 2021
Tomorrow’s Telegraph front page: “Chaos in EU over Oxford jab concerns”
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) March 15, 2021
The Guardian, The Times and the Daily Mail lead with UK and EU authorities moving to dispel fears over the jab.
Guardian front page, Tuesday 16 March 2021: EU regulator dismisses fear over Oxford vaccine’s safety pic.twitter.com/tadUwDQNjv
— The Guardian (@guardian) March 15, 2021
Tuesday’s TIMES: “UK defends Oxford jab over fears of blood clots” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/3gqcbksUUR
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) March 15, 2021
Tuesday’s @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/7voDa29ay7
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) March 15, 2021
And the Daily Express slams the decision to suspend the jab as “shameful”.
Tomorrow’s front page: Shameful: What on earth are EU playing at! #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/IXE67gu5pd
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) March 15, 2021
Elsewhere, The Sun reports a police officer guarding the site where Sarah Everard’s body was found sent a joke about her kidnap and murder to colleagues on social media.
On tomorrow’s front page: Cop guarding Sarah Everard’s murder site shared sick pictures and jokes in police WhatsApp group sparking probe https://t.co/cXWMA0acgy pic.twitter.com/ASz0BwZufW
— The Sun (@TheSun) March 15, 2021
Metro carries Home Secretary Priti Patel’s “heartache” over the 33-year-old’s death.
Tuesday’s front page:PRITI PATEL’S‘HEARTACHEOVER SARAH’#tomorrowspaperstoday #BBCPapers #skypapers pic.twitter.com/HBw7NvObji
— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) March 15, 2021
The Government has been accused of putting “slave trader memorials” ahead of women’s safety, according to the Daily Mirror.
Tuesday’s front page: 10 Years for statue attack… 5 for rape#tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/B45HTiKswx pic.twitter.com/tFuriAPtjj
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) March 15, 2021
The i reports a UK ban on the genetic engineering of crops and livestock is set to end.
Tuesday’s front page: Gene editing ban set to end for UK farms#TomorrowsPapersToday
Exclusive by @BawdenTom – https://t.co/GqaKsMaw8a pic.twitter.com/4vvXVHyPZk
— i newspaper (@theipaper) March 15, 2021
And the Daily Star leads with a war of words between Piers Morgan and Jedward.
Tomorrow’s front page: Piers: It’s War #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/cEAzPNzMON pic.twitter.com/G5m7gyNd7l
— Daily Star (@dailystar) March 15, 2021
