After some months of relief, coronavirus cases are now once again surging in India. India may now have entered its second wave. Yesterday, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a virtual meeting with chief ministers.

Lessons India can learn from Europe's coronavirus vaccine drive

People who get COVID-19 shots at thousands of Walmart and Sam’s Club stores may soon be able to verify their vaccination status at airports, schools and other locations using a health passport app on their smartphones.

Walmart joins push for digital vaccination credentials

After shutting its borders more than a year, China is opening up again but only for those who take Chinese vaccines. Beijing has come up with two sets of rules: those who take Chinese vaccines will be given "conveniences" and those who don't will have to fill up more forms, go through tests, and once you land in China, spend up to three weeks in a quarantine even if you have been vaccinated by a non-Chinese shot.

In a bid to lead the vaccine race, Beijing makes Chinese jabs compulsory

After several countries imposed a temporary suspension on AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine, the World Health Organization (WHO) has backed the use of this vaccine.

WHO backs use of AstraZeneca vaccine; approves J&J for COVID variants

Recently, the European Council chief Charles Michel claimed that the UK has imposed a vaccine export ban. However, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has now rejected these claims.

Boris Johnson rejects EU's claims of COVID-19 vaccine blocking

The coronavirus has taken millions of lives all over the world and the introduction of vaccines has brought a ray of hope. However, as more and more people are getting vaccinated, several complications are now being highlighted.

New study examining effect of COVID vaccine on impaired immune system to start soon

The former US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump had received the coronavirus vaccine during their last days in the White House in January, as per locl reports.

Donald and Melania Trump secretly vaccinated in January: Report

Some people are against coronavirus vaccines, but others are happy to get a jab of the vaccine as soon as possible. Such is the case even with the people who have been administered a shot and faced side effects.

Moderna's coronavirus vaccine side effects are severe, but worth it: CDC study

A day after the US authorised Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, the authorities are now hoping that four million doses of the vaccine will be delivered across the country as early as Tuesday.

US to get 4 million J&J vaccine by Tuesday; Fauci hopes to vaccinate children by 2021 end

Nepal's Chief of Army Staff, Purna Chandra Thapa on Monday received his first dose of the Made-in-India Covid-19 vaccine. Nepal last month received the second shipment of one million doses of the coronavirus vaccines.

Nepal's Army Chief gets Made-in-India Covid-19 vaccine's first dose

Concerned about the increasing disagreement with the coronavirus vaccine, Prince William of the UK's royal family has warned Britishers to stay cautious about the growing anti-vaccine messages on social media platforms.

UK's Prince William says social media full of rumours against coronavirus vaccine

On Saturday, the US authorised Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, making it the third approved vaccine of the county since the outbreak of COVID-19 a year ago.

As US approves Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, Biden warns Americans

South Africa's second tranche of 80,000 Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine from Brussels touched down at OR Tambo International airport on Saturday morning. The second batch of vaccines is reserved for frontline healthcare workers.

South Africa receives second batch of J&J vaccines

As many as 57 members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have supported India's proposal for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver on Covid-19 vaccines, said Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal on Thursday.

India's TRIPS waiver proposal at WTO gets a boost, secures support of 57 nations

The World Bank has threatened to suspend its multi-million-dollar financing for Lebanon's coronavirus vaccine programme if the politicians keep jumping the line.

World Bank threatens to cut Lebanon's funding for Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine

Sri Lanka has ordered 13.5 million Oxford AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines in addition to the 500,000 doses gifted by India, and the country may not use Chinese vaccines in the second phase of immunisation, a government spokesman said on Tuesday.

Sri Lanka orders 13.5 million AstraZeneca doses, likely to drop Chinese COVID-19 vaccines

India warned on Wednesday that a breach of guidelines on testing and other measures to contain the coronavirus could worsen a recent spurt in infections in many states, particularly after it detected several variants.

India warns states of worsening COVID-19 situation if rules ignored

India`s total COVID-19 active caseload currently stands at 1.46 lakh (1,46,907) on Wednesday and accounts for 1.33 per cent of the country`s total coronavirus cases, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).

India's COVID-19 active caseload stands at 1.46 lakh

Ghana is to receive Wednesday the first shipment of Covid-19 vaccines from Covax, a global scheme to procure and distribute inoculations for free to poor countries, UNICEF and the World Health Organization said.

Ghana to receive world's first doses of free Covax vaccines

Malaysia on Wednesday launched its COVID-19 inoculation programme, which authorities hope will rein in a spike in infections and help revive an economy that recorded its worst slump in over two decades last year.

Malaysia launches COVID-19 vaccination drive as PM gets first shot

The anxiety one experiences while waiting for coronavirus test results is unbearable, and to curb that a group of French researchers have developed a COVID-19 test that can give results three times faster.

French researchers develop COVID test that gives results like USB device

A day after New Zealand, Australia has started its mass vaccination programme on Sunday with Prime Minister Scott Morrison getting a jab. Jane Malysiak, a World War II survivor, was the first one to get the jab in a medical centre in Sydney's northwest.

Australia begins coronavirus vaccine programme; Scott Morrison gets jab

It is in human nature to appreciate incentives, especially when they are tasty. To attract locals to the vaccination programme, an Israel bar has offered a barter system — a drink for a jab.

On the house: Israel bar offers free drinks with COVID-19 vaccine jabs

Moscow announced Saturday it had registered its third vaccine against the coronavirus and promised to introduce the jab to the Russian population by March. Russia was the first country to register a vaccine against COVID-19 in August ahead of clinical trials, and the Sputnik V jab has been authorised in more than two dozen countries around the world.

Russia says registers third coronavirus vaccine