A few days after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ended the snap lockdown in Auckland, New Zealand has launched its first COVID-19 vaccination programme. The country is using Pfizer-BioNtech's vaccine against the deadly coronavirus.

After snap lockdown, New Zealand begins vaccine programme

Japan launched its coronavirus vaccination programme on Wednesday, five months ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, as the World Health Organization reported a fall in new cases around the world.

Ahead of Tokyo Olympics, Japan starts vaccinations as new coronavirus cases, deaths drop

US President Joe Biden on Thursday said the coronavirus vaccination program he inherited from Donald Trump was in “much worse shape” than he had expected, while urging patience and also announcing the government has bought 200 million more doses.

Biden says Trump 'did not do his job' on coronavirus vaccination program, urges patience

In another effort to curb misinformation about vaccines, the social media platform Facebook has decided to ban all kinds of misinformation about every vaccine. The decision has been taken after several sorts of misinformation has been posted and shared on Facebook for many years.

Facebook to remove content promoting misinformation about vaccines

Among governments and those in the travel industry, a new term has entered the vocabulary: vaccine passport. One of President Joe Biden’s executive orders aimed at curbing the pandemic asks government agencies to “assess the feasibility” of linking coronavirus vaccine certificates with other vaccination documents, and producing digital versions of them.

Coming soon: The ‘Vaccine Passport’

In a piece of hopeful news, the government of the UK has assured that all undocumented migrants will be able to get vaccines against coronavirus without being subjected to status checks.

Undocumented immigrants to get free access to COVID vaccines too: UK govt

India on Sunday gifted Afghanistan 500,000 doses of made-in-India coronavirus vaccines. The vaccines will be used to vaccinate Afghan Security forces and health workers.

Afghan security forces, health workers to be vaccinated using India-made COVID vaccines

South Africa welcomed its first batch of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine from the Serum Institute of India (SII) on Monday. President Cyril Ramaphosa, Deputy Vice President David Mabuza, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, Indian High Commissioner to South Africa, Jaideep Sarkar received the first consignment of one million jabs of the vaccine.

South Africa welcomes its first batch of coronavirus vaccine from India

As frustration mounts in Canada at the leaden weight of lockdowns and the glacial pace of vaccinations, a consortium of some of the country’s largest companies has launched a rapid testing program with the aim of protecting their 350,000 employees and publishing a playbook for businesses across Canada on how to reopen safely.

‘Like wartime’: Canadian companies unite to start mass virus testing

Israel started one of the biggest and most widespread coronavirus vaccines drives nearly a month ago. The vaccine drive may have led to a decrease in the number of coronavirus cases now, studies suggest.

Israel's mass vaccination drive helping in decreasing coronavirus cases: Study

After several international governments and organisations urged the Israel government to make sure the Palestinians are vaccinated, Israel's defence ministry has announced that it will be sending thousands of doses to the Palestinian authority.

Israel to send 5,000 vaccine doses to Palestinians: Health ministry

As part of the globalisation of India-developed COVID-19 vaccine, India's Bharat Biotech has applied for "Emergency Use Authorization" (EUA) in the Philippines. EUA was filed earlier this month in the country and is the first international regulatory filing for Bharat biotech's COVAXIN.

With focus on globalization of India-developed vaccines, EUA for Covaxin filed in the Philippines

When the pizza-sized boxes of the Pfizer vaccine arrived midday Thursday, an hour behind schedule, it set off a race against the clock at Bloomsbury Surgery, a medical clinic in London’s Camden district that has been transformed during the pandemic into a humming vaccination center.

Vaccine rollout gives UK a rare win in battling pandemic

A man has been charged for allegedly sending a suspicious package to a coronavirus vaccine production plant in North Wales. The suspicious package had arrived at a production facility in Wrexham on Wednesday.

Man charged for sending suspicious package to AstraZeneca plant

The experts at the World Health Organization (WHO) have claimed it is safe to administer the second jab of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine after six weeks. Moderna's coronavirus vaccine, similar to the Pfizer-BioNtech's vaccine, also requires a booster after three to four weeks of the first jab.

Moderna vaccine's second dose should be administered within 6 weeks: WHO

The German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for "fair" distribution of coronavirus vaccines across the world, rather than the adoption of 'me first' attitude.

German chancellor Angela Merkel urges 'fair' distribution of coronavirus vaccine

South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa called on rich countries for hoarding COVID-19 vaccine doses, to the exclusion of other countries. “Rich countries in the world are holding on to these vaccines and we are saying release the excess vaccines that you’ve ordered and hoarded,” Ramaphosa said.

SA President calls out rich countries for hoarding vaccines

Google has offered its facilities as coronavirus vaccination sites to help in the mass inoculation drive taking place in the United States. The tech giant's chief executive Sundar Pichai announced on Monday that the company will be converting its facilities as a part of the $150 million initiative being run to educate people about the effects of the vaccine, and rid away the rumours around it.

Google to turn company spaces into vaccination centres: Sundar Pichai

The boss of British drugs giant AstraZeneca, which with Oxford University has produced a Covid vaccine, denounced Monday a "me first" approach by some countries to obtaining doses.

AstraZeneca denounces 'me first' approach to Covid jabs

European Council President Chrles Michel said on Sunday that the European Union will 'make' comapanies respect the contracts for coronavirus vaccine supply. His comments have come amid statements from vaccine providers that suggest that there will be a delays in supply of the vaccines.

EU: Will 'make' companies respect COVID vaccine supply contracts

When the former US President Donald Trump got infected by the deadly coronavirus, he claimed to have tried experimental antibodies, which reportedly worked as a magical cure against the virus.

Germany orders coronavirus drugs that cured Donald Trump

In order to be able to vaccinate more people, France's top health advisory body has recommended doubling the time gap between the first and second dose. As of now, a gap of three weeks is being scheduled between the first and second dose of the coronavirus vaccine.

France health body recommends delaying second dose of coronavirus vaccine

As the world is waiting for its turn to receive the coronavirus vaccine, some people have decided to not wait for their official turn, but in an illegal way. A public health doctor from Texas has been charged with stealing the Harris County District Attorney's Office.

Texas doctor steals vial of coronavirus vaccine; may face jail time

Imams across Britain are helping to dispel notions of danger surrounding COVID-19 vaccine. The religious leaders are reaching out to people through their Friday sermons and influentials standing within the community.

UK Imams work to combat coronavirus vaccine disinformation