President-elect Joe Biden will get the coronavirus vaccine as soon as next week, transition officials said on Wednesday, as US authorities try to build public confidence in a measure that promises to stanch the deadly pandemic.

Joe Biden to get Covid-19 vaccine next week; Mike Pence to receive it on December 18

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be quarantining after coming in contact with someone who tested positive for the coronavirus. He although had tested negative, the US State Department said on Wednesday.

US Secy of State Pompeo to quarantine after contact with Covid-positive person

While the governments are turning towards various pharmaceutical companies for coronavirus vaccines, some people have decided to rely on the infamous dark web for their shot to protection against the novel coronavirus.

Fake COVID-19 vaccines surge on dark web: Research

In accordance with the newly-reached European Union agreements Spain will abolish value-added tax (VAT) on the sale of COVID-19 vaccines and tests until the end of 2022, a senior official said Wednesday.

Spain to provide tax-free coronavirus vaccines and tests until 2022 end 

The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday officially registered the coronavirus vaccine produced by Chinese drug giant Sinopharm, saying it was 86 per cent effective according to the analysis of third-phase trials.

UAE registers China's Sinopharm vaccine, says 86% effective

Indonesia received its first shipment of coronavirus vaccine from China on Sunday, President Joko Widodo said, as the government prepares a mass inoculation programme.

Indonesia receives first COVID vaccine from China's Sinovac

On the heels of last month’s news of stunning results from Pfizer’s and Moderna’s experimental COVID-19 vaccines, Sen. Rand Paul tweeted a provocative comparison.

Is ‘natural immunity’ from COVID better than a vaccine?

Gujarat has started preparations for the COVID-19 vaccination, which would start with around 3.96 lakh healthcare workers, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said on Saturday.

Gujarat has started preparations for COVID-19 vaccination: CM

The Haryana health minister Anil Vij has tested positive for the novel coronavirus after taking a trial shot of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin vaccine. "I have been tested Corona positive.

Haryana minister Anil Vij tests positive for COVID-19 after trial Covaxin shot

The top US intelligence official has labelled China the biggest threat to democracy and freedom worldwide since World War Two.The highest number of any individual government apart from India which has already made agreements for 1.

Morning news brief: Super soldiers of China, Covid vaccine and more

Britain has become the first Western country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine for general use, giving the green light to the Pfizer/BioNTech drug. As authorities in the US and Europe probe other candidates, here is how countries have sped up their approval procedures to face up to the pandemic.

How the world has sped up vaccine approvals

After almost a year of the world fighting against the coronavirus pandemic, governments and pharmaceutical companies are rushing to roll out the COVID-19 vaccines and put an end to this pandemic.

US predicts availability of COVID-19 ‘vaccines before Christmas’

The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced on Friday that the majority people of his country will surely receive the coronavirus vaccine by the month of September next year.

'Light at the end of the tunnel': Justin Trudeau promises COVID-19 vaccine by September

As the world is awaiting COVID-19 vaccine, Frankfurt Airport officials are gearing up to handle the process of transporting millions of the vaccine that will be available worldwide from different locations.

Frankfurt Airport prepares to transport COVID-19 vaccine

Australia's second-largest state, Victoria, once the country's COVID-19 hotspot, said on Friday it has gone 28 days without detecting any new infections, a benchmark widely cited as eliminating the virus from the community.

Australia's Covid-19 hotspot goes 28 days without an infection

The United States on Wednesday registered more than 2,400 deaths from Covid-19 in 24 hours, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally -- the highest daily toll in six months as the Thanksgiving holiday began.

Over 2,400 US Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, a six-month high: Johns Hopkins

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday ruled out closing down businesses and urged the public to follow health guidelines as the country grappled with the second wave of the coronavirus with the national tally of infections reaching 382,892.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan rules out closing down businesses amid a surge in COVID-19 cases

Hundreds of flights at one of China's busiest airports were cancelled Tuesday as Shanghai raced to bring a local coronavirus outbreak under control. Health officials have tested thousands of staff at Pudong International Airport since a small cluster of Covid-19 cases in the city was linked to several cargo handlers.

Shanghai tackles coronavirus outbreak, hundreds of flights cancelled

In a bid to steal valuable data related to Coronavirus vaccine research, government-linked hackers China, Russia, Iran and North Korea are engaged in concerted attempts to steal coronavirus vaccine secrets.

Intellectual property war: Hackers try to steal Covid vaccine secrets

Staff at Shanghai's biggest international airport are facing mass testing after a small outbreak of Covid-19 in the city was linked to several cargo handlers, with plans underway to vaccinate high-risk workers.

Watch: Shanghai airport plunged into chaos after worker tests positive for Covid, mass testing begins

The Nepali government has sent requests to several countries that are producing Covid-19 vaccines seeking their early availability after they are proven to be effective, officials said here on Sunday.

Nepal seeks early availability of Covid-19 vaccines

The year 2020 began with a grim atmosphere as the novel coronavirus took over the world, sending billions of people around the globe in a lockdown. The situation became worse as the year progressed and the world lost millions to the deadly virus.

Study claims COVID-19 immunity lasts at least six months; WHO signals hope

India is racing ahead with work on its coronavirus vaccine. Serum Institute has said that Oxford COVID-19 vaccine should be available for the general public by April 2021.

Morning news brief: Covid vaccine by April, Biden criticizes Trump, and more

A report by Microsoft revealed that hackers for the Russian and North Korean governments have targeted more than half a dozen of organisations involved in the COVID-19 treatment and vaccine research from around the globe.

Hackers from Russia, North Korea targeted COVID-19 vaccine: Microsoft