Four people turned up at a health clinic tucked in a sprawl of commercial maize farms on a recent morning, looking for COVID-19 vaccines. The staff had vials of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine stashed in the fridge, but the staff members apologetically declined to vaccinate the four and suggested they try another day.

As vaccines trickle into Africa, Zambia’s challenges highlight other obstacles

As the Omicron variant spreads all around the world, many are wondering if the available vaccines are enough to fight the new variant of coronavirus. White House Chief Medical Advisor Dr Anthony Fauci has answered that question.

We might not need booster shot of vaccine to fight Omicron: Fauci

An official in Indian State Maharashtra's Thane district claimed on Monday that over 100 recent foreign returnees are untraceable due to the Omicron scare. According to KMDC chairman Vijay Suryavanshi, 109 out of 295 recent foreign returnees to the Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation (KMDC) township in Thane district are now untraceable.

Omicron scare: Over 100 foreign returnees ‘go missing’ in India

Coronavirus pandemic has ruined several lives and caused some major disruptions around the world. Following the same scare, the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that tens of thousands of additional malaria-related deaths were reported in 2020 due to pandemic disruptions.

Coronavirus pandemic resulted in alarming increase in malaria deaths: WHO

Many vaccination clinics and local officials are reporting long lines and delays in booking vaccination appointments recently, the product of expanded eligibility on booster shots and fears of the omicron variant, experts said.

Vaccine demand grows in the US and so do wait time

Experts have revealed that Covid-related death rates are higher in unvaccinated Black and South Asian people. Keeping this in mind, doctors have urged unvaccinated Black and south Asian population to get Covid jabs as soon as possible.

UK: Black and south Asian population told to get vaccinated citing higher death rates

The European Medicines Agency (EMA), the EU’s regulator for medicines and related equipment, on Thursday gave its nod to for the use of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of five and 11.

EU medical agency gives go ahead to BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine for 5-11 age group

Seven doctors, who are staunch anti-Covid vaccine, contracted the deadly virus after attending an event in Floria to discuss alternative methods to cure coronavirus.

Seven doctors contract Covid after attending anti-vaccine summit in Florida

Russian President Vladimir Putin has received a booster shot against COVID-19 virus, Russian news agencies said. According to local media reports, Putin said he has been revaccinated with Sputnik Light vaccine.

Russian President Putin gets booster shot, revaccinated with Sputnik Light

The holidays are around the corner and the COVID-19 cases in US are refusing to die down. Fearful of contracting coronavirus infection, a majority of families in America are now banning their unvaccinated relatives from holiday gatherings this year.

Majority of Americans are cutting ties with anti-vaxxer family members: Survey

An Indian pharmaceutical company will be soon launching Merck Sharp Dohme and Ridgrback’s molnupiravir pill, the first oral antiviral Covid treatment, under the brand name ‘Molxvir’ in India.

First anti-Covid pill to be launched soon in India, drug regulator reviewing data

An Australian woman won 1 million Australian dollars (US $744,900) cash just for receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. Around three million Australians participated in the country’s vaccine lottery prize and among them, 25-year-old Joanne Zhu was named in the lucky draw.

Covid lottery: 25-year-old Australian woman wins $1mn for getting vaccinated

Stressing on 'One Earth, One Health' vision of collaborative approach in dealing with Covid virus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India is ready to produce over 5 billion coronavirus vaccine doses by the end of next year to help the world in the fight against the pandemic.

At Rome, Modi pitches ‘One Earth, One Health’ vision, says ready to produce 5 billion Covid vaccines

Around 12,000 members of US Air Force have defied the US Department of Defence's August order on mandatory COVID-19 vaccination, making them liable to be dismissed from their services, the Washington Post has reported.

12,000 US Air Force members defy mandatory vaccination order

Effective vaccines, without a needle: Since the start of the Covid pandemic, researchers have doubled down on efforts to create patches that deliver life-saving drugs painlessly to the skin, a development that could revolutionize medicine.

Covid: Needle-free vaccine patches coming soon, say researchers and makers

About 100 million people in India did not turn up for their second COVID-19 vaccine dose, health officials have said, indicating signs of complacency as the country continues to register a lower number of coronavirus cases.

Over 100 million Indians skipped second dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Antidepressant medicine Fluvoxamine can help reduce hospitalisation rate in high-risk Covid patients by 30 per cent, as per a study published in the Lancet Global Health journal.

Antidepressant drug Fluvoxamine can help reduce Covid hospitalisations by 30%: Study

US drugmaker Merck & Co. on Wednesday announced a deal that could see generic versions of its medication for Covid sufferers widely distributed in poorer countries, in a first during the pandemic.

Merck strikes deal for global access to Covid drug

Members of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) have accused that the local Covid vaccine clinics in the UK are turning away pregnant people.

Pregnant people being turned away in Covid vaccine clinics is alarming, experts warn

Amid concerns of Sputnik V vaccine allegedly causing HIV in men, Namibia has also decided to suspend the use of the Russian vaccine. The African country announced on Saturday that the health experts and government officials studied the reports of negative effects of the Sputnik vaccine and therefore decided to discontinue the use of Sputnik V.

Namibia suspends use of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine due to concerns of HIV infection

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met seven Indian Covid vaccine manufacturers, including Serum Institute of India’s chief Adar Poonawalla. This meeting took place a few days after India achieved a historic milestone of administering one billion COVID-19 vaccines to eligible population.

PM Modi meets Covid vaccine manufacturers after India administers 1 billion doses

On Thursday, India achieved the milestone of administering one billion Covid vaccines to eligible population. As the world leaders came ahead to congratulate India, the country is already making its way to the next goal.

India to administer next billion vaccines in next 3-4 months: Vaccine panel head

Recently several studies have been claiming that without booster shots, people are bound to get re-infected by coronavirus. However, a new study has claimed two doses of Covishield and Pfizer can guarantee 90 per cent safety from the deadly virus.

Two doses of Covishield and Pfizer vaccine provide 90% safety from Covid: Study

As India scripted history on Thursday for administering a billion COVID-19 doses, prominent leaders and key personalities in India and the world congratulated the country for reaching the significant milestone.

‘Historic milestone’: PM Modi, world leaders congratulate India for administering one billion COVID-19 doses