Private hospitals can charge up to Rs 250 ($3.40) per dose of COVID-19 vaccine, official sources said on Saturday as India prepares to vaccinate people aged above 60 years and those over 45 with comorbidities from March 1.

COVID-19 vaccine: Private hospitals can charge Rs 250 per dose

The United States has a backlog of six million COVID-19 vaccine doses due to inclement weather, White House officials said at a media briefing on Friday (February 19), adding that the federal government expects to catch up with vaccine distribution by next week.

Delay in COVID-19 inoculations sparks concerns

All adults in Britain will be offered a first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of July, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday ahead of a planned announcement on the cautious reopening of the economy from lockdown.

Britain to offer all adults a COVID-19 vaccine by end of July

Russia on Saturday (February 20) approved a third coronavirus vaccine for domestic use, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on state TV, though large-scale clinical trials of the shot, labeled CoviVac and produced by the Chumakov Centre, have yet to begin.

Russia approves its third COVID-19 vaccine

A host of Bangladesh cricketers and support staffers including the likes of Tamim Iqbal and Russell Domingo have been administered COVID-19 vaccines in Dhaka, ahead of the team's departure for New Zealand for their limited-overs international series.

New Zealand-bound Bangladesh cricketers, staff administered COVID-19 vaccines

Sri Lanka will purchase 10 million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from India, officials here have said. In January, under India's neighbourhood first policy, Sri Lanka received 500,000 doses of free vaccines.

Sri Lanka to procure 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from India: Official

India's exports of the COVID-19 vaccine stood at around Rs 338 crore till February 8, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said in the Rajya Sabha on Friday.

India has exported vaccines worth Rs 338 crore: Government declares in Parliament

Britain's heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles and his wife Camilla have had their first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, his office Clarence House said on Wednesday. Charles, 72, joins his mother Queen Elizabeth, 94, and her 99-year-old husband Prince Philip, who had the shots in January, in having a first dose of the vaccines which are currently being rolled out to millions across Britain.

Prince Charles, wife Camilia receive Covid-19 vaccine 

South Africa has halted the roll-out of AstraZeneca vaccine in fight against COVID-19 on a temporary basis, as the study showed minimal protection against Coronavirus.

South Africa halts the roll-out of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on temporarily basis

Pharma major Pfizer on Friday said it has decided to withdraw its application for Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) of its COVID-19 vaccine in India. Pfizer was the first pharmaceutical firm to seek an emergency use authorisation from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for its COVID-19 vaccine in the country, after it secured such clearance in the UK and Bahrain.

COVID-19 vaccine: Pfizer withdraws Emergency Use Authorisation application in India

Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday (February 1) defended her government against criticism that Germany's vaccine roll-out was too slow, saying that there had been a good reason for Europe's modest pace compared to other regions.

Merkel vows to offer all Germans COVID-19 vaccine by end-summer

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

The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcement to increase the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limit for the insurance sector is a welcome move.

Budget 2021: Increase in FDI limit in insurance sector a welcome move

On being asked to BBC former senior journalist Andrew Whitehead over gigantic allocation to healthcare sector in this budget, he says 'It's a good and important step, but we have to remember two things; firstly it would be India's spending over healthcare that is still very low as compared to many nations with 10% of their GDP, Secondly, allocation of 35,000 crores to Covid vaccine could be a radical turning point as far as India's health sector is concerned'.

Budget 2021: Rs 35,000 crore allotted for Covid-19 vaccines

With the conclusion of Syed Mushtaq Ali T20, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is gearing up to host senior men's, senior women's and Under-19 men's 50-over competitions along with the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021.

BCCI in touch with government to get Indian cricketers vaccinated: Report

The Pentagon said Saturday it was putting on hold a plan to give Covid vaccines to terror detainees at Guantanamo, following an outcry as the United States struggles to deliver jabs to frontline workers and vulnerable elderly Americans.

Pentagon pauses plan to give COVID-19 vaccine to prisoners at Guantanamo Bay

The European Union failed to make a breakthrough in crisis talks with AstraZeneca on Wednesday and demanded the drugmaker spell out how it would supply the bloc with reserved doses of COVID-19 vaccine from plants in Europe and Britain.

European Union demands AstraZeneca plan to break vaccine deadlock

Despite "very strong demand" and a "reliable" organisation, the anti-Covid vaccination centre at Salle de la Bourse in Strasbourg is at a standstill, "because of a lack of vaccines," explains deputy mayor Alexandre Feltz.

Vaccines shortage leaves Strasbourg anti-COVID clinic at standstill

The European Union health commissioner said that AstraZeneca had provided insufficient clarification at a meeting on Monday (January 25) on its decision to slow down supplies of COVID-19 vaccines to the EU.

European Union reminds AstraZeneca of its contract obligations

Moderna Inc said on Monday it believes its COVID-19 vaccine protects against new variants found in Britain and South Africa, although it will test a new booster shot aimed at the South African variant after concluding the antibody response could be diminished.

Moderna says it believes vaccine will work against new variants

Samuel L. Jackson is the latest celebrity to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. Recently, Samuel L. Jackson took to his Instagram account to let his followers know that he had been vaccinated against COVID-19.

Samuel L Jackson receives COVID-19 vaccination

The delivery of the Pfizer vaccine has fallen by 15% this week. It is expected to drop by 30% in February. Countries are now bracing for a shortage. Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you why the deliveries of the shots are delayed.

Gravitas: Pfizer vaccine: Governments feel the pinch of shortages

Pakistan is facing a new dilemma: How to source millions of doses for its citizens. Meanwhile, Anti-vaxxers in Pak are making absurd claims that vaccines contain the DNA of pigs & monkeys.

Gravitas: Pak struggling to get a vaccine

India is donating millions of doses of vaccines to a string of countries in Asia, drawing praise from neighbors and pushing back against China's dominating presence in the region.

WION Dispatch: India sends Covishield doses to Bangladesh, Nepal

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