A plane carrying the first shipment of Indian-manufactured COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Nepal's capital of Kathmandu on Thursday (January 21).

India gifts COVID-19 vaccine doses to its neighbours

Last week, 29 people died after being administered Pfizer-BioNtech coronavirus vaccine in Norway. Following the incident, the Australian Health Minister has demanded detailed information of the incident on an urgent basis.

Norway: Australia demands information after 29 die following COVID-19 vaccine

The Israel Prison Service said Sunday it will begin vaccinating all incarcerated people against COVID-19, including Palestinians, following calls from right groups, Palestinian officials and Israel's attorney general.

Israel Prison Service to vaccinate Palestinian inmates

Covid-19 vaccine deliveries to European Union nations by US Pharma group Pfizer will be delayed in coming one month because of works at the US Pharma firm's plant in Belgium, Germany's health ministry said Friday.

Covid-19: European Union's Pfizer vaccine deliveries to be delayed 'for next 3-4 weeks'

A head nurse at a hospital in Chattanooga, Tenn., caused a brief scare on Thursday when she fainted shortly after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, according to reports.

Watch: US nurse passes out after getting Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine

Nepal foreign minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali will be on a 3-day India visit from tomorrow with a focus on procuring COVID vaccines from India. Nepal wants 20% or around 12 million doses of Covid vaccines from India.

With procurement of Covid vaccine in focus, Nepal FM to visit Delhi from tomorrow

The Centre said 54.72 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses have been received at designated national and state-level stores till Tuesday afternoon, and all the shots -- 1.

54.72 lakh Covid-19 vaccine doses received till Tuesday afternoon: Centre

Almost a week after approving two coronavirus vaccines, the Indian government has decided to start the mass vaccination drive from January 16. The decision was announced by the Prime Minister's Office on Saturday, January 09 through a press release.

India to begin coronavirus vaccination drive from January 16: PM Modi

A 56-year-old doctor from Florida died two weeks after he received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine manufactured by Pfizer-BioNTech. The cause of his death was ruled to be a rare blood disorder.

Miami doctor dies after taking Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine; CDC launches investigation

Frustration over the slow rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has sparked tensions within the European Union, echoing disarray within the bloc at the beginning of the pandemic over sharing of protective medical equipment and the closure of borders.

Slow vaccine rollout stokes tensions among EU states

A day after India's drug regulator approved COVAXIN for emergency use, various private clinics in Brazil are seeking Bharat Biotech's vaccine to fight against the increasing coronavirus tally.

Brazil's private clinics seek India's COVAXIN vaccine

Top US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci has denied following the UK's decision to delay the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. "I would not be in favor of that.

Anthony Fauci denies following UK's decision to delay COVID-19 vaccine's second dose

Israel leads the vaccine race; administers 11.5 vaccination doses per 100 people. Over 10% of the country's population has been vaccinated so far. By the end of this month, the high-risk population will receive the second dose of the vaccine.

Israel administers 11.5 vaccination doses per 100 people

Britain will allow people to be given shots of different COVID-19 vaccines on rare occasions, despite a lack of evidence about the extent of immunity offered by mixing doses.

UK to allow mixing of COVID-19 vaccines on rare occasions

India's drugs regulator on Sunday gave final approval for the emergency-use of two coronavirus vaccines, one developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University and the other by local company Bharat Biotech and a state-run institute.

India approves AstraZeneca and local COVID-19 vaccines

As the vaccination drive to end the pandemic slowly heats up, another health worker has suffered a serious allergic reaction after getting Pfizer Inc and BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine.

Mexican doctor admitted to ICU after receiving Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine

More than 10% of Israel’s population has received a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, a rate that has far outstripped the rest of the world and buoyed the battered domestic image of the country’s leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, at a critical juncture.

How Israel became a world leader in vaccinating against COVID-19

China on Thursday said it will provide free COVID-19 vaccines to all citizens as it has granted conditional approval to the first homegrown vaccine developed by state-owned pharmaceutical firm Sinopharm.

China grants conditional approval to homegrown COVID-19 vaccine; to provide it free for all citizens

Drugmakers including Pfizer Inc, Sanofi SA, and GlaxoSmithKline Plc plan to raise U.S. prices on more than 300 drugs in the United States on Jan. 1, according to drugmakers and data analyzed by healthcare research firm 3 Axis Advisors.

Fineprint: Drugmakers to hike prices for 2021 as pandemic, political pressure put revenues at risk

With an alarming increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the country, a nationwide lockdown has bene reimposed in Israel for the third time in this pandemic year.

Israel enters third nationwide lockdown; PM hopes for 'world record' of vaccinated people

India's parliamentary panel on Thursday said that “athletes, coaches and support staff going for the Tokyo Olympics should be put in the priority group for the Covid-19 vaccination.

Star atheletes need to be given vaccine priority before Tokyo 2021: Parliamentary panel

Moderna Inc said it expects that the immunity induced by its COVID-19 vaccine would be protective against the coronavirus variants reported in the UK. The company said it plans to run tests to confirm the vaccine's activity against any strain.

Moderna expects its COVID-19 vaccine to protect against UK coronavirus variant

As U.S. industries push for their workers to receive early access to COVID-19 vaccines, local health departments and pharmacies face the challenge of verifying the identity of essential workers to ensure no one cuts the line.

US vaccine rollout's next challenge: How to verify an 'essential' worker?

The creator of the world’s first approved coronavirus vaccine has warned that he believes the deadly coronavirus may survive for several years to come. Lead scientist behind Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, Ugur Sahin, said that “The virus will stay with us for the next 10 years,”.

Coronavirus will stay with us for the next 10 years, says vaccine creator

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