The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has officially approved Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children from the ages of 5 to 11. This means that up to 28 million children in the age group will be eligible for the shots.

US CDC approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11

According to a study in Israel, people who received two shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine developed rare cases of eye inflammation. The research by Tel Aviv’s Sourasky Medical Center found that that 21 people who had taken the Pfizer vaccine had developed uveitis within one to 14 days after taking the first dose.

Study links Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to rare eye inflammation

A nurse in Germany has admitted to swapping coronavirus vaccine for a saline solution in six cases after she dropped a vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The nurse is now under investigation after she confessed to the crime to a colleague, who then raised the issue on Sunday.

Germany: Nurse swaps Pfizer vaccine with saline to hide her fault

The World Bank has threatened to suspend its multi-million-dollar financing for Lebanon's coronavirus vaccine programme if the politicians keep jumping the line.

World Bank threatens to cut Lebanon's funding for Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine

In a move to tighten coronavirus restrictions amid a spike in infections, Saudi Arabia has shut down entertainment centres, including cinemas and suspended dine-in services at restaurants, on Thursday.

Saudi Arabia pauses entertainment stream to check virus’ surge

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz received a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine on Friday in the NEOM economic zone, the state news agency SPA said. The agency posted a short video that showed a medical staff injecting the king with the vaccine.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman receives first dose of coronavirus vaccine