In an urgent plea Wednesday, federal health officials asked that any American who is pregnant, planning to become pregnant or currently breastfeeding get vaccinated against the coronavirus as soon as possible.

CDC escalates its pleas for pregnant or breastfeeding Americans to get vaccinated against COVID

The leaders of the world's seven richest democracies—Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the United States—met at Carbis Bay Hotel, a seaside resort in Cornwall, from June 11-13.

G7 Summit 2021: COVID-19 vaccination, climate change and other key takeaways from the meeting

Amid large scale vaccination campaign, Israeli authorities on Tuesday decided to lift coronavirus restrictions. Watch: On Sunday, the country had recorded just four new cases of the virus with a similar number reported on Monday, the country's health ministry informed.

Israel eases coronavirus restrictions amid nationwide vaccination

South Africa hopes to vaccinate 40 million people, or two-thirds of the population, to achieve some level of herd immunity but has yet to administer a single shot.

South Africa puts hold on AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine