70-year-old Shekhar Bhandari has been waiting patiently for months for the Indian-made COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, to get approval from the World Health Organization.

As WHO delays approval for Covaxin jab, every minute is an eternity for this Indian family

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized using "mix and match" strategy for people who require a booster shot of a Covid vaccine. Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines get approval in the United States.

US allows mix and match booster strategy

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 80,000 to 180,000 healthcare workers may have died due to coronavirus between January 2020 and May 2021. WHO chief Tedros called on countries to improve monitoring and reporting of infections and deaths among healthcare workers while highlighting the fact that in Africa less than one in ten health workers have been fully vaccinated.

180,000 healthcare workers may have died due to COVID-19: WHO

It is a big day for India as today it achieved the historic milestone of completing 1 billion (100 crores) doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, nine months after it launched “the world’s biggest vaccination drive”.

India celebrates historic milestone, hits 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine milestone

India today achieved the historic milestone of completing 1 billion (100 crore) doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, nine months after it launched “the world’s biggest vaccination drive”.

Covid-19: India crosses 1 billion vaccination mark

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday said he had an interaction with WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on various issues related to health and the latter lauded the "mammoth efforts" undertaken by the Indian government for vaccination against COVID-19.

WHO director general has lauded India's Covid vaccination efforts: Health Minister

India's second wave is subsiding. Schools have reopened. Kids are back in classrooms. But, are they vaccinated? The DCGI is yet to approve Covaxin for emergency use in children. Palki Sharma tells you why the process should be fast-tracked.

Gravitas: Why India needs to begin vaccinating Children

Thousands of children returned to school in Sydney on Monday after months of home learning as Australia's largest city, buoyed by rising vaccination rates, eased more COVID-19 restrictions.

Sydney eases more COVID-19 curbs as vaccinations pass milestone

Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund Gita Gopinath said on Tuesday that India is doing well in terms of vaccinating its own people, which is undoubtedly beneficial to its economy, as the global financial organisation forecast 9.

High vaccination rate will aid India's economic recovery: Gita Gopinath

Andy Murray expects unvaccinated players to compete at the Australian Open but says he would support moves by local authorities to impose stricter conditions on them at Melbourne Park than those who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Andy Murray says will support restrictions on unvaccinated players at Australian Open

The United Nations and World Health Organisation have come together for a collective goal, vaccine equity. The WHO had set an ambitious goal which is to get 40% of every country's population vaccinated by the end of this year.

United Nations, World Health Organisation come together for a collective goal

National Immunisation Technical Advisory Group (NTAGI) Chairperson Dr NK Arora has said that once the COVID-19 vaccination drive for children begins in India, priority would be given to children with comorbidities however severe.

Children with comorbidities to be prioritised for vaccination in India

The total number of recoveries from Covid on Saturday outnumbered the fresh cases in the last 24 hours. India reported a total of 24,354 fresh Covid cases, while recovery in the last 24 hours went up to 25,455 across the country.

India logs 24,354 Covid cases and 234 deaths in 24 hours

India reports 24,354 new cases and 234 deaths in the last 24 hours. Active caseload at 2,73,889; lowest in 197 days, Active cases presently constitute 0.81 per cent of the country`s total positive cases- says Ministry of health and family welfare.

India reports 24,354 new cases and 234 deaths in the last 24 hours

Australia reported 2,355 new cases of the Delta coronavirus variant on Saturday, as the push to vaccinate the country`s population continues in order to end lockdowns and allow for the reopening of international borders.

Australia reports 2,355 new COVID-19 cases as vaccination push continues

Sources told WION that British citizens arriving in India from Monday will face a mandatory 10-day quarantine irrespective of vaccination status. These will be applicable from the 4th of October.

British citizens arriving in India to face a mandatory 10-day quarantine

As the United States and Europe ramped up their COVID-19 vaccination programs, the Asia-Pacific region, once lauded for its pandemic response, struggled to get them off the ground.

How Asia, once a vaccination laggard, is revving up inoculations

More than one million Israelis will lose their Green Pass after a policy change states that a COVID-19 booster shot is required six months after receiving the first two jabs.

Over 1 million Israelis to lose green pass

According to LinkedIn data provided to Forbes, the number of job advertisements requiring COVID-19 immunisation has "jumped 20 times" in the last two months. Since the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) awarded full permission to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine shot in August, a LinkedIn spokesman told Forbes that the platform has witnessed a "dramatic spike" in postings requiring immunisation.

No jab, no job: Employment ads requiring vaccination witness 20-fold rise

Hundreds of sought-after nurses are leaving some U.S. hospitals that have established vaccine requirements for all employees, involving some protests and legal opposition.

Many workers at US hospital chains with mandates are getting shots

President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that the United States is doubling its purchase of Pfizer’s COVID-19 shots to share with the world to 1 billion doses as he embraces the goal of vaccinating 70% of the global population within the next year. Watch this report for more details.

US President Joe Biden sets 2022 vaccination goals for the world

Check Point, a software company, conducted a study to observe the black market for fake Covid vaccine certificates and found that the market has expanded to 29 countries all over the world. Out of these, the nine major countries are new, namely Austria, Brazil, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Portugal, Singapore, Thailand, UAE.

Black market for fake Covid vaccine certificates reported in 29 countries, says survey

More than 600,000 white flags have been planted at the National Mall as a tribute to America's COVID-19 victims. The death toll has now crossed that of the Spanish Flu in 1918. How did the world's most advanced nation succumb to a virus? Palki Sharma tells you.

Gravitas US Edition: India v/s US: The vaccination story

An unconventional yet cryptic advertisement drew the attention of thousands who were thronging to the Bank of America Stadium in North Carolina’s Charlotte city, US, to witness a football game.

'Don’t get vaccinated': Ad agency comes up with cryptic message to boost vaccination in US city

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