Pfizer has asked the US government to approve the use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 5 to 11 years old, and if regulators agree, injections may start within weeks.

Pfizer asks US government to allow COVID vaccine for children ages 5-11

Two recent studies from Israel and Qatar confirm that the immune protection offered by Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine decreases after two months or so. However, protection against severe disease, hospitalisation and death remains strong.

Immunity from Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine decreasing: Study

The World Health Organization on Wednesday endorsed the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine, the first against the mosquito-borne disease that kills more than 400,000 people a year, mostly African children.

WHO recommends use of first malaria vaccine for children

While the world is coming together to help each other in these tough times of the coronavirus pandemic, France may have stolen millions of Covid vaccine doses from the UK.

France 'stole' millions of Covid vaccines from UK in an 'act of war': Report

Three Vatican Swiss Guards who have refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19 upon Holy See orders have voluntarily left the storied corps to return to Switzerland, a Swiss Guard official said Sunday. Watch this report for more details.

3 Swiss guards decide to resign than get vaccine

Amid social networks' crackdown on health misinformation, YouTube said on Wednesday that it was going to remove anti-vaccine content including that of high-profile users who claim approved vaccines are dangerous.

YouTube to block all content spreading vaccine misinformation

More than 1 million Israelis who haven’t gotten booster will lose quarantine exemption After a policy change requiring a COVID-19 booster shot six months after receiving the initial two doses, more than one million Israelis will lose their Green Pass as of October 3.

More than 1 million Israelis who haven’t gotten booster will lose quarantine exemption

As the world attempts recovery from Covid pandemic with the help of vaccines and other measures, new studies are shedding more light on the occurrence of illness and thus helping strategies to defeat the disease that still has the world in its grips.

37 per cent patients have long Covid symptoms months post recovery: Oxford study

After the United States cleared booster shot from Pfizer, over 400,000 Americans received the boosters over the weekend. Nearly, a million will be getting their extra doze in the coming week.

COVID-19 News | US approves extra doze of Pfizer & Biontech; over 400,000 Americans get booster shot

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday, said that India developed the world's first DNA vaccine for Covid that can be given to everyone above 12 years of age.

India first in world to develop DNA vaccine for Covid: PM Modi tells UNGA

New York Governor Kathy Hochul said that a state emergency declaration and other options, including calling in health care workers from the National Guard, are on the table to address any potential hospital staffing shortages.

New York prepares for staff shortages as it prepares to enforce its COVID-19 vaccination deadline

France will double the number of vaccine doses it will send to poorer countries to 120 million, President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Saturday, in a video broadcast during the Global Citizen concert in Paris.

France to double COVID-19 vaccine doses for poorer countries

The world leaders and health experts are urging eligible population to get vaccinated against coronavirus as soon as possible, but children under the age of 12 are not being vaccinated in every country.

Right to Covid jab: 12-year-old boy wins court battle to get vaccinated

Vaccine hesitancy is dragging the pandemic, yet world leaders are fueling the skepticism. Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro is still unvaccinated, but went out to have pizzas on the sidewalks of NYC. Palki Sharma tells you how such actions are making the virus win.

Gravitas US Edition: Has Vaccine Hesitancy become a political issue?

A first in-person meeting of the leaders of the Quad group of countries - the United States, Japan, Australia and India - on Friday will yield progress in several areas including infrastructure, health and cyber, a senior U.

Quad leaders to deliver on vaccines, infrastructure, tech: US official

In a swap deal, Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine’s one million doses will be sent to South Korea by the UK government. Before the end of the year, South Korea will also return the same “overall volume of doses”, said the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).

In a vaccine swap deal, UK to send 1 million Pfizer doses to South Korea

President Joe Biden has said that US will be purchasing 500 million additional doses of Pfizer covid-19 vaccine to distribute to the low and middle income countries across the world.

US Prez Joe Biden Pledges to donate 500 MN  additional Pfizer vaccines tot he world| WION USA Direct

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday said that the Quad partnership of Australia, US, India, Japan was on track to produce 1 billion vaccine doses in India by 2022.

Quad on track to produce 1 billion Covid doses in India: Biden

The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized a booster dose of the Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for those aged 65 and older and some high-risk Americans, paving the way for a quick rollout of the shots.

Booster shots for Americans ages 65 and older

During the virtual Covid-19 summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi advocated for mutual recognition of Covid vaccine certificates by countries to make international travel easier.

Indian PM Narendra Modi bats for mutual recognition of vaccine certificates | WION USA Direct

Britain has added Covishield to its list of recognized vaccines. But fully vaccinated Indian citizens will still have to quarantine. Reports say Britain is suspicious of India's vaccine certificates. Palki Sharma tells you why it's less about authenticity and more about British arrogance.

Gravitas US Edition | British arrogance: Indian vaccine certificates rejected

As President Joe Biden convenes heads of state for a COVID-19 summit on Wednesday, pressure is growing on American drug companies — particularly Moderna, the upstart biotech firm that developed its coronavirus vaccine with billions of dollars in taxpayer money — to share their formulas with manufacturers in nations that desperately need more shots.

Pressure grows on US companies to share Covid vaccine technology

Last fall, as coronavirus cases climbed and the world hoped for vaccines, health experts feared influenza and COVID-19 would combine for a devastating “twindemic.

It’s that time of year, experts warn: Get a flu shot

India set a record on Friday by administering over 20 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, in a major push to the inoculation drive on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday.

Setting a record, India administers over 20 million vaccine doses on PM Modi's birthday

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