Africa faces a 470 million shortfall in COVID-19 vaccine doses this year after the Covax alliance cut its projected shipments, raising the risk of new and deadly variants, the WHO said on Thursday.

Africa COVID-19 jab shortfall could take world 'back to square one', says WHO

India has now administered more than two million covid-19 vaccines in a single day, a huge milestone in the country's fight against the deadly coronavirus pandemic.

India administers 20 million Covid-19 jabs to mark PM Modi's birthday

China has fully vaccinated more than one billion people against the coronavirus -- 71 per cent of its population -- official figures showed Thursday. The country where the virus was first detected has mostly curbed the virus within its borders but is racing to get the vast majority of its population vaccinated as a new outbreak flickers in the southeast.

China fully vaccinates more than 1 billion people 

US President Joe Biden is set to propose a target of vaccinating nearly 70 per cent of world’s population within next year. Biden will reportedly make an announcement at a global vaccines summit that he is planning to attend soon.

Joe Biden aims to vaccinate 70% of world population within a year: Reports

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) employees have sued over mandatory Covid vaccination directions. They have alleged that the department has created 'hostile work environment' for unvaccinated members of the staff.

LAPD officials file lawsuit against compulsory Covid vaccination

Amid surging Delta variant cases in the US, COVID-19 vaccines for children younger than 12 years could be available by the end of next month, says a media report.

COVID-19 vaccines for children younger than 12 years in US to be made available soon

New Zealand is buying an extra 500,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine from Denmark. The attempt comes in as the country tries to keep its coronavirus vaccination program running at full speed, the government said.

New Zealand buys half a million vaccine doses from Denmark

Police in Greece's second city Thessaloniki on Saturday fired tear gas at anti-vaccination protesters ahead of a keynote economic speech by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Greek police tear gas anti-vaxxers

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported on Friday said that a new study has found that unvaccinated individuals are four-and-a-half times more likely to contract COVID-19 and eleven times more likely to die from it.

New CDC study says unvaccinated 4.5 times more likely to get COVID-19, 11 times more likely to die

South Africa on Friday launched the main phase of a global COVID-19 vaccine study on children and teenagers led by Chinese maker Sinovac Biotech, with the first two participants jabbed in Pretoria.

Sinovac begins global pediatric vaccine trial in South Africa

As some of the countries still fight to contain the spread of Delta variant, Denmark has decided to let go of all Covid curbs and return to pre-pandemic times. Denmark locals can now be seen enjoying outdoors without masks, people in offices are seen logging on without any worry of catching Covid and concerts are attracting thousands of people to come enjoy in pre-Covid style.

'Back to live': Denmark lifts all Covid curbs a day before Europe's biggest post-pandemic concert

Dr Anthony Fauci, USA's top expert on viral diseases has said that US still had too many Covid cases for pandemic in country to end. He said this in an interview given to Axios.

Covid cases in US 16 times too high to end pandemic, says Fauci

In the fight against coronavirus, Italy is going to give third dose of Covid-19 vaccine to ‘clinically vulnerable’ people this month. With the move, it will become the latest country in the west to push forward with booster jabs.

'Clinically vulnerable' people to get Covid vaccine’s third dose in Italy  

Vaccine passports will now be required for nightclubs, mass events and large venues in England by the end of September, the vaccines minister has confirmed. He said that would allow businesses to stay open during the winter months if COVID-19 surges.

Vaccine passports needed to keep venues in England open

British vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi on Sunday said a decision had not yet been taken on whether healthy children aged 12 to 15-years-old should be vaccinated against COVID-19, following reports that a rollout could begin in the coming days.

UK minister: No decision yet on COVID-19 vaccines for healthy children

Cuban authorities on Friday launched a national campaign to vaccinate children aged two to 18 against Covid-19, a condition set by the Communist government in order to reopen schools for in-person instruction amid a spike in infections.

Cuba starts vaccinating children in order to re-open schools amid Covid surge

While every person across the globe is struggling their way to get the vaccine against deadly coronavirus, the situation in Shenandoah Valley is a little different.

Shenandoah Valley women choose to not get vaccinated, here is why

India would resume exports of COVID-19 vaccines only after its own interests are taken care of, a health ministry official said on Thursday. This comes in as a recent surge in immunisations raised hopes of foreign sales that have been barred since mid-April.

India's interests come before vaccine exports: Health ministry

In what is being described as an unprecedented ruling, a county judge in US’ Illinois state has prohibited a mother from visiting her 11-year-old son, who lives with her estranged husband, because she refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

US judge revokes mother’s custody of son after she refused to take Covid vaccine

Around two million French workers in restaurants and other service sectors will now have to show a health pass in order to go to work. This is part of French government's effort to fight coronavirus pandemic.

France: Health pass mandatory for service sector workers to enter workplace

India`s rising output of COVID-19 vaccines and the inoculation of more than half its adult population with at least one dose are raising hopes the country will return as an exporter within months, ramping up from early next year.

India could soon be exporting Covid vaccines again as production jumps

The rate of inoculation in South Africa remains 20 percent. It remains a huge task for the country's govt to convince people to take COVID jabs.

Rate of inoculation in South Africa remains 20 percent

World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan on Wednesday said the COVID-19 infection in India will likely enter “some kind of stage of endemicity” marked by low or moderate levels of transmission.

India might be entering endemic stage of COVID-19: WHO chief scientist Swaminathan

As the third world nations struggle to get enough doses to fight the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Thailand has come up with an idea of utilising these doses more efficiently.

'AutoVacc': Thai experts develop robotic arm to save every drop of Covid vaccine

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