The United States Food and Drug Administration, a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Service, is likely to grant full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine by Monday, several media outlets have reported.

FDA likely to grant full approval for Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine by Monday

India has become the first country to approve the world's first DNA shot against the coronavirus. India's drug regulator has granted emergency use approval for Zydus Cadila's COVID-19 vaccine for adults and children aged 12 years and above. It is the second homegrown covid-19 vaccine for India. Also the first approved covid-19 vaccine for children older than 12 in the country.

Big boost to India's vaccination programme, vaccine approved for over 12-year-olds

A spokesman for the Greek government has pushed back on Stefanos Tsitsipas` comments in which he said he would only get vaccinated for COVID-19 if it became mandatory to compete in tennis.

Tennis - Greek government pushes back on Tsitsipas' vaccine comments

A British public health study has found that protection from either of the two most commonly used COVID-19 vaccines against the now prevalent Delta variant of the coronavirus weakens within three months.

British study shows Covid-19 vaccine efficacy wanes under Delta variant

A recent study suggests that two doses of COVID-19 vaccine remains the best way to protect against the Delta variant. As per the study, the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab offers the same high protection as the Pfizer-BioNTech after four to five months.

COVID-19 vaccines still effective against Delta variant, says study

The US said on Wednesday that it plans to make Covid vaccine booster shots widely available September 20 onwards. The decision has been taken in view of rise in infections due to Delta variant and also due to the data indicating diminishing protection from vaccines over time.

US to begin offering COVID-19 vaccine booster shots in September

As per the government, all 16 and 17-year-olds in England are to be offered their first coronavirus vaccine dose or the chance to book one by August 23. The health secretary said offering vaccines by this date would allow teenagers to get some protection before starting school or college next month.

16 and 17-year-olds in England to be offered jab by August 23

The Canadian government announced Friday it will require all federal workers and most commercial rail, air and ship passengers to get vaccinated against COVID-19, amid a surge in virus cases due to the Delta variant.

Canada to mandate COVID-19 vaccine for government workers

Russia recorded its record daily Covid-related deaths for the third consecutive day on Saturday with 819 new fatalities. The country has been struggling to control the widespread of the Delta variant of coronavirus while the vaccination rate has not picked up.

Russia records highest daily Covid deaths as people run away from vaccines

The French police are now investigating a series of COVID-19 vaccine certificate scams after several doctors reported having their health service accounts hacked.

French police investigate soaring number of fake COVID-19 vaccine certificates

Almost twenty years ago, Panta Petrovic made social distancing a lifestyle choice when he moved into a tiny Serbian mountain cave to avoid society. Last year, on one of his visits to town, the dreadlocked man with a long beard found out there was a pandemic raging.

Serbian cave hermit gets COVID-19 jab, urges others to follow

Australia's coveted status of being almost pandemic-free has now been taken away as the contagious delta variant outbreak forces nation's major states to go under lockdown. The country's most populous states. New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland reported 282 covid-19 new locally acquired infections on Sunday.

Australia: Authorities struggle to contain COVID-19

In a recent development, it has been revealed that the Delta variant of Sars-CoV-2 indicate that the people vaccinated against coronavirus disease may transmit the highly contagious strain as easily as the unvaccinated, Public Health England said.

COVID-19 vaccines may not stop Delta transmission

Indian government has given Johnson and Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine approval for emergency use in the country, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in a tweet on Saturday.

J&J single-dose COVID-19 vaccine gets emergency use approval in India 

Moderna stated in an earnings call on Thursday that its two-dose mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is still effective for six months, but that consumers would likely require booster doses before winter to battle the delta version.

COVID-19 vaccine 'remains durable' with 93% efficacy through 6 months: Moderna

China will "strive to provide" two billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to the world this year and donate $100 million to the international vaccine distribution system known as Covax, President Xi Jinping said Thursday.

China pledges two billion vaccine doses to world, says Xi

One of the favourite leaders of the world, Jacinda Ardern, was hailed for leading New Zealand quickly out of the coronavirus pandemic and has been appreciated for several of her policies.

Jacinda Ardern's popularity dips as vaccine rollout in New Zealand slows down

At least 70 per cent of the US adults have had at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, says data published by the CDC. This is about a month behind President Joe Biden's Fourth of July goal.

US reaches 70 per cent vaccine milestone for adults, a month behind Biden's goal

Saudi Arabia announced Friday it would reopen its borders to fully vaccinated foreign tourists after a 17-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, the state news agency said.

Saudi Arabia to reopen to vaccinated tourists after 17-month COVID-19 closure

US President Joe Biden has urged the states to offer $100 as a vaccine incentive to encourage Americans to get fully vaccinated against the deadly coronavirus. This comes amid a fresh surge in severe infections and deaths as cases surge in the US.

Biden tells states to offer $100 vaccine incentive as cases surge

Kuwait on Tuesday said only citizens who have been vaccinated for the coronavirus will be allowed to travel abroad starting on August 1. A government statement said the rule excepted children under age of 16, those with a health ministry certificate saying they cannot be vaccinated, and pregnant women who have a pregnancy proof certificate from authorities.

Kuwait bans unvaccinated citizens from travelling abroad

A few days after urging all locals to get vaccinated against the deadly coronavirus as soon as possible, Germany has managed to fully vaccinate more than half of the population.

Germany fully vaccinates more than half of population

BioNTech wants to build on its success in COVID-19 by developing the first vaccine for malaria based on mRNA technology and aims to start clinical testing by the end on 2022, in an attempt to eradicate the mosquito-borne illness.

BioNTech aims to develop mRNA-based malaria vaccine

After an all-too-brief respite, the United States is again at a crossroads in the pandemic. The number of infections has ticked up — slowly at first, then swiftly — to 51,000 cases per day, on average, more than four times the rate a month ago.

The delta variant is the symptom of a bigger threat: Vaccine refusal

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