Some people in Singapore on Friday began receiving the COVID vaccine manufactured by the Chinese company Sinovac at private clinics, even as one of the city-state’s top health officials cast doubt on its effectiveness.

Singapore allows Sinovac shots but casts doubt on their effectiveness

In a significant development, India`s cumulative vaccination coverage has exceeded 28 crores on Sunday, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Monday.

India's cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage crosses 280 million mark

Cuba's Soberana 2 vaccine candidate has shown 62% efficacy with just two of its three doses, state-run biopharmaceutical corporation BioCubaFarma said on Saturday, citing preliminary data from late phase trials.

Cuba encouraged by early efficacy results of homegrown COVID-19 vaccine

Taiwan reacted with an outpouring of thanks to the United States for shipping 2.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the major semiconductor-producing island, more than doubling its arsenal as it deals with a rise in domestic infections.

'Forces for good will prevail' - Taiwan welcomes massive US vaccine aid

Israel's health ministry on Saturday insisted that Covid-19 vaccine doses the Palestinians rejected as about to expire were "completely valid". On Friday, Palestinian authority called off a deal according to which Israel would provide it 1 million vaccine jabs in exchange for doses from Pfizer that Palestinians are scheduled to receive later this year PA spokesman Ibrahim Melhem said an initial delivery of some 90,000 Pfizer doses failed to conform "to the specifications contained in the agreement, and accordingly prime minister Mohammad Shtayyeh instructed the minister of health to cancel the agreement".

Vaccine doses Palestinians rejected were 'completely valid': Israel

A millionaire Canadian couple had chartered a private plane to an island to skip coronavirus vaccine queue. The vaccine they were injected was meant for elderly indigenous people.

Millionaire couple who manipulated vaccine queue fined C$2,300

After the Central government capped the price of the COVID-19 vaccine for the private sector, the National Health Authority (NHA) on Wednesday said 125 third-party entities have expressed interest in vaccine booking service, out of which 91 are in different process of approval.

Over 120 third party entities expressed interest in COVID-19 vaccine booking

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday asked Pfizer Inc to bring forward planned delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, a government source said, aiming to speed up a slow national inoculation programme.

Brazilian President asks Pfizer to speed up COVID-19 vaccine delivery

Outgoing UN aid chief Mark Lowcock slammed the Group of Seven wealthy nations on Monday for failing to come up with a plan to vaccinate the world against COVID-19, describing the G7 pledge to provide one billion doses over the next year as a 'small step'.

Outgoing UN aid chief slams G7 for failing on vaccine plan

While the people of Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) welcomed the arrival of a batch of 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine made by China's Sinopharm on Monday, the US Embassy faced a barrage of criticism and mockery after announcing the donation of 80 vials of vaccine to the nation of 1.

US donates 80 vials of COVID-19 vaccine to a nation of 1.4 million, trolled for online post

World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday welcomed the pledge made by G7 nations to donate 870 million vaccine doses. However, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus underlined that more help was needed.

G7 vaccine pledge is 'big help' but 'more' is needed: WHO

The head of the World Trade Organization said on Monday, she hoped that members could reach an agreement by July on improving access to COVID-19 vaccines after months of talks on waiving drug firms' intellectual property rights.

WTO head hopes for deal by July on vaccine-sharing

The US Food and Drug Administration said Friday it had told Johnson & Johnson that millions of doses of Covid vaccine produced at a troubled plant can't be used because of possible contamination issues.

US tells J&J millions of vaccine doses from troubled plant can't be used

The US Food & Drug Administration on Friday, June 11, said Johnson & Johnson must throw away millions of doses of its COVID-19 vaccine that were manufactured at a problem-plagued Baltimore factory but also cleared millions for use.

US FDA says J&J should discard millions of defected doses

British foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Friday there was no doubt some countries were using vaccines as a diplomatic tool to secure influence but Britain did not support so-called vaccine diplomacy.

UK's Dominic Raab: Some countries are using vaccines as a geopolitcal tool

The Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine can 'effectively neutralize' the Beta and Gamma variant of the deadly virus, according to a new study led by researchers from the New York University.

Pfizer's vaccine protective against Beta, Gamma variant of Coronavirus: Study

US President Joe Biden plans to buy and donate 500 million doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine to more than 90 countries while calling on the world's democracies to do their part to help end the deadly pandemic, the White House said.

COVID-19: US to donate 500 million Pfizer doses, urge others to join in

After months of debate, WTO members on Wednesday took a first, small step towards a deal aimed at boosting the production of Covid vaccines and treatments through patent waivers or compulsory licensing deals.

WTO moves forward in Covid vaccine patent waiver talks to boost production

If the spread of COVID-19 continues at current rates it will be years before the virus is controlled in the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday, as it called for countries to share excess vaccine doses.

PAHO urges countries to share excess vaccine doses

As the world struggles to procure coronavirus vaccine, a South Korean mayor made a public announcement that Pfizer will be sending 30 million doses within three weeks.

South Korea: Mayor apologises for falling prey to vaccine scam

A former pharmacist in Wisconsin, who purposefully ruined more than 500 doses of COVID-19 vaccine, was sentenced to three years in prison on Tuesday. Steven Brandenburg, 46, of Grafton, pleaded guilty in February to two felony counts of attempting to tamper with a consumer product.

Former US pharmacist gets prison for ruining Covid vaccine

Lifting restrictions too quickly might be disastrous for individuals who aren't vaccinated, WHO Director Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has stated, citing increased global transmission of COVID-19 variants of concern, including the Delta variant that was originally found in India.

Lifting curbs too soon can be disastrous for those who aren't vaccinated: WHO

After being lauded as a model country for a successful fight against the deadly coronavirus, Vietnam is now struggling to vaccinate its citizens. Vietnam is now being attacked with a new wave of COVID-19, and has only been able to vaccinate one per cent of its population, out of 100 million.

Amid coronavirus surge, Vietnam government urges donations for 'vaccine fund'

Pfizer vaccine trials on children aged 5 through 11 are underway in the United States. The children underwent temperature and blood pressure checks before getting a shot of either the vaccine or a placebo.

United States: Pfizer vaccine trials underway for kids aged 5 to 11 years

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