Pakistan will receive its first purchase of over one million doses of Chinese Sinopharm and CanSino Covid-19 vaccines by the end of March, the minister in charge of pandemic operations said on Tuesday.

Pakistan to receive first purchase of over 1 mn doses of Chinese vaccines

France will offer Covid-19 shots to anyone over 70 from this weekend, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday, as he sought to breathe more urgency into his country's vaccination campaign.

French Prez promises faster vaccine roll-out as infections 'explode' 

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called vaccine inequality "grotesque" as he urged producers of COVID-19 vaccines to follow AstraZeneca's lead and license the technology to other makers.

WHO says global COVID-19 vaccine inequality becoming 'grotesque'

World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday lashed out and expressed serious displeasure at the growing gap in the number of COVID vaccines administered in rich and poor countries.

WHO lashes out at unequal vaccine distribution

Imran Khan getting infected with coronavirus is likely to have negative impact on Pakistan's already struggling vaccination drive. For months, Pakistan struggled to source vaccines for its citizens.

Imran Khan's COVID infection may have negative impact on vaccination drive

Half of all adults in Britain have now received at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose, becoming the world's first major economy to hit that milestone. Health minister Matt Hancock said on Twitter, the figure had been reached after a record 660,276 shots were administered on Friday.

Britain hits milestone as half of all adults get first vaccine dose

Denmark on Saturday reported two cases of hospital staff with blood clots and cerebral haemorrhage after receiving the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccination. The Capital Region of Denmark, the authority that runs public hospitals in Copenhagen, said one of the hospital staff had died and both had received the AstraZeneca vaccine less than 14 days before getting ill.

Two cases of blood clots reported after AstraZeneca shot in Denmark 

Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Nearly a dozen countries resume AstraZeneca shots Almost a dozen countries resumed use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shots on Friday as EU and British regulators said the benefits outweighed any risks after reports of rare instances of blood clotting that temporarily halted inoculations.

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

People who get COVID-19 shots at thousands of Walmart and Sam’s Club stores may soon be able to verify their vaccination status at airports, schools and other locations using a health passport app on their smartphones.

Walmart joins push for digital vaccination credentials

Humans love competition. We love world cups, the Olympics, elections, etc. No matter how dire the situation, we find scope for competition and rivalry. The COVID-19 pandemic has been no different.

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More than 70 countries have authorised the Oxford- AstraZeneca vaccine and 350 million doses have been doled out across the world. Seventeen million people have been vaccinated in the European Union and UK.

Several countries halt AstraZeneca jab: Does the vaccine cause blood clots?

After a number of European countries announced they were temporarily suspending the use of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine, UK PM Boris Johnson has said the government is confident in the safety of the vaccine.

AstraZeneca is safe and works extremely well: UK PM defends vaccine over blood clot fears

A Facebook internal study has found that a small group of users is actually sowing major doubts about the Covid-19 vaccines, discouraging people from taking the vital jab.

Just 111 Facebook users spread half of Covid vaccine doubts 

AstraZeneca COVID vaccine: These countries have suspended its use so far

Health authorities in Denmark said on Thursday said that they were temporarily suspending use of COVID-19 vaccine. This precaution is being taken as some patients developed blood clots after they received the vaccine.

Denmark, Norway suspend use of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine due to blood clot fears 

On an unseasonably warm day in February, two men working with a local community group went door to door in an ethnically diverse neighbourhood to persuade people to sign up for COVID-19 vaccinations.

Black and Hispanic communities grapple with vaccine misinformation

France could block shipments abroad of COVID-19 vaccines, similar to moves on this front by Italy, said French Health Minister Olivier Veran on Friday (March 5).

France could block vaccine shipments, similar to Italy - Veran

Preliminary data from a study conducted at the University of Oxford indicates that the Covid vaccine developed by AstraZeneca PLC is effective against the P1, or Brazilian, variant, according to a report published in Reuters on Friday.

Oxford study indicates AstraZeneca effective against Brazil coronavirus variant

The sisters of Spain's King Felipe were vaccinated against the coronavirus in Abu Dhabi last month while visiting their father, online newspaper El Confidencial reported on Wednesday, sparking outrage at home where most Spaniards are still awaiting shots.

Spanish king's sisters spark outcry after getting early vaccine in UAE 

Many people opposed to vaccination, or anti-vaxxers, find their audience in social media, but now Twitter is deploying human monitors to crack down on disinformation as Covid-19 shots are being rolled out across the world.

Twitter deploys human monitors to strike down coronavirus vaccine misinformation

When it comes to Covid-19 vaccination programs, there are some countries that have exceeded expectations and others that have fallen surprisingly short. And then there is Brazil.

Brazil is brilliant at vaccinations. So what went wrong this time?

A Canadian woman made and hung a banner at her house in Toronto when her mother Nina Rockett recently turned 94 years old, demanding for her birthday to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Canadian woman wants COVID-19 vaccine for her mother's 94th birthday

Vaccines are emerging as the new power tool in West Asia. As Israel inoculates more than half of its population, Palestine's vaccine plan is struggling with a funding gap. On the West Asia Post, Ghadi Francis looks at how vaccines are the new currency of choice in West Asia. For more such stories, keep watching the West Asia post with Ghadi Francis every Friday at 8:30 PM IST, only on WION.

The West Asia Post | Vaccines: New currency of choice in West Asia?

Two months after the vaccination campaigns kicked off in the west, the first jabs are finally arriving in Africa and Latin America. While the virus may not discriminate, the vaccination programmes certainly do. WION's Palki Sharma tells you how.

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