Pakistan will launch its COVID vaccination drive next week, said a government minister on Wednesday. Frontline health workers will be vaccinated first. "God willing, the vaccination of frontline health workers will start next week," Asad Umar, who oversees Pakistan's efforts to stem the coronavirus pandemic, said in a tweet.

Pakistan to start COVID vaccination next week

The Wuhan virus has now infected more than 100 million people worldwide with over 2 million deaths. The arrival of vaccines did give the world some hope but the struggle to contain the spread continues.

Battle with COVID may be a long one even with vaccines

China's plans are falling apart. Beijing wanted to weaken its adversaries by exporting a deadly virus. It wanted to cash in on the crisis. Profiteer from the pandemic, and use its vaccine to dominate the world.

China gets increasingly isolated, broken promises over vaccines to blame

Despite "very strong demand" and a "reliable" organisation, the anti-Covid vaccination centre at Salle de la Bourse in Strasbourg is at a standstill, "because of a lack of vaccines," explains deputy mayor Alexandre Feltz.

Vaccines shortage leaves Strasbourg anti-COVID clinic at standstill

The European Union health commissioner said that AstraZeneca had provided insufficient clarification at a meeting on Monday (January 25) on its decision to slow down supplies of COVID-19 vaccines to the EU.

European Union reminds AstraZeneca of its contract obligations

The experts at the World Health Organization (WHO) have claimed it is safe to administer the second jab of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine after six weeks. Moderna's coronavirus vaccine, similar to the Pfizer-BioNtech's vaccine, also requires a booster after three to four weeks of the first jab.

Moderna vaccine's second dose should be administered within 6 weeks: WHO

Moderna Inc said on Monday it believes its COVID-19 vaccine protects against new variants found in Britain and South Africa, although it will test a new booster shot aimed at the South African variant after concluding the antibody response could be diminished.

Moderna says it believes vaccine will work against new variants

The delivery of the Pfizer vaccine has fallen by 15% this week. It is expected to drop by 30% in February. Countries are now bracing for a shortage. Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you why the deliveries of the shots are delayed.

Gravitas: Pfizer vaccine: Governments feel the pinch of shortages

#BoycottCannoli is trending in Pakistan after two cafe owners shamed their manager for his English-speaking skills. Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you more about the colonial hangover of Pakistan's elite.

Gravitas: Pak cafe owners laugh at manager's English

Pakistan is facing a new dilemma: How to source millions of doses for its citizens. Meanwhile, Anti-vaxxers in Pak are making absurd claims that vaccines contain the DNA of pigs & monkeys.

Gravitas: Pak struggling to get a vaccine

As the coronavirus tears across much of Texas, Dr. Esmaeil Porsa is grappling with one of the most formidable challenges he has faced: The Houston hospital system he operates is running out of vaccines.

New pandemic plight: Hospitals are running out of vaccines

In order to be able to vaccinate more people, France's top health advisory body has recommended doubling the time gap between the first and second dose. As of now, a gap of three weeks is being scheduled between the first and second dose of the coronavirus vaccine.

France health body recommends delaying second dose of coronavirus vaccine

Imams across Britain are helping to dispel notions of danger surrounding COVID-19 vaccine. The religious leaders are reaching out to people through their Friday sermons and influentials standing within the community.

UK Imams work to combat coronavirus vaccine disinformation

As the Biden administration takes power with a pledge to tame the most dire public health crisis in a century, one pillar of its strategy is to significantly increase the supply of COVID-19 vaccines.

Biden inherits a vaccine supply unlikely to grow before April

A plane carrying the first shipment of Indian-manufactured COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Nepal's capital of Kathmandu on Thursday (January 21).

India gifts COVID-19 vaccine doses to its neighbours

The Paycheck Protection Program’s loose rules allowed virtually any small business or company in America to qualify for a government-backed relief loan. Frustrated citizens and activist groups have criticized thousands of recipients they deemed unworthy, including wealthy lawyers, politicians and political lobbyists, publicly traded companies and businesses under government investigation.

Vaccine critics received more than $1 million in pandemic relief loans

President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday filled out his State Department team with a group of former career diplomats and veterans of the Obama administration, signalling his desire to return to a more traditional foreign policy after four years of uncertainty and unpredictability under President Donald Trump.

Biden fills out State Department team with Obama veterans

Norway has issued a tale of caution for the old and terminally ill people who are being administered the coronavirus vaccine after 23 people died in the countries shortly after receiving a jab of the vaccine.

Norway: 23 people die after taking coronavirus vaccine; caution raised

Nepal's Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali is in New Delhi for talks. Nepal is choosing Indian vaccines over Chinese shots. This comes after a trial in Brazil found that a Chinese vaccine was just 50.4% effective.

Gravitas: Nepal chooses India over China for vaccines

President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Dr. David Kessler to help lead Operation Warp Speed, the program to accelerate development of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, according to transition officials.

Joe Biden picks former FDA Chief to lead federal vaccine efforts

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Monday that the central government will bear the expenses of vaccinating nearly three crore healthcare and frontline workers in the first round and suggested that public representatives, a reference to politicians, should not be part of this initial exercise.

Centre to bear vaccination cost of 3 crore health, frontline workers: PM Modi

As India is setting up to launch one of the biggest vaccination drives of the world from January 16, it has been revealed that the vaccine will be available for ₹200 a vial in India.

Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to cost ₹200 a vial in India; purchase order placed with SII: Reports

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that Indian coronavirus vaccines are the most cost effective in the world. Also read | Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to cost ₹200 a vial in India; purchase order placed with SII: Reports Interacting with Chief Ministers of several states ahead of the massive COVID-19 vaccination drive, he said that "our vaccines are more affordable than any other vaccine on the globe.

Indian vaccines more affordable than any other on the globe: PM Modi

Scientists have demonstrated that a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine candidate, which could potentially be stored at room temperature, can produce immunity against the novel coronavirus in mice.

Single dose COVID-19 vaccine candidate generates immunity in mice: Study

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