Germany, France among four European nations to halt use of AstraZeneca vaccine
BERLIN, Germany: Germany, France, Italy and Spain have suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine after several reports of blood clots in people who received...
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Thailand suspends AstraZeneca vaccine rollout over blood clot fears
BANGKOK, Thailand: Thailand has delayed the rollout of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine over reports of blood clots. The delay comes after several countries, including Denmark and...
Saudi Arabia makes Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for Hajj 2021
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia’s health ministry has said only people who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 will be allowed to attend the Hajj this...
Brazil surpasses 250,000 Covid deaths in one since first case
BRASILIA, Brazil: One year after the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in Brazil, Latin America’s biggest country has recorded more than 250,000 deaths...
‘Don’t want to cut in line’: Pfizer’s CEO avoids his Covid vaccine
NEW YORK, USA: Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla is avoiding to receive his company’s Covid-19 vaccine shot, saying he and other executives will not “cut the...
Palestinians expect first Covid-19 vaccine supply in March
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, Palestine: Palestine is expecting to receive its first Covid-19 vaccine doses in March under a deal with British drug giant AstraZeneca, while Israel...
Australia cancels 51 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine as trial stumbles
CANBERRA Australia: Australia cancelled an order for 51 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by CSL Ltd and the University of Queensland after...
Poor countries left behind as rich nations hoard Covid-19 vaccine
NEW YORK, USA: Rich countries have started hoarding Covid-19 vaccine, enough doses to vaccinate their entire populations nearly three times over while people living in...
90-year-old woman receives first Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in UK
LONDON, UK: A 90-year-old woman from Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, has become the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine outside trial...
Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine approved for use next week in UK
London, UK: The UK has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for widespread use. British regulator, the MHRA,...