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Cuba’s first COVID vaccine nears final trials

01:29 Cuba could soon reach an extraordinary goal with the mass production of a local COVID-19 vaccine.Phase III clinical trials are set to begin in March and if the Cuban vaccine clea

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Belarus receives 100,000 China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines

VCG Belarus on Friday received a planeload of 100,000 COVID-19 vaccines donated by China to bolster the country's efforts against the virus.The Sinopharm vaccine is the first approved by China

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WHO to send over 11,000 doses of Ebola vaccine to Guinea

The World Health Organization will send more than 11,000 doses of Ebola vaccine to Guinea to help battle the outbreak. The vaccines are expected to arrive in Guinea's capitalConakry on Sunday.

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First batch of Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine arrives in HKSAR

The first batch of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech arrived in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on

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Senegal to start COVID-19 vaccination with Chinese vaccine

Ousseynou Badiane, head of Senegal's vaccination program, opens the door of a newly-built cold room that will be used to store COVID-19 vaccines at Fann Hospital in Dakar, Senegal, January 22, 20

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Senegal to start COVID-19 vaccination with Chinese vaccine

Ousseynou Badiane, head of Senegal's vaccination program, opens the door of a newly-built cold room that will be used to store COVID-19 vaccines at Fann Hospital in Dakar, Senegal, January 22, 20

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Hong Kong approves Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has formally approved the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech for emergency u

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Saudi Arabia approves AstraZeneca's COVID vaccine: State TV reports

A medical worker prepares AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine at a retirement home. /Xinhua Saudi Arabia's food and drug administration has approved the COVID vaccine made by AstraZeneca, stat

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Saudi Arabia authorizes use of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine: report

Saudi Arabia's Food and Drug Authority on Thursday authorized the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

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Nigeria approves use of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved the use of Oxford-AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria, NAFDAC Director General Mojisola Adeyeye said at pr

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Israel offers to host Champions League and Euro 2020 games

Logo of the UEFA Champions League. /CFP Israel has offered to host Champions League and Euro 2020 matches if the COVID-19 pandemic forces them to be moved from other countries.The Israeli prop

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HK approves Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has formally approved the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech for emergency use, the HKSAR government said o

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Developing nations point to global inequality in vaccine distribution

01:15 South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has blamed western countries for COVID vaccine shortages in developing nations, highlighting an issue that many are calling "vaccine aparth

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China's Shinopharm vaccine gets emergency use authorisation in Nepal

The Department of Drug Administration, the national drug regulatory authority, has granted emergency use approval to a COVID-19 vaccine developed by the Beijing Institute of Biological Products C

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Latest on the U.S. COVID-19 pandemic

Daily totals of COVID-19 cases reached their lowest numbers since October, at 53,800 confirmed cases. While the data shows some progression, experts are warning caution.Major winter storms have also

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COVID-19 survivors might only need one vaccine dose

02:13 Several studies in the United States suggest that COVID-19 survivors might not need a seconddoseof a coronavirus vaccine.More than 27 million coronavirus cases have been confirme

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J&J applies for EU authorization for their coronavirus vaccine

VCG Pharmaceutical company Johnson Johnson on Tuesday applied for authorization for their coronavirus vaccine in the EU, with a decision expected starting mid-March.If approved, the single-sho