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CDC panel OKs use of Pfizer's COVID vaccine in kids as young as 12

Advisors to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday endorsed use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine in kids as young as 12.CDC Director Rochelle Walensky told parents in a tweet

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U.S. CDC identifies 28 clotting cases after J&J jab

Bottles of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine await transfer into syringes for administering last month in Los Angeles. /Getty Images The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and P

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Norway drops AstraZeneca vaccine, offers J&J jab to volunteers only

Norway will drop AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine from its immunisation programme over rare but serious side effects, and keep Johnson & Johnson's jab suspended, the government announced Wednesday.

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Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines donated by China arrive in Dhaka

A shipment of 500,000 doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine from China arrived in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Wednesday.

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China to build a community of health for all with Uzbekistan

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Tuesday that China encourages medical cooperation between China and Uzbekistan to promote the construction of a community of health for all b

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China to help Tajikistan strengthening public health system

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday that China is willing to help Tajikistan strengthening the construction of the public health system, including COVID-19 vaccine co

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China to promote fair access to vaccines in developing countries

China will be true to its word and continues to promote the fair access of COVID-19 vaccines in developing countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Monday.China has annou

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BizBeat Ep. 121: The West should stop discrediting Chinese vaccines

03:32 Some countries in the West have long tried to discredit Chinese vaccines. WHO's endorsement marks a significant step toward clearing up those doubts. It also marks a big step for

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Egypt to produce 60m doses of Sinovac vaccines from next month

VCG Egypt is set to begin the production of 60 million doses of the Chinese Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine starting next month, said Mohammed Abdel Fattah, the head of the central administration for

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Macron calls on U.S. to ditch curbs on vaccine exports

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday urged the U.S. government to drop restrictions on exports of COVID-19 vaccines and components for the vaccines.Speaking at

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WHO approves China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

The World Health Organization has approved the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by China's Sinopharm for emergency use.The announcement was made on Friday by the WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom, mak

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Over 300 million COVID-19 vaccinations administered in China: NHC

China has administered over 300 million COVID-19 vaccine doses as of Friday, said China's National Health Commission (NHC).

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Kenya's COVID-19 vaccinations top 911,000

FILE PHOTO: Technicians show empty containers used for the transport of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after the vaccines were put into refrigerated storage units at the central vaccine depot in Ki

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WHO approves China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

02:08 The Sinopharm vaccine has received the backing of the World Health Organization, making it the first Chinese jab to be approved for emergency use. And only the6th vaccine to get t

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Vietnam reports 1st death in patient who received AstraZeneca vaccine

Vietnam's health ministry on Friday reported its first death in a patient who received AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine.A 35-year-old female health worker in the southern province of An Giang died on F

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Over 10M Turks receive two doses of COVID-19 jabs

A man receives the COVID-19 vaccine in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 6, 2021. /Xinhua Over 10 million Turkish citizens have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as part of the ongoing nation

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Africa CDC: Indian COVID strain discovered in 3 African countries

Health workers collecting samples from a lady in India. /Xinhua The coronavirus strain circulating in India has been detected in three African countries, according to the head of the Africa Ce