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NY moves into next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations program

02:45 NewYorkhas started the next phase of its COVID-19 vaccination program.First responders and educators, public transport and public safety workers can now schedule appointments for

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Black, Hispanic communities struggle in COVID-19 vaccine rollout

03:32 The COVID-19vaccineroll-out continues across the U.S.,although the number of vaccinations being administered is well behind schedule.President-elect Joe Biden is set to unveil hi

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UK PM Johnson: We've done 2.4 million vaccine jabs so far

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said 2.4 COVID-19 million vaccination shots had been administered so far in the United Kingdom. /AFP British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said 2.4 COVID-19

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Germany's Merkel extends, tightens COVID-19 lockdown to January 31

FILE PHOTO: People walk on a shopping street in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, 20 April, 2020. /Martin Meissner/AP Photo German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday extended and tightened the country'

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Cambodia reopens schools as Indonesia starts inoculations

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen speaks at a press conference on the latest situation of COVID-19 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 7, 2020. /Xinhua Cambodia has started reopening s

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China's vaccine monitoring index for adverse reactions reaches WHO standard

China's monitoring index for adverse reactions to vaccines has reached the World Health Organization (WHO)'s standard, Wang Huaqing, chief expert of vaccination plannin

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China's index for adverse reactions to vaccines reaches WHO standard

China's monitoring index for adverse reactions to vaccines has reached the World Health Organization (WHO)'s standard, Wang Huaqing, chief expert of vaccination planning at the Chinese Center for Dis

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U.S. vaccine rollout too slow, many say

00:59 The United States has so far vaccinated about 2.8 million people against COVID-19, which is about .84 people for every 100. Many say at that rate, it will take years to protect t

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Argentina begins vaccine campaign

02:42 Argentina's health workers received Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in the first phase of vaccination in Latin America’s third- largest economy.While some western scientis

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First batch of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines arrives in Turkey

A shipment containing boxes of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine arrives at Esenboga Airport in Ankara, Turkey, Dec. 30, 2020. /Xinhua The first batch of 3 million doses of China's SinoVac COVI

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Successful control of pandemic top priority, says HK official

The successful control of the COVID-19 pandemic has become a top priority of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), and the pandemic should be contained as soon as possible to protec

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Canada approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

A nurse prepares a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna. /AP Canada has approved the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine days after it rolled out publi

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Israel bans travelers from South Africa, Denmark and U.K.

VCG Image Israel on Sunday banned travelers from South Africa, Denmark and the U.K. from entering its borders following the emergence of a new variant of the novel coronavirus in those countri

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Vaccine distribution challenges remain for poorer nations

02:59 The imminent beginning of mass vaccination against COVID-19 is top of the agenda for most countries around the world. As drug companies race to roll out their vaccines, they will

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gets COVID-19 vaccine

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday received his COVID-19 vaccine jab in public to start the rollout of the country's vaccination exercise.Netanyahu's vaccination was broadcasted on

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UN calls for including migrants in every country's pandemic response

Migrant workers clean fields in the Salinas Valley near Salinas, California, U.S., March 30, 2020. /CFP United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for ensuring that mig

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U.S. Vice President Pence, wife get vaccinated

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen publicly received the COVID-19 vaccine at the White House on Friday, in an attempt to build confidence among the American people on the vaccine's saf