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Malaysia to ease coronavirus lockdowns in five states next week

Malaysia will relax coronavirus lockdowns next week in five states that have met the government's indicators for lifting curbs, the security minister said on Saturday.T

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Two doses of COVID-19 vaccine give 98 percent protection from death: Indian gov't

The Indian government said on Saturday two doses of COVID-19 vaccine provide around 98 percent protection from death due to the disease, while one dose gives nearly 92

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Vermont leads U.S. vaccination rate

02:55 The state of Vermont was widely praised for most effectively managing the pandemic.It shut down schools and businesses early and kept strict travel quarantines in place until rece

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U.S. FDA adds heart risk warning to Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccines

The U.S. drug regulator on Friday added a warning to the literature that accompanies Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shots, indicating the rare risk of heart inflammation after its use.F

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Venezuela holds COVID vaccinations with medicine from China, Russia

01:15 Venezuela is working to speed up its vaccination campaign against COVID-19, as people across the country line up to get the limited number of doses available.So far, the only vacc

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Mexico to vaccinate migrants in Baja California under new border initiative

Authorities in the Mexican border state of Baja California say they will include migrants in the new COVID-19 vaccination plan for border cities, which is aimed at acce

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Germany says vaccine rollout on track despite CureVac trial flop

A failure of German biotech CureVac to meet its efficacy goal in a late-stage trial for its COVID-19 vaccine will not impact the speed of Germany's vaccination rollout,

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Malaysia grants conditional approval for CanSino, J&J COVID-19 vaccines

Malaysia has granted conditional approval for emergency use to the single dose COVID-19 vaccines manufactured by China's CanSino Biologics and U.S. drugmaker Johnson &

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'Grow Employment, Not Beard': Indian Tea Seller Sends Money to Sponsor PM Modi's Salon Visit

Urging PM Modi to get his beard groomed, a tea seller named Anil More from the Baramati region of Maharashtra has sent the Indian head of government INR 100 ($1.50) to

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Ecuador's new vaccination plan

01:19 Just days into his presidency, Guillermo Lasso, plans to ramp up Ecuador’s vaccination drive. His plan is to inoculate nine million Ecuadoreans in his first 100 days in office.CGT

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India's PM Modi announces free COVID-19 vaccines for all adults

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that the Indian federal government would provide COVID-19 vaccines free of charge to all adults from later this month in an effort to turn the tide

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Israel begins vaccinating teenagers aged 12-15 against COVID-19

Israel has started vaccinating teenagers aged between 12 and 15 against the novel coronavirus, health authorities said on Sunday.This follows a decision taken by the Is

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Native American tribes see successful rates of COVID-19 vaccinations

04:18 Native American tribes across the U.S. are celebrating a vaccination success story in the battle against COVID-19.Despite being among the hardest hit, about 70 percent of the coun

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Arrival of 100,600 doses vaccine boosts Rwanda's vaccination drive

VCG Rwanda's COVID-19 mass vaccination drive has received another boost after the country received a batch of 100,600 doses of COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine through the World Health Organization's C

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Over 133,000 people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Rwanda

VCG More than 133,000 people in Rwanda have been fully vaccinated as the country continues its mass inoculation efforts.According to the country's health ministry, the number of persons that h

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New York creates new incentives to get COVID vaccine

02:25 New York state is on the higher end of the vaccination rate spectrum in the United States, but vaccination rates are waning. As a result, the governor has rolled out a whole list

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Denmark Uses Quran to Persuade Muslims to Vaccinate Themselves

Denmark, like several other European countries, has seen lower COVID-19 vaccination rates among its Muslim population. To address critical attitudes, the National Board