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South Korea approves the SKYCovione vaccine, their first domestically produced COVID-19 vaccine, for use in people over the age of 18 years.
2022-06-29

A compromise is reached regarding a COVID-19 vaccine intellectual property waiver for developing countries. According to the compromise, developing countries which have exported less than 10% of the world's COVID-19 vaccine doses in 2021 do not need to seek consent from the owner of the patent before authorising the vaccine. The patent waiver does not apply to other COVID-19-related pharmaceutical products.
2022-03-16

Long-term care homes in Ontario will keep their vaccine mandates for employees despite the province lifting all mandates.
2022-03-14

The head of Israel's Biological Institute, Professor Shmuel Shapira, reveals that midway through vaccine development, its office was requested by the government of then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to suspend development of a locally developed vaccine.
2021-09-1

Over 8,900,000 people in Cuba have received a dose of the Abdala and Soberana 02 vaccine.
2021-07-27

The Verkhovna Rada passes a law banning registration of the Sputnik V vaccine developed by Russia.
2021-01-29

The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan approves the AstraZeneca vaccine for emergency use in the country.
2021-01-16

China is expected to begin administering vaccines to healthcare, transport, and border control workers.
2020-12-19

American regulators from the Food and Drug Administration confirm that Pfizer's vaccine candidate is 95% effective.
2020-12-8

Israeli police officers open fire in Jerusalem against an unarmed Palestinian 32-year-old man who had autism; the man dies at the scene.
2020-05-30