COVID-19 pandemic
The Israel Institute for Biological Research announces it is working on a vaccine.
Sources: Haaretz
Sources: Haaretz
The number of people who received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Taiwan surpasses 70%.
The U.S. CDC announces that 60% of Americans have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Hong Kong begins administering vaccines to the general public with the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine.
New Zealand receives 60,000 doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine.
The United States begins shipping the COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna.