It is announced that British Columbia will offer a fourth COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for the general population beginning in autumn. 2022-07-8
The European Commission authorizes the use of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine after the European Medicines Agency recommended the use of the vaccine, becoming the fifth vaccine to be approved for use by the European Union. 2021-12-20
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei receives his first dose of the Iranian-made COVID-19 vaccine COVIran Barakat. Khamenei says that he would not have received a foreign vaccine and says that receiving an Iranian-made vaccine was a "national pride". 2021-06-25
The Ministry of Health approves the emergency use of the Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV vaccine, making it the third vaccine to be authorized for use in the country. 2021-06-4
The Japanese government officially approves the use of the Moderna and Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for people aged 18 and older. It comes after the Health Ministry panel recommended the approval of both vaccines. 2021-05-21
Vice President Leni Robredo receives her first dose of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine. 2021-05-19
The Ministry of Health suspends the distribution of around 450,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine from batch CTMAV547 for toxicity and sterility tests following the death of a 22-year-old man who received the vaccine 11 days ago. 2021-05-16
Chief Executive Carrie Lam and other government officials receive their first doses of the Sinovac Biotech CoronaVac vaccine as Hong Kong begins its vaccination campaign. 2021-02-22
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announces the approval of the CoviVac vaccine for domestic use in Russia, becoming the third vaccine to be approved despite not yet having undergone any clinical trials. 2021-02-20
Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin announces that a nationwide mass vaccination program against COVID-19 will begin on January 13. President Joko Widodo will become the first person in the country to receive a vaccine. 2021-01-5