The Standing Committee on Vaccination recommends that children between the ages of 12 and 17 years should receive a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least three months after having received their second dose, becoming one of the first countries to authorize booster doses for this age group. 2022-01-13
Fiji reopens businesses, places of worship and educational institutions at 70% capacity to those who have been fully vaccinated amid a decrease in the number of new cases and an increase in the vaccination rate. 2021-10-4
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency approves the country's first monoclonal antibody cocktail drug (Ronapreve) developed by Regeneron and Roche to treat severe COVID-19 patients in the United Kingdom. 2021-08-20
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham receives her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. 2021-03-26
Hungary reports a record 195 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 17,421. 2021-03-17
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces a new four-step plan for easing lockdown restrictions in England, starting with the reopening of schools on March 8 and the lifting of the stay-at-home order on March 29. 2021-02-22
Vietnam reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant in a 25-year-old man from South Africa who travelled to Hanoi on December 19 and tested positive for COVID-19 four days later while in quarantine. 2021-01-31
The Brazilian Ministry of Health reports 17,408 new confirmed cases and 1,179 more deaths from COVID-19, their highest daily death toll to date, bringing Brazil's death toll to 17,971 and 271,628 total cases. 2020-05-19
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy declares a state of emergency in preparation for the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic. 2020-03-11