Singapore begins a nationwide campaign to administer booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 60 and people with a compromised immune system who received their second dose at least six months ago amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. 2021-09-14
The Philippine Food and Drug Administration issues an emergency use authorization for the Sputnik Light vaccine, making the country the first in Asia to approve the Russian single-dose vaccine. 2021-08-23
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett says that around 100,000 teenagers have received a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. 2021-07-4
Venezuela receives another shipment of 880,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine as the number of cases continues to rise. 2021-04-24
Tonga receives its first shipment of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine supplied through the COVAX initiative. 2021-03-31
Pakistan receives 500,000 doses of Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine. 2021-02-1
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issues guidelines stating that people with underlying health conditions can receive the vaccine. 2020-12-26
President Vladimir Putin orders the country to start a large-scale vaccination by late next week. Teachers and doctors are expected to be the first to receive the Sputnik V vaccine. 2020-12-2
Pfizer says that it will not seek emergency approval for its COVID-19 vaccine until after the upcoming election. 2020-10-16