Cambodia begins its COVID-19 vaccination rollout for children over the age of three years, becoming the world's first country to administer vaccines for children under the age of five years. 2022-02-23
The Italian National Institute of Health recommends that pregnant women should receive a COVID-19 vaccines after the first three months of their pregnancy due to growing evidence on the safety of vaccines during pregnancies for both the fetus and mother. 2021-09-24
The Ministry of Health announces that it will recognise all COVID-19 vaccines including those listed under the emergency use listing of the World Health Organization beginning on August 10 and that these vaccines will also be included in the statistics of the national vaccination programme. 2021-08-6
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
Prime Minister Boris Johnson receives his second dose of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine. 2021-06-3
The Cypriot Ministry of Health issues a new recommendation that people under the age of 50 should not receive the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine and should receive an mRNA vaccine instead. However, people under the age of 50 who have already received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine should proceed normally with the second dose. 2021-05-26
Germany begins to implement a two-week quarantine for German citizens and residents who have travelled from the United Kingdom, regardless of whether they have been vaccinated. Additionally, all non-essential travel to the UK is banned amidst an outbreak of the Indian Lineage B.1.617 variant. 2021-05-23
The United Arab Emirates approves the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children between the ages of 12 and 15. 2021-05-13
Data from the Health Ministry show that COVID-19 vaccines are 99.2% effective against serious illness, reduce mortality by 95.8% and decrease the chance of hospitalization by 98.9%. 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