The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) votes to recommend a third dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5–11 years old. 2022-05-19
The United Kingdom reports a record for the third consecutive day of 93,045 new cases of COVID-19. 2021-12-17
Andalusia reports its first case of the A.23.1 COVID-19 variant that originated in Uganda. 2021-03-18
Belgium reports their first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 from South Africa in a person from West Flanders with no travel history. 2021-01-13
President-elect Joe Biden and incoming First Lady Dr. Jill Biden receive their first shot of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine on live television to reassure Americans of the safety of vaccines. Meanwhile, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and incoming Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff announce that they will receive their vaccines next week. 2020-12-21
The government mull reimposing a lockdown as the health ministry reports 8,618 new cases on Friday, surpassing the previous record set on Thursday and reached a fourth straight daily record for the country where infection rate per capita (398 per 100,000) is the highest in the European Union. 2020-10-10
Hawaii says that it will not allow the passengers of two cruise ships heading for its coast to disembark upon arrival due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, despite both ships reporting zero cases of COVID-19. 2020-03-19