Moderna begins a study and a phase 2 trial of a hybrid vaccine aimed at combating the Omicron variant with their current COVID-19 vaccine. 2022-03-10
A COVID-19 vaccination mandate comes into effect in Victoria, with all essential workers required to have at least one dose of a World Health Organization-approved vaccine to continue working. 2021-10-15
Ghana's Food and Drugs Authority approves the usage of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines, bringing the number of approved vaccines in the country to five. 2021-07-28
Tajikistan becomes the first country to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for adults. 2021-07-3
Bangladesh grants an emergency use authorization for the Sputnik V vaccine. 2021-04-27
Chancellor Angela Merkel receives her first dose of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine. 2021-04-16
Lithuania suspends the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine as a precaution following three reports of suspected serious adverse thromboembolic reactions among vaccinated people in the country. 2021-03-16
Pakistan approves the emergency use of China's CanSinoBio vaccine, becoming the fourth vaccine to be approved in the country. 2021-02-12
The outgoing Trump administration announces that they will make changes to their vaccine distributions in an effort to speed up the rollout. 2021-01-12
Governor Jim Justice becomes one of the first elected officials to receive the vaccine. 2020-12-14