Greece begins to introduce monthly fines for people over the age of 60 who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 amid an increase in the number of new cases in the country. The monthly fine will initially be €50 this month and will be €100 per month thereafter. 2022-01-17
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that people as young as 16 years receive a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. This comes after the FDA authorized the usage of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose for people in that age group. 2021-12-9
Spain’s panel of vaccine experts approves the extension of the COVID-19 vaccine booster dose to people between the ages of 60 and 69 and healthcare workers. 2021-11-17
Singapore begins reopening its borders with the launch of Vaccinated Travel Lanes for fully vaccinated travellers from Germany and Brunei, while quarantine-free restrictions will be eased for travellers from Hong Kong, Macau, Mainland China outside of Jiangsu Province, New Zealand and Taiwan. 2021-08-19
China becomes the first major country to authorize the emergency use of the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine for children as young as three years old. 2021-06-5
Venezuela approves the use of the single-dose Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine. 2021-05-15
Ethiopia receives 300,000 doses of the Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV vaccine. 2021-03-30
Iran begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 among healthcare workers using the Sputnik V vaccine. 2021-02-9
Texas reaches past 1 million vaccinations, becoming the first state to do so. 2021-01-14
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces that the country has ordered 168,000 doses of Moderna's vaccine. 2020-12-15