Qatar begins administering the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged between 5 to 11 years. It comes after the Ministry of Public Health approves the use of the vaccine for this age group. 2022-01-30
The Spanish Public Health Commission approves the usage of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years. Vaccination rollout for this age group will begin on December 15. 2021-12-7
The European Medicines Agency officially approves the use of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years, becoming the first vaccine to be approved for these age groups in Europe. 2021-11-25
Russia reports a record for the fourth consecutive day of 1,002 deaths from COVID-19, which is the first time that the country has reported more than 1,000 COVID-related deaths in a single day since the pandemic began. Only 32% of the population has been fully vaccinated, amid wide distrust in vaccines. 2021-10-16
Switzerland signs an agreement with Pfizer to supply a total of 14 million doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in 2022 and 2023, which also includes an option to supply an additional 7 million vaccine doses in subsequent years. 2021-08-25
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare declares the "Delta Plus" variant of COVID-19 a Variant of Concern after 22 cases of the variant were reported in India. 2021-06-22
Rioting youths torched a COVID-19 testing center and threw fireworks at police in the fishing village of Urk overnight into Sunday. 2021-01-24
Moderna's preliminary results show their vaccine candidate is 94.5% effective at preventing COVID-19 infections. The results also suggest that in cases of COVID-19 infection after vaccination, the vaccine appeared to prevent severe illness. 2020-11-16
The United Arab Emirates announces its first two deaths from COVID-19. 2020-03-20