Sources: NBC News
The Food and Drug Administration authorizes the use of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose for children between the ages of 12 and 15 years, becoming the world's first vaccine to be authorized as a booster shot for this age group. 2022-01-3
The Philippines reports its first two imported cases of the Omicron variant in an overseas Filipino who travelled from Japan on December 1 and a Nigerian national who arrived in the country on November 30. 2021-12-15
Toronto Mayor John Tory receives his first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine. 2021-04-10
Portugal reports a record 275 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 10,469. 2021-01-24
The United Kingdom reactivates emergency critical-care COVID-19 hospitals amid a surge in both cases and hospitalizations. 2021-01-2
Malaysian Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin signed an agreement with his Chinese counterpart Wang Zhigang to cooperate on the development of a safe and efficacious vaccine, as part of efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020-11-18
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam says that he will increase enforcement of masks and social distancing as cases in the Hampton Roads area spike. 2020-07-14
Cyprus' government is set to release 50 prisoners in order to contain the spread of the virus in the island. 2020-03-27
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Italy jumps to 24,747, while the death toll rose to 1,809 people. 2020-03-15