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The Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv, Israel, begins the world's first clinical trial of fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, involving 150 medical personnel, in order to determine if a fourth dose can provide extra immunity against COVID-19.
2021-12-27

Cyprus announces the approval of the COVID-19 vaccine administered for children ages 5 to 11 years and also allowing adults to receive booster dose two weeks sooner than six months after their second dose in order to curb the rise of COVID-19 cases following the first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.
2021-12-13

Restrictions are further eased for fully vaccinated Victorians as 90% of adults are now fully vaccinated. Mask wearing is still required in some indoor spaces and limits remain on daily visitor numbers to care facilities. Additionally, unvaccinated people continue to be banned from entering all non-essential businesses and also from employment in many industries.
2021-11-19

Moldova restricts the entry of restaurants, bars, and cultural events to people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 until October 31 due to a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases.
2021-09-11

Yemen begins their COVID-19 vaccination campaign using the vaccine produced by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford.
2021-04-20

The Food and Drug Administration suspends the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine by people under 60 years old following reports of a possible link with cases of blood clots.
2021-04-8

The Rosselkhoznadzor approves the Carnivac-Cov, which is the world's first COVID-19 vaccine for nonhuman animals.
2021-03-31

Romania donates 21,600 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine to Moldova for use in their vaccination program which will begin next week with frontline health workers.
2021-02-27

Chile approves the CoronaVac vaccine developed by Sinovac for emergency use in the country.
2021-01-20

President Vladimir Putin announces that the country has approved its second COVID-19 vaccine following preliminary trials.
2020-10-14