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The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority rejects the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine due to some safety concerns the manufacturer wasn’t able to answer such as failed HIV vaccines that use Adenovirus Type 5 that are similar to the Russian-made vaccine.
2021-10-19

The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority approves the usage of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children over the age of 12.
2021-09-11

South Africa resumes its use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to healthcare workers after a pause of more than two weeks, following the drug authority decision that the vaccine is safe.
2021-04-28

British Columbia Premier John Horgan receives his first dose of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine.
2021-04-16

The Netherlands suspends the administration of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine to people under 60 years old following the death of a woman who had received the vaccine.
2021-04-2

Hungary grants emergency use approval for the CanSino Biologics Convidecia and Indian Covishield COVID-19 vaccines.
2021-03-22

Cyprus suspends the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine until March 18 pending review from the European Medicines Agency following reports of possible serious side effects among vaccinated people in other EU countries.
2021-03-15

Rwanda receives its first shipment of 240,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India through the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative.
2021-03-3

Bahrain approves the emergency use of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, becoming the fourth vaccine to be approved in the country.
2021-02-10

Russian President Vladimir Putin announces the approval of a vaccine against COVID‑19, named Gam-COVID-Vac, claiming it as a "world-first", amid continued concern and unanswered questions over its safety and effectiveness.
2020-08-11