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Confidence in Chinese vaccines has taken a hit. But as coronavirus cases grow, some countries are still pushing ahead

Mass public vaccination programs using a Chinese coronavirus vaccine are underway across Indonesia and Turkey, where tens of millions of people are expected to receive doses of the CoronaVac shot made by Beijing-based company Sinovac. [...]

Navalny arrested on his return to Moscow

Russia's leading Kremlin critic, Alexey Navalny, was detained by local police, moments after his return to the country and five months after he was poisoned with the nerve agent Novichok. CNN's Frederik Pleitgen reports Navalny had originally been scheduled to land at Vnukovo airport, where a crowd of hundreds of supporters and journalists waited. CNN has been unable to establish why the flight was diverted. [...]

Brazil authorizes two Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use

Amid a devastating resurgence of the coronavirus in parts of Brazil, federal health officials have finally voted to authorize two vaccines for emergency use. Sunday, Brazilian regulatory agency Anvisa approved both the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine and the Coronavac vaccine. [...]

88,743 residents vaccinated in last 24 hours

The UAE's vaccine administration rates are just second behind Israel globally. [...]

UAE: Compulsory Covid tests every 7 days for more employees

Those who have received both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine are exempted. [...]

UAE reports 3,471 Covid cases, 2,990 recoveries, 6 deaths

More than 23.5 million tests have been carried out across the country so far. [...]

Pres. Duterte tells Galvez to proceed with vaccine acquisition amid Senate probe threat

Assures that vaccine prices negotiated by Galvez to still pass DOF, ADB scrutiny (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte directed national COVID-19 action plan chief administrator Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., to push through with the gpvernment’s plans on the acquisition of vaccines to avert any delays amid a threat by the Philippine Senate to investigate the government’s vaccine acquisition program. In his talk to the nation, President Duterte said that Galvez, who is also […] [...]

UK expands virus vaccination campaign to over-70s

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain on Monday extended its coronavirus vaccination campaign to people over the age of 70, and new tougher restrictions for all arrivals to the country came into force. Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi told Sky News jabs were being offered in areas where most over-80s had received their first of two doses of the jab. The medical director for the state-run National Health Service (NHS) in England, Stephen Powis, explained […] [...]

Malacanang defends PHL gov’t’s bilateral negotiations on COVID-19 vaccine acquisition

(Eagle News) – Malacanang defended the Philippine government’s bilateral negotiations on COVID-19 vaccine acquisition for the country, saying that almost all countries are doing the same thing. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that with the current global health emergency on the virus pandemic, the centralized acquisition of vaccines through the government is needed to systematize the procedure and to get the best possible deal. “Una, bakit gobyerno ang nag-aangkat ng bakuna? Well, tatandaan natin […] [...]