Short AstraZeneca shelf life complicates COVID vaccine rollout to world's poorest BRUSSELS/LONDON, FEBRUARY 16The relatively short shelf life of AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine is complicating the rollout to the world's poorest nations, according to officials and internal World Health Organization documents reviewed by... World 16 Feb, 2022
Europe the only region with rise in COVID-19 last week: WHO The World Health Organization said there was a 7% rise in new coronavirus cases across Europe last week, the only region in the world where cases increased, and said uneven vaccine uptake posed a threat to the continent. World 21 Oct, 2021
Russia expects WHO to approve Sputnik V vaccine within 2 months: RDIF Russia expects the World Health Organization (WHO) to approve the Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus within two months, Kirill Dmitriev, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) which markets the vaccine. World 04 Jun, 2021
Prez requests UK, US, Russia for vaccines President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has sent written requests to the Queen of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II, President of the US Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin to provide COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal. Nepal 01 Jun, 2021
India says will have 120 million vaccine doses for local use in June India will have nearly 120 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines available for domestic use in June, the government said on Sunday. World 30 May, 2021
Armour against COVID-19 "As a frontline worker, I had the privilege to get vaccinated first. However, going by the rumours that the vaccine’s safety and efficacy hadn’t been studied enough, I didn’t take the vaccine." Blogs 25 May, 2021
Nepal, Bangladesh scramble to secure COVID-19 shots as India curbs exports Nepal had asked Indian authorities for an early delivery of more shots, said Sewa Lamsal, a spokesman for Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nepal 19 May, 2021
India 'on war footing' as coronavirus infections pass 24 mln The highly transmissible B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus first detected in India is also spreading across the globe, and Modi said his government was "on a war footing" in its fight against the contagion. World 14 May, 2021
Govt's indecision threatens vaccination drive Even as the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic is threatening to snowball into a major human catastrophe in Nepal, the government is staring at a dead end in so far as acquiring vaccines for its population is concerned. Nepal 06 May, 2021
India launches effort to inoculate all adults against COVID In hopes of taming a monstrous spike in COVID-19 infections, India opened vaccinations to all adults Saturday, launching a huge inoculation effort that was sure to tax the limits of the federal government, the country's vaccine factories and the patience of its 1.4 billion people. World 02 May, 2021
Overwhelmed India running short of COVID-19 vaccines Despite being the world's biggest producer of vaccines, India now does not have enough for itself - undermining a plan to ramp up and widen inoculation from Saturday. World 30 Apr, 2021
Vaccination centres close in Mumbai as India posts another record rise in COVID-19 All vaccination centres in India's financial capital of Mumbai were shut for three days starting Friday due to a shortage of vaccines, said authorities, as the country posted another record daily rise in coronavirus cases. World 30 Apr, 2021
