United Kingdom Pfizer vaccine: UK issues allergy warning after nurses have reaction The governing body for vaccines in the UK has issued new advice after two British nurses experienced anaphylactoid reactions to the Pfizer vaccine. 09/12/2020
USA Biden promises 100 million COVID-19 vaccinations in his first 100 days Joe Biden has promised 100 million COVID-19 vaccinations as he introduces a new health care team. 09/12/2020
Earth News Four lions test positive for coronavirus in Barcelona Among them, three older females and a four-year-old male. 08/12/2020
United Kingdom Grandmother, 90, is the first to get COVID-19 vaccine in the UK Margaret Keenan said she felt “so privileged" to be the first person vaccinated against COVID-19. 08/12/2020
No Comment First batches of coronavirus vaccine arrive at hospital near London The UK became the first country in the world to give the green light to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. 07/12/2020
Russia Russia begins vaccinating school teachers with Sputnik V COVID jab Russia hopes to vaccinate two million people before the end of the year. 07/12/2020
United Kingdom First batches of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine arrive in UK The UK's mass vaccination programme - which will be watched in earnest around the world - is expected to officially start on Tuesday. 07/12/2020
No Comment Russia begins distributing Sputnik V vaccine Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the government to start “large-scale” vaccination against coronavirus 05/12/2020
World News A coronavirus vaccine 'does not mean zero COVID', warns WHO "Vaccines and vaccination will add a major, major powerful tool to the toolkit that we have," said WHO's Mike Ryan. "But by themselves, they will not do the job." 04/12/2020
Russia Coronavirus: Moscow to open mass vaccination centres on Saturday The centres will open just days after President Vladimir Putin announced a programme to get as many Russians vaccinated as possible. Doctors, teachers and social workers will be first to receive the Sputnik V vaccine. 03/12/2020
World How do the three COVID-19 candidate vaccines work? there are substantial differences between them, including their composition, price and distribution capacity. 03/12/2020
Earth News ‘There is no vaccine for climate change’, warns British scientist Why the climate crisis must not be forgotten amid the global health pandemic. 03/12/2020
United Kingdom Did Brexit help the UK fast-track a coronavirus vaccine approval? UK officials have claimed that Brexit allowed them to fast-track approval of a COVID-19 vaccine. 03/12/2020
United Kingdom Johnson urges caution as UK authorises Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccine UK Health Minister Matt Hancock announced that the country is the first to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. 02/12/2020
World News Pfizer and BioNTech request COVID-19 vaccine authorisation in Europe Pfizer and BioNTech requested authorisation from the European Medicines Agency for emergency use of their coronavirus vaccine candidate. 01/12/2020
World News Now we've found a COVID-19 vaccine, how do we get it to people? Scientists have overcome a huge hurdle finding a COVID-19 vaccine. Now it's over to the logistics people. 01/12/2020
World News Moderna will ask for approval of its COVID vaccine in Europe today Moderna says it will today ask for approval for its COVID-19 vaccine in Europe and the US 30/11/2020
France French vaccination plan: Fragile first then general public from April France's health authority has revealed a vaccination plan in five phases, with phase one prioritising care homes. 30/11/2020
Germany Vaccine: Frankfurt Airport prepares for huge logistical challenge As a string of COVID-19 vaccines near approval, Frankfurt Airport is preparing to transport millions of life-saving doses worldwide. 28/11/2020
United Kingdom AstraZeneca reveals dosing mistake in coronavirus vaccine trials A dosing error may have contributed to the "highly effective" results of the AstraZeneca and Oxford University coronavirus vaccine. 26/11/2020