Geneva [Switzerland], March 12 (ANI): A spokesperson for the World Health Organization (WHO) told Sputnik that its Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS) was carefully assessing the reports on risks related to the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19.
Ottawa [Canada], March 4 (ANI): Canada on Wednesday (local time) thanked India for sending coronavirus vaccines, of which 500,000 doses reached on March 4, a week after the AstraZeneca vaccine was approved.
Saint John's [Antigua and Barbuda], March 1 (ANI): Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Alfonso Browne on Monday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for demonstrating an "act of benevolence, kindness and empathy" by sending 175,000 AstraZeneca vaccines to the Caribbean countries.
Canberra [Australia], February 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines developed by UK drugmaker AstraZeneca arrived in Australia on Sunday, Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt said.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 26 (ANI): Sri Lanka has put Chinese Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine on hold and will use India-manufactured Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine to inoculate 14 million people, a government spokesperson has said.
Mexico City [Mexico], February 11 (ANI): Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at a news conference on Wednesday informed that the country would receive around a million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine sent from India in the early hours of Sunday.
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI/NewsVoir): The COVID-19 crisis has unleashed a global health and humanitarian crisis like no other claiming lakhs of lives in India. It has pushed healthcare providers to the wall, adversely affecting their operations and service delivery.
Johannesburg [South Africa], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): South Africa's political opposition has slammed the country's government for its handling of the coronavirus vaccine roll-out after Johannesburg halted its plans to use the AstraZeneca vaccine, a Sputnik correspondent reported Monday.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], February 7 (ANI): Bangladesh on Sunday launched its nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign with the Made in India vaccine by Serum Institute of India, reported Dhaka Tribune.
Paris [France], February 5 (ANI/Sputnik): AstraZeneca vaccine is due to become available for injections to the French population starting this weekend, Health Minister Olivier Veran said.
London [UK], February 4 (ANI): As per a report by developers of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine on Sunday, claimed that it can reduce the transmission of COVID-19 virus, reported The Washington Post.