Washington DC [US], September 9 (ANI/Sputnik): US House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff on Thursday sent letters to the heads of Facebook and Amazon asking them to provide detailed explanation of what they do to mitigate the spread of disinformation about coronavirus vaccines.
Canberra [Australia], September 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The Australian government has secured another 4 million doses of coronavirus vaccine in a deal with Britain as the country continued to battle the third wave of COVID-19 infections.
New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday said that 60,25,95,250 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to states and union territories so far through the direct state procurement category.
Tokyo [Japan] August 27 (ANI/FENA): The Japanese government decided on Friday to allocate 13 billion US dollars from the fiscal reserve for 2021 for the additional procurement of coronavirus vaccines, as well as for the provision of medicines for patients.
Moscow [Russia], August 23 (ANI): The Philippines' Food and Drug Administration approved the single-component Sputnik Light coronavirus vaccine under the emergency use authorization procedure on Monday, the Russian Direct Investment Fund said.
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): Coronavirus vaccine for children might be available for use in September or October this year, Dr Priya Abraham, the Director of Pune's (Indian Council of Medical Research) ICMR-National Institute of Virology (NIV) informed.
Seoul [South Korea], August 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The South Korean health authorities have allowed to immunize those aged 30 and over with the unused shots of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said on Friday.
Washington [US], August 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the emergency use of the third dose of both Moderna and Pfizer vaccines against COVID-19 for immunocompromised people.
Washington [US], August 4 (ANI): Pete Parada, the drummer for The Offspring, recently revealed that he was asked to leave the band over his refusal to receive a coronavirus vaccine.
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): The production of Russia's coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V in India is expected to come fully on stream in September, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) informed on Saturday.
Jerusalem [Israel] July 30 (ANI/FENA): The immunization of people over the age of 60 with the third dose of the coronavirus vaccine has begun in Israel.