Washington [US], February 18 (ANI): Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine can protect people against concerning new coronavirus variants, including one first seen in South Africa called B.1.351, according to report published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday.
Tokyo [Japan], February 18 (ANI): Japan will vaccinate 40,000 healthcare workers in the first phase of the COVID-19 inoculation drive, reported NHK World.
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 18 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) will take Popular Front of India's student wing leader Rauf Shareef on police remand for five days on Thursday.
Taipei [Taiwan], February 18 (ANI): Taiwan was close to receiving 5 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine late last year but the deal was called off due to interferences from outside sources, said Chen Shih-Chung, Taiwan Health Minister.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 17 (ANI): A Lucknow court on Wednesday remanded Popular Front of India (PFI) members Ansad Badruddin and Firoz Khan to 7-day police custody.
Washington [US], February 17 (ANI): North Korean hackers have recently attempted to steal information on Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, according to a report by The Washington Post.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 16 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh STF has arrested two persons connected to Popular Front of India (PFI) who were planning to target those holding important positions in Hindu organisations, police said on Tuesday.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], February 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The first batch of Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine will be delivered to Malaysia on February 21, allowing the nation to launch the mass vaccination campaign on February 26, Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced on Tuesday.
Bogota [Colombia], February 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The first batch of coronavirus vaccine has arrived in Colombia, now the country can start a vaccination campaign, the country's Ministry of Health said in a statement.
Tel Aviv [Israel], February 15 (ANI): Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine appears to reduce symptomatic coronavirus infections by more than 90 per cent in the real world, according to Israeli researchers.
Auckland [New Zealand], February 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The first 60,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine arrived in New Zealand on Monday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said.
Washington [US], February 12 (ANI): The United States has secured an additional 200 million doses of Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines, President Joe Biden announced on Thursday (local time).