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COVAX

New Zealand begins COVID-19 vaccinations programme, Australia starts Monday
World

New Zealand begins COVID-19 vaccinations programme, Australia starts Monday

  • New Zealand started its official rollout of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, while Australia finalised plans to begin inoculations on Monday, a new phase in tackling the virus that both countries have kept largely contained.
  • New Zealand expects its nationwide rollout covering the country’s population of 5 million will take a full year, while Australia aims to inoculate its 25 million citizens by October.
Published 20 Feb, 2021 01:27pm
New Covid-19 cases down 16 percent last week: WHO
World

New Covid-19 cases down 16 percent last week: WHO

  • The interim distribution list issued on February 3 broke down the programme's initial 337.2 million doses -- of which all barring 1.2 million Pfizer-BioNTech doses, are from AstraZeneca. Both WHO-approved vaccines require two injected doses.
Published 17 Feb, 2021 11:13am
China says it will send 150,000 coronavirus vaccines to Syria
World

China says it will send 150,000 coronavirus vaccines to Syria

  • Syrian health officials have said the country is engaged with Russia and China over vaccines but authorities have not yet announced any bilateral deals.
  • The country has signed up for COVAX, a global scheme backed by the World Health Organization to provide vaccines to poorer countries.
Published 04 Feb, 2021 08:56pm
Pakistan to receive 17.2 million COVID-19 doses through COVAX
Pakistan

Pakistan to receive 17.2 million COVID-19 doses through COVAX

  • The distribution list includes doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine, licensed to the Serum Institute of India, Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine.
  • The distribution aims to cover an average of 3.3% of total population of 145 countries by mid-2021.
Published 04 Feb, 2021 11:44am
Pakistan likely to receive Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine under COVAX programme
Pakistan

Pakistan likely to receive Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine under COVAX programme

  • The WHO signed an advance purchase agreement with the American pharmaceutical, where it will receive at least 40 million doses of the drug.
  • It also anticipates another 50 million doses from UK-based pharmaceutical Oxford-Astrazeneca. As per the existing agreement with the company, the shipment will be made in first quarter of the year.
Published 26 Jan, 2021 05:09pm