Blinken "stressed the importance of cooperation and transparency regarding the origin of the virus," including allowing WHO experts back into China, State Department spokesman.
"The United States will send 20 million doses authorized for use in the United States to help countries battling the pandemic by the end of June," Press Secretary Jen Psaki said.
Umar says it has been decided to allow walk-in vaccination of all registered citizens of 50 plus age group
A few days ago, the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination started vaccination of senior citizens of age 50 to 59 years across the country
"Inoculations require vaccines and we know that another one of the shots ordered by Brussels will be missing, the (Johnson & Johnson) vaccine will not arrive. That means half a million fewer shots," Gergely Gulyas told an online briefing.
The EMA, the EU's regulator, says it continues to believe the benefits of the vaccines far outweigh the risks of side effects.
"The vaccine is a national success story and our way out of this pandemic," said Hancock, adding that he was "delighted".
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson got his first vaccine dose on Friday, receiving AstraZeneca's shot - which several European countries had temporarily stopped using earlier this week over safety fears.
Faisal says in addition to the 500,000 doses of Sinopharm, almost 7 million doses of AstraZeneca to be made available in Q1 and given to the public free of cost
The vaccine will be administered to frontline healthcare workers free of cost: SAPM
That complicated the EU's vaccination plans, after Pfizer had also announced a temporary slowdown in deliveries of its vaccine, and triggered an outcry in Brussels and EU capitals.
The second EU official, directly involved in the talks, said however there was no offer to increase supplies.
European Union countries have been rushing to secure supplies of special syringes with so-called low dead space that are needed to eliminate waste of vaccine when administering the shots.