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The program, called “Doses to Doors,” is designed to target ZIP codes with low vaccine uptake and “dispel rumors” about the Covid-19 jab that may be circulating in those communities. The program launched officially on Monday at the South Side Homes apartment complex in Charlotte, North Carolina, where volunteers from …

Announced by Bennett’s office early on Tuesday, the deal will see Tel Aviv ship out hundreds of thousands of nearly expired doses immediately, while Seoul, which is currently running low on vaccines, agreed to return the same number by September or October, after its future orders are fulfilled. “We continue …

The Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical giant had originally committed to deliver 300 million doses of its jab to the EU by the end of June, but the company said production issues meant it would only be to deliver 100 million. In May the European Commission, the EU’s executive, launched its second bout …

South Africa’s health products safety watchdog (SAHPRA) has decided not to greenlight the use of millions of Covid-19 vaccine doses stored at a plant in the city of Gqeberha, since the material they were produced from was “affected” by a contamination incident at the Baltimore factory, the nation’s health authorities …

The news was announced by the White House on Thursday, with Biden expected to further elaborate on the move during the G7 meeting in Cornwall, UK, later in the day. “The goal of today’s donation is to save lives and end the pandemic and will provide the foundation for additional …

“We have very good access to vaccines in the future. The vaccination is now so fast that we can already shorten the interval,” Minister of Health and Care Services Bent Hoie said in a statement on Monday, noting that the interval between jabs would be set at nine weeks instead …

Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat, announced in Taipei on Sunday that the US would send 750,000 doses to the island. “It was critical to the United States that Taiwan be included in the first group to receive vaccines because we recognize your urgent need and we value this partnership,” …

After taking criticism earlier this year for “hoarding” vaccines, Biden announced last month that the US would share 80 million doses from its vaccine supply with the rest of the world. Biden did not reveal at the time where these doses would go, but provided more details on Thursday. Out …

The ministry said in a statement on Thursday that almost all of its AstraZeneca doses have already been used in people aged 45 and over in recent weeks. Any doses left, including an additional 148,000 set to arrive in the next week, will only be used as booster shots, the …

The death of a 47-year-old woman was likely connected to her receiving the Anglo-Swedish vaccine, due to a medical predisposition she had for blood clotting disorders, the country’s regulator, the State Institute for Drug Control (SUKL) said last week. “Currently, people who are waiting for the second dose … are …