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World
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International
12/15/2020 10:45:39 AM
Teachers should be "prioritized to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, once frontline health personnel and high-risk populations are vaccinated," she said, UNICEF chief Henrietta Fore said
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World
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International
12/14/2020 9:31:36 PM
Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced that the entire capital and some neighbouring areas would go into "High Alert" level.
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World
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International
12/14/2020 5:43:25 PM
Sandra Lindsay, a critical care nurse at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center, received the Pfizer-BioNTech shot live on television shortly before 9:30 am (1430 GMT)
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World
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International
12/14/2020 3:28:20 PM
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World
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International
12/13/2020 8:01:04 PM
The doses will go to 14 sites around Canada, with the most vulnerable, including the elderly in long-term care facilities and healthcare workers, first in line for shots
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World
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Region
12/13/2020 1:42:55 PM
The statement did not specify which vaccine among the two being developed by Sinopharm, but cited data from Phase III clinical trials that showed an 86% efficacy rate and said Bahrain had participated in those trials
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World
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International
12/13/2020 9:15:00 AM
US regulators late on Friday authorized the vaccine from Pfizer and partner BioNTech for use, and US marshals will accompany the tightly secured shipments from factory to final destination
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World
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International
12/12/2020 8:25:49 PM
General Gus Perna, who is overseeing the massive logistical operation as part of the government's Operation Warp Speed, likened the moment to D-Day, the turning point of World War II
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Egypt
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Politics
12/12/2020 6:54:54 PM
In an early-morning visit to the headquarters of the Military Academy in Cairo on Saturday, the president hails the special level of relations Egypt maintains with Gulf countries, especially the UAE
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Egypt
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Politics
12/12/2020 3:01:32 PM
A production line has been established in the headquarters of the Egyptian Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccines (VACSERA)
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World
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International
12/11/2020 7:24:59 PM
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, told a Geneva news conference on Friday that 189 countries were participating in the programme
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World
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International
12/11/2020 6:32:29 PM
"We'll use whatever powers we need, but I'm sure it's going to be cooperative... they want to help," Azar added
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World
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International
12/11/2020 5:42:27 PM
The two companies said they planned to start another study next February, hoping to come up with a more effective vaccine by the end of 2021
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Egypt
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Politics
12/11/2020 1:44:11 PM
Edrees points at Egypt’s pledge to offer comprehensive healthcare to all under a national strategy in parallel with efforts to combat the spread of the pandemic in the country
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World
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International
12/11/2020 1:16:43 PM
The committee voted 17-4 that the known benefits of the vaccine outweighed the risks of taking the shot for individuals 16 and older, with 1 member of the panel abstaining
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Egypt
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Politics
12/10/2020 11:33:38 PM
Egypt is one of the highest-ranking countries in signing vaccine supply agreements, said Bloomberg
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World
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Region
12/10/2020 9:40:06 PM
The statement said that distribution of the vaccine will be done through 27 medical centres.
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World
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Region
12/10/2020 3:21:08 PM
Saudi Arabia's Food and Drug Agency registered the vaccine
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World
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Region
12/10/2020 11:43:36 AM
'It appears the white smoke over the government will not be released soon as a result of further testing to adopt the best vaccine,' Jumblatt, Lebanon's dominant Druze politician, wrote on Twitter
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Life & Style
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Health
12/10/2020 11:31:05 AM
People are expected to get some level of protection within a couple of weeks after the first shot. But full protection may not happen until a couple weeks after the second shot
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