Tag: Vaccinations

Categories Asia & Pacific

Taiwan aims to inoculate 60% of population against Covid-19 with one dose by October amid spike in domestic cases

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Taiwan’s minister of health has vowed that at least 60% of the country’s population will have received one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine by October, but admitted the current infection level does not look good. … Read More >Taiwan aims to inoculate 60% of population against Covid-19 with one dose by October amid spike in domestic cases

Categories Asia & Pacific

Taipei claims millions of Covid-19 shots are on the way as government extends virus-related restrictions

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Taiwan’s health minister has promised that more vaccines are on the way amid pressure to accept Chinese-made shots, as domestic infections spike and the nation’s vaccination rate remains at around 1%. … Read More >Taipei claims millions of Covid-19 shots are on the way as government extends virus-related restrictions

Categories Russia

Putin: Despite slow uptake of jabs, mandatory vaccination against Covid-19 is INAPPROPRIATE & can’t be introduced in Russia

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Mandatory vaccination against coronavirus cannot be introduced in Russia, President Vladimir Putin has said, arguing that it was up to citizens themselves to weigh the risks of being infected with Covid-19 without getting a jab. … Read More >Putin: Despite slow uptake of jabs, mandatory vaccination against Covid-19 is INAPPROPRIATE & can’t be introduced in Russia

Categories World

WHO boss blasts ‘scandalous inequity’ in Covid jab sharing, demands global commitment to inoculate 10% of each nation by September

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The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on nations to commit to global efforts to inoculate the world’s poorest and more vulnerable against Covid-19, as he blasted “scandalous inequity” in vaccine distribution. … Read More >WHO boss blasts ‘scandalous inequity’ in Covid jab sharing, demands global commitment to inoculate 10% of each nation by September

Categories Middle East

Saudi Arabia bars anti-vaxxers from pilgrimages and overseas travel in bid to improve Covid vaccine take-up

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In an attempt to boost take-up, Saudi Arabia has announced that individuals who refuse to receive a Covid vaccine will be banned from overseas travel, pilgrimages, and entering universities, shopping malls, or office blocks. … Read More >Saudi Arabia bars anti-vaxxers from pilgrimages and overseas travel in bid to improve Covid vaccine take-up

Categories Asia & Pacific

Over 90% of Indian military vaccinated against Covid, ready to help country fight pandemic – army chief of staff

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More than 90% of India’s 1.5-million-strong military have already received both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine and are eager to assist in tackling the country’s tough second wave of the virus, the army’s chief of staff has said. … Read More >Over 90% of Indian military vaccinated against Covid, ready to help country fight pandemic – army chief of staff

Categories Middle East

Bahrain bars unvaccinated citizens from most public venues amid record spike in Covid-19 cases

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Starting from Friday, most of Bahrain’s public venues will be off-limits to people who haven’t gotten their Covid-19 jabs yet, the government announced, as the Gulf state sees a national record spike in new coronavirus infections. … Read More >Bahrain bars unvaccinated citizens from most public venues amid record spike in Covid-19 cases