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A shipment of COVID-19 vaccines distributed by the COVAX Facility arrives in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Febuary 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Diomande Ble Blonde)
January 16, 2022, 1:21 pm
UN’s COVAX program delivering vaccines to poor countries hits 1 billionth dose
Shipment of 1.1 million COVID-19 doses to Rwanda crosses milestone for program, as WHO says it ‘is only a reminder of the work that remains’ in global vaccine equity
By AP
In this Wednesday, April 29, 2020 file photo, a resident from the Alexandra township gets tested for the new coronavirus, in Johannesburg, South Africa. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)
June 10, 2021, 1:16 am
US to buy and donate 500 million Pfizer vaccines for global community
Biden to make announcement Thursday at G7 summit; We’re going to be the ‘arsenal of vaccines,’ says US national security adviser
By Zeke Miller
A man walks through Tehran's closed Grand Bazaar, in Tehran, Iran, April 10, 2021. (AP /Vahid Salemi)
April 10, 2021, 10:33 pm
With slow vaccine rollout and surging cases, Iran enters a 10-day virus lockdown
Just 200,000 doses administered in country of 84 million; 85% of cities declared ‘red’ or ‘orange’ zones amid 4th pandemic wave
By Amir Vahdat
Medical staff prepare an AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine during preparations at the vaccine center in Ebersberg near Munich, Germany, March 22, 2021. (Matthias Schrader/AP)
April 7, 2021, 7:04 pm
EU: Possible AstraZeneca link to rare blood clots; UK: Offer under 30s a choice
European Medicines Agency insists that the benefits of inoculation against COVID-19 from the shot outweigh the dangers; UK health body changes its policies on offering its use
By Agencies
Palestinian Health worker takes samples for coronavirus at a health center in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on February 16, 2021. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
March 30, 2021, 8:42 am
Report: Thousands in Gaza to get vaccine to be able to cross Israel to West Bank
Newspaper says international campaign funded by Qatar aims to inoculate 7,000 Gaza merchants who, prior to pandemic, were allowed to travel to West Bank; Israel said to be on board
By ToI Staff and AFP
An Israeli student receives a COVID-19 vaccine injection at a high school in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba, March 17, 2021. (Flash90)
March 27, 2021, 2:02 pm
Israel ranks 5th in Bloomberg world COVID resilience tracker
With ‘lightning-fast vaccination drive,’ Israel makes entry to top of tracking platform that assesses how global economies are handling pandemic
By ToI Staff
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas receives his first shot of COVID-19 vaccine, March 20, 2021. (Screenshot/WAFA)
March 21, 2021, 12:54 am
Abbas receives first vaccine dose as Palestinian inoculation drive set to begin
Vaccination campaign for Palestinian public begins Sunday with 61,440 shots donated through international COVAX program
By ToI Staff
An Israeli receives a COVID-19 vaccine, at Clalit vaccination center in Jerusalem, on March 8, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 19, 2021, 3:23 am
Israel still way out in front as vaccine shots worldwide top 400 million
Speed of inoculation picking up globally with 100 million vaccinations in past 11 days; US leads in total count with 113 million shots administered
By AFP
(L-R) Yesha Council director Yigal Dilmoni, Palestinian Workers Association chair Muhammad Arif Masad and Yesha Council chair David Elhayani in the Jordan Valley on March 15, 2021. (Yesha Council)
March 16, 2021, 11:24 am
Settler head urges vaccinating Palestinians, paid for by tax revenues sent to PA
David Elhayani and Palestinian anti-PA activist agree on urgency of inoculating West Bank residents after vaccine drive stalls
By Jacob Magid
Palestinian health workers at a hospital in the West Bank town of Nablus, where health workers were vaccinated against the coronavirus after the delivery of vaccine doses from Israel. February 03, 2021 (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
March 13, 2021, 11:24 pm
PA orders new lockdown in West Bank as hospitals reach 100% capacity
Curfew fails to quell rising infections among Palestinians; health official: ‘There’s been nothing like this since the beginning of the pandemic’
By Aaron Boxerman
The hospital where at least six people died due to an oxygen shortage, March 13, 2021, Salt, Jordan. (Screen grab/Al Mamlaka television)
March 13, 2021, 3:02 pm
Jordan health minister quits as COVID patients die from hospital oxygen shortage
PM reportedly asks Nathir Obeidat to step down after at least 6 patients die at government-run medical center near Amman
By OMAR AKOUR
Vials with COVID-19 vaccine stickers attached and syringes with the logo of US pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson in London, November 17, 2020. (JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
March 12, 2021, 8:25 pm
In boost to poor countries, WHO grants emergency authorization for J&J vaccine
One-dose coronavirus shot can now be used as part of the international COVAX effort to distribute vaccines globally
By AP
A man presents his Green Pass, proof that he is vaccinated against the coronavirus, on opening night at the Khan Theater for a performance where all guests were required to show proof of vaccination or full recovery from the virus, in Jerusalem, February 23, 2021. (AP/Maya Alleruzzo)
February 26, 2021, 2:35 pm
Debuting vaccine passes, Israel once again leads world — into an ethical pickle
Many countries are now weighing their own certification systems, while grappling with moral questions over the prospect of dividing the world along lines of vaccine access
By Laurie Kellman
Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 are seen inside a freezer in Cali, Colombia, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic on February 19, 2021. (Luis ROBAYO / AFP)
February 20, 2021, 3:02 pm
Over 200 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered globally
Israel is far ahead of any other country worldwide with nearly half its population of 9 million having received at least one dose
By AFP and ToI Staff
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to staff at the US State Department during the first visit of US President Joe Biden (L) in Washington, DC, February 4, 2021. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
February 18, 2021, 10:12 pm
Reversing Trump withdrawal, Blinken says US will pay $200m in WHO obligations
Recommitting to international health body, secretary of state says America ‘will work as a partner to address global challenges’
By AFP
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