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Moscow/Sputnik: Public health officials in England have called on general practitioners to begin staffing local COVID-19 vaccination centers by December 14, the Sky News broadcaster reports, citing a letter sent to doctors. more
Scientists optimistic about COVID-19 vaccines for all

New York: Scientists developing COVID-19 vaccines are optimistic that by the end of next year, all people everywhere will have access to safe and effective treatments against a disease wh ...

Covid-19: Bangladesh records 2,252 new cases, 24 deaths within 24 hours

Dhaka: In the last 24 hours, 24 more people have succumbed to coronavirus in Bangladesh. Among them, 20 are men and four are women. All of them died at the hospital.

Canada targeting January for start of COVID-19 vaccine delivery: Distribution Czar

Toronto/Sputnik/UNI: The Canadian government is targeting January as the starting point for COVID-19 vaccine delivery throughout the country, Canada’s Vaccine Distribution Czar Maj. ...

US centers for disease control backs panel proposal for initial COVID-19 vaccine doses

Washington/Sputnik: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) adopted recommendations from an advisory panel that the first doses of a coronavirus vaccine be reserved for el ...

Pfizer to only get half of COVID-19 vaccines out this year due to logistics: Reports

Washington/Sputnik: US drug giant Pfizer expects to ship just about half of the COVID-19 vaccines it originally planned for this year because of supply-chain problems, although it still e ...

Covid-19: Death toll touches 6,748 as virus claims 35 within a day in Bangladesh

Dhaka: The deadly coronavirus has killed 35 more people in a day while another 2,316 new infections were recorded. The latest information on the coronavirus situation in the country was i ...

COVID-19 vaccination in Italy may begin January 29: Reports

Rome/Sputnik: Vaccination against COVID-19 in Italy may begin on January 29, 2021, la Repubblica newspaper reported.

Covid-19: UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for roll out

London: The United Kingdom has become the first country to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 for widespread use, media reports said.

Leaked documents now expose China's lies about the gravity of COVID-19 outbreak

Beijing: A leaked document has now revealed China's mishandling of the early stages of Covid-19, a virus that has now left the world paralysed for the past one year.