Most Australians will get the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, but priority groups will receive the Pfizer drug. What's the difference?

12 January 2021 - As Australians navigate lockdowns, border closures, hotel quarantine and COVID-19 testing queues, the wait for the ...

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Most governments are not yet on track to hit their vaccine roll-out targets

6 January 2021 - Some countries aim to inoculate millions of people a day. So far, most are falling short. ...

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Problems with paying people to be vaccinated against COVID-19

6 January 2021 - The US FDA has issued Emergency Use Authorisation for 2 vaccines for the prevention of coronavirus disease ...

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New criteria changes who’ll get COVID-19 vaccine first

16 December 2020 - Australia’s population is expected to be divided into 12 age brackets for the much-anticipated rollout of ...

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Vaccination strategy against SARS-Cov-2

15 December 2020 - Intermediate recommendations on the methods of implementing vaccination. ...

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U.S. Government exercises first option for additional 100 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate

11 December 2020 - Additional doses ordered today will be delivered in Q2 2021. ...

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FDA takes key action in fight against COVID-19 by issuing emergency use authorisation for first COVID-19 vaccine

11 December 2020 - Action follows thorough evaluation of available safety, effectiveness, and manufacturing quality information by FDA career scientists, input ...

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Ontario to begin vaccinations next week in Toronto, Ottawa

10 December 2020 - The first vaccines will go to health care workers at long-term care homes and other high-risk ...

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Governments will want to track who has had a COVID-19 vaccine

10 December 2020 - Rollout of new shots highlights gaps in countries’ monitoring of who gets inoculated. ...

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Prisoners and the obese priority groups for COVID-19 vaccine

9 December 2020 - Prisoners and people with severe obesity will be prioritised for COVID-19 vaccination, the federal government has ...

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Pfizer BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine warning after UK allergic reactions

10 December 2020 - The Pfizer BioNtech coronavirus vaccine has hit an early hurdle after two people receiving the jab ...

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Trump vaccine executive order raises questions after Pfizer offer declined

9 December 2020 - The chief scientific adviser for the Trump administration's coronavirus vaccine program on Tuesday said that he ...

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Who gets COVID-19 vaccine first? Hospitals assess how to divvy up shots.

7 December 2020 - With initial supplies expected to fall short, hospitals look to lotteries and risk assessments to prioritise early ...

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Less than a third of Americans will definitely get the COVID vaccine: poll

4 December 2020 - Less than a third of Americans say they will definitely get the COVID-19 vaccine when it ...

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Britain begins vaccine rollout, first person vaccinated

 8 December 2020 - A 90-year-old British grandmother has become the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer ...

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