Putin Says He Will Get Vaccinated Against Coronavirus On March 23
Russian Vladimir Putin speaking on March 22
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COVID-19: Ukraine updates list of red, green zone countries as of March 5
14:25, 05.03.21 – UNIAN Upon returning from a red zone destination, Ukrainians are obliged to self-quarantine using the Dii Vdoma app. Ukraine’s Health Ministry has updated the list of countries in the red and green zones as of March 5, 2021. Compared to the previous week, Bulgaria and Cyprus again have been put on the red zone list, while Argentina,
Read morePfizer files paperwork to register COVID-19 vaccine in Ukraine
23:45, 16.02.21 – UNIAN The process is set to be completed within a few days, health minister says. The U.S-based Pfizer has applied for the registration in Ukraine of its vaccine for COVID-19. That’s according to Minister of Health Maksy Stepanov, who spoke at a video conference organized by the American-Ukrainian Business Council. “I was informed that Pfizer had applied for registration
Read moreUkrainian Parliament Bans Approval Of Russian COVID-19 Vaccines
Russia is shipping its Sputnik V worldwide.(but won’t use it in Russia.)
Read moreUkraine publishes COVID-19 vaccination schedule
03:59, 30.01.21 – UNIAN Chief Medical Officer Viktor Liashko announced the launch of the campaign around February 15. The National Commission for technology-related and environmental safety and emergencies has approved a schedule for vaccination against the coronavirus in Ukraine in 2021. This was announced by the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that the document proposes
Read moreWHO chief elaborates on COVAX Facility
23:55, 22.01.21 – UNIAN COVAX could begin delivering doses in February. Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said the COVAX (the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility), the global pooled procurement mechanism for COVID-19 vaccines, may be launched as early as February. “That’s why today I’m glad to announce that COVAX has signed an agreement
Read moreRussia concealing involvement of defense facility in Sputnik-V vaccine development – media
14:25, 06.01.21 – UNIAN Since Soviet times, this Institute has been developing various kinds of biological weapons. Russia is making efforts to conceal the involvement of the 48th Central Research Institute, which is part of the defense ministry, in the development of the Sputnik V vaccine candidate for COVID-19, Ukrainian media reported. The facility is a biological weapons developer that
Read moreKremlin Says Putin To Get Coronavirus Vaccine Soon
During a marathon press conference on December 17, Vladimir Putin said he would get vaccinated after “all formal issues” were resolved.
Read moreRussia Approves COVID-19 Vaccine For Use By The Elderly
December 26, 2020 09:28 GMT – RFE/RL Russia’s Health Ministry has approved the country’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine for use by people over the age of 60. Health Minister Mikhail Murashko made the announcement on December 26, saying that the vaccine has now been approved for everyone over the age of 18. Previously, elderly people, who form a particularly vulnerable
Read moreUkraine not to suspend flights from Britain over new COVID-19 strain
22:59, 21.12.20 – UNIAN The Minister explained why the authorities had made such a decision. Ukraine will not yet suspend flights from the United Kingdom over reports on cases where a new mutant coronavirus (COVID-19) strain was identified. This was announced by Infrastructure Minister Vladyslav Kryklii on Facebook on December 21. He explained why the authorities had made such a decision. “We
Read moreRussian scientist working on COVID-19 vaccine plummets to death in St. Petersburg
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Read moreKharkiv Mayor Kernes dies from COVID-19 complications
Hennady Kernes, the mayor of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, has died in Berlin where he was receiving treatment for COVID-19, his friend Pavlo Fuks, a Ukrainian businessman, announced on the Telegram messenger on Dec. 17. “Coronavirus caused serious complications to (his) health. Eternal memory to you, my friend,” Fuks wrote on Dec. 17. Kernes was transported to Berlin’s Charite
Read moreUkraine may receive first batch of COVID-19 vaccines in Feb 2021 – health minister
23:45, 15.12.20 – UNIAN At the moment, Ukraine’s capacities allow storing about a million doses at the required ultra-low temperatures, the minister says. Ukraine may receive the first batch of the vaccine against the novel coronavirus as early as February 2021, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov expects. “We very much hope we will receive the first vaccines in the first quarter
Read moreGet Vaccinated Or You’re Fired: Russian Medics Coerced Into Taking Sputnik-V – Video
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Read moreHungary gets permission to use Russian Sputnik V vaccine
22:45, 30 November 2020 – 112UA The European Commission said that Hungary has the right to approve the use of the Russian vaccine against coronavirus Sputnik V. The European Commission said that Hungary has the right to approve the use of the Russian vaccine against coronavirus Sputnik V, but it will not be able to circulate in other EU countries, Kremlin-controlled TASS media reports. In this
Read moreCOVID-19: Russia Says India To make 100 Million Doses Of Sputnik Vaccine
Russia was the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine, long before the candidate had undergone large-scale clinical trials. (file photo)
Read moreWe have a vaccine!
PUBLISHED MON, NOV 9 20206:45 AM EST UPDATED 3 MIN AGO KEY POINTS Dr. Albert Bourla, chairman and CEO of Pfizer, hailed the trial results as a “great day for science and humanity.” Pfizer and BioNTech said the case split between vaccinated individuals and those who received a placebo indicated a vaccine efficacy rate of above 90% at seven days
Read moreMistrust Grows for Russia’s Coronavirus Vaccine – Poll
Record numbers of Russians have become infected by the coronavirus over the past month.Sergei Kiselyov / Moskva News Agency
Read moreWHO warns against COVID-19 lockdowns due to economic damage
12 Oct. 2020 – New York Post – Fox News Dr. David Nabarro suggests lockdowns should be a last resort only. The World Health Organization has warned leaders against relying on COVID-19 lockdowns to tackle outbreaks — after previously saying countries should be careful how quickly they reopen. WHO envoy Dr. David Nabarro said such restrictive measures should only be treated as a last
Read moreTrump, Melania test positive for coronavirus, president vows to bring quarantine ‘immediately’
John Fritze USA TODAY – 2-10-20 WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has tested positive for the coronavirus, a stunning development that came hours after he confirmed one of his longest-serving aides with whom he had recently traveled also received a positive test result. The revelation had implications for the president’s health, the administration’s response to the pandemic and also the Nov. 3
Read moreUkraine shuts borders to foreigners until October to contain COVID-19 spread
Ukraine will close its borders to foreign citizens for a month starting on Aug. 29, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced during a government meeting on Aug. 26. The ban will last until Sep. 28. Foreigners with permanent residency permits and refugees will be exempt from the ban, as will transit passengers who can confirm that they will leave the country in
Read moreUS authorises to use convalescent plasma as potential COVID–19 treatment
09:15, 24 August 2020 – 112UA This is the result of extensive review of the science and data generated over the past several months of efforts to facilitate emergency access to convalescent plasma for patients as clinical trials to definitively demonstrate safety and efficacy remain ongoing. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for
Read moreThe Week In Russia: The Vaccine, The Kursk, And Belarus
Many critics have raised doubts about Russia’s vaccine.
Read moreRussia’s Covid-19 Vaccine Breaches Crucial Scientific and Ethical International Standards
Public health is supposed to be above geopolitical struggles and nationalist boasting. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced regulatory approval of a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute. He plans to start mass vaccinations in October. Naming the vaccine Sputnik V, Putin asserted that Russia had won the vaccine race. His action is reckless and dangerous, gambling with the health
Read moreHuge shortfall in funds to fight coronavirus, WHO says
GENEVA (Reuters) – There is a huge gap between the funds needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic and funds committed worldwide, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday. More than 19.92 million people have been reported to be infected by the coronavirus globally and 729,883 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in
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