The two partners, makers of the Western world's most widely used Covid-19 shot, are currently discussing with regulators enhanced versions of their established shot to better protect against the Omicron variant and its sublineages.
It remains unclear how many parents will get their young ones vaccinated as demand has been low for kids aged 5 to 11.
The tennis star's visa was cancelled over community health risk concerns, with the tournament set to begin on Monday.
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres warns that “we are digging our own graves” as he calls on countries to act to protect the planet from global warming.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara will also donate medical supplies to Togo, Burkina Faso and Liberia to help them in their fight against Covid-19.
The rise in infections come as a leaked internal CDC document found fully immunised people with so-called breakthrough infections of the Delta variant can spread the disease as easily as unvaccinated people.
The social media platforms had given assurance of crackdown against vaccine misinformation but fake content continues to go around.
The small shipments are stirring debate over how wealthy countries are sharing their surplus shots while poor countries are still struggling to get supplies.
The World Health Organization has said that any Covid-19 vaccines it has authorised for emergency use should be recognised by countries as they open up their borders to inoculated travellers.
Indian PM Narendra Modi said the federal government would take over the vaccination programme from the states from June 21, after weeks of criticism of a bungled vaccine rollout that has covered fewer than 5 percent of the country.
Vaccine supply in the developing world is a global issue, and countries with excess doses hold the key to the world’s unlocking.
South Africa's Foreign Minister Pandor says, "Millions of people in wealthier nations have been vaccinated, while billions of people in poorer countries still wait and are still vulnerable to infection, disease and death."
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