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About one third of the residents of Dagestan over 60 years old were vaccinated against coronavirus, the head of the press service of the Ministry of Health of the region, Zarina Agmadova, informed. According to her, to date, over …
Russia's Sputnik V vaccine provides a strong defence against serious symptoms and hospitalisations caused by the Omicron coronavirus variant, the RDIF sovereign wealth fund said on Friday, citing a preliminary study by the vaccine …
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted resolution on equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, initiated by Azerbaijan and co-sponsored by 126 countries, the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United Nations said …
The World Health Organization issued interim recommendations on Thursday for mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines from different manufacturers for both the second dose and booster shots. Depending on availability, mRNA vaccines, such …
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres exhorted the world to make “concrete" progress within days toward a now-distant goal of vaccinating 40% of the global population against COVID-19 before the year ends. “Vaccine …
Azerbaijan vaccinated the highest number of people against Covid-19 among the Central Asian and South Caucasus nations, according to a new report released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Nearly 50 percent of Azerbaijan’s population …
The Belarusian Health Ministry has greenlighted the import and use of Russia’s CoviVac coronavirus shot, the agency said in a statement on Thursday. "The Belarusian Health Ministry has authorized the import and use of the …
The level of herd immunity to the coronavirus infection in Russia amounts to 56.1%, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said on Tuesday. "As for the level of herd immunity, today it amounts to 56.1%," she said at …
Initial data on the effectiveness of the Sputnik V vaccine against the Omicron strain may be obtained as early as next week, Director of the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology Alexander Gintsburg told the …
Those Russians who have been inoculated with foreign vaccines against the novel coronavirus will be able to obtain a vaccination certificate valid for a period of six months, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said on Monday. …
The German-made BioNTech vaccine is far less effective at neutralising the Omicron variant of the coronavirus but a booster shot greatly improves protection, a Hong Kong research team has found. Receiving jabs remained the most …
Georgian mariners’ certificates will be recognized in Saudi Arabia, the press service of the National Agency for Maritime Transport informs. "From now on, the certificates of Georgian mariners are recognized in the Kingdom of …
The Azerbaijani authorities have ordered all employees of state bodies to be vaccinated with at least two doses of the coronavirus vaccine by February 1, 2022. The decision was made by the Cabinet of Ministers of the country, the headquarters …
Decision-making on QR codes in public places and transport bills will largely depend on the response to public opinion, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin wrote in Telegram. "On Monday, December 13, meetings of the State Duma …
A set of changes to Armenia’s Labor Code and the Law on Public Service, approved today by the parliament, would empower employers to fire their employees for their failure to get vaccinated against Covid-19 or take a coronavirus test once …
Interview with Professor Faruk Birtek from Boğaziçi University on Turkish-Russian relations, pandemic COVID-19, and hopes for the next year
The Kazakh authorities have prepared all the necessary documents for the mutual recognition of the COVID-19 certificates with Russia, Health Minister Alexei Tsoi stated on Thursday. "We are in talks, [this issue] was addressed at …
Two months after Armenia introduced strict COVID-19 restrictions that made vaccinations near-mandatory amid record death rates, daily case numbers have dropped significantly, but the country is still battling a strong vaccine denial movement
Booster shots of the Covid-19 vaccine will be permitted five months after getting the second shot of the Pfizer vaccine, down from the initially recommended six, the Georgian Health Ministry reports. The ministry also says that …
Organization of Turkic States has sent 611,200 doses of coronavirus vaccine to Burkina Faso and Togo, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry. According to the information, the shipped vaccines were allocated from Turkey (200,000 …
