Financial Times
Chinese and Russian Vaccines in High Demand as World Scrambles for Doses
Sales represent coup for Beijing and Moscow, even as concerns over pharma standards linger.
Wall Street Journal
COVID-19 Vaccine Leaders Waited Months to Approve Distribution Plans
Holdup left states with little time to develop mass-vaccination plan; United States says it needed time for interagency clearance.
Reuters
Turkey's Vaccine Blitz Tops 600,000 in Two Days of Sinovac Shots
Turkey has vaccinated more than 600,000 people in the first two days of administering COVID-19 shots.
New York Times
Facing New Outbreaks, China Places Over 22 Million on Lockdown
The country is experiencing its worst coronavirus flare-up since last summer, testing the government’s success in subduing the disease.
New York Times
United States to Require Negative Virus Tests From International Air Passengers
Before they board planes to the United States, passengers will have to produce proof that they are not infected or have recently recovered.
World Bank Blogs
The Impact of African scientists: How Years of Building Scientific Capacity in Africa Have Been a Real Game Changer in the Response to COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that solutions ought to be developed in Africa and adapted to the African context.
Bloomberg
More Than 35 Million Shots Given: COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker
The United States has administered 11.9 million doses; Europe’s rollout begins.