Tag: Covid 19 vaccine

• Monday, January 17th 2022 - 08:46 UTC

  Djokovic loses legal battle, no chance to play Australian tennis Open

  

  World tennis number one player Novak Djokovic of Serbia will not be able to defend his Australian Open crown after his visa was canceled for a second time by local migration authorities.

• Monday, January 10th 2022 - 13:11 UTC

  Djokovic wins court case but Aussie Gov't may still expel him at discretion

  

  An Australian Circuit Court Monday ruled in favor of reinstating tennis' top player Novak Djokovic his visa, which was canceled by immigration officials on the grounds that he was not vaccinated against COVID-19.

• Thursday, January 6th 2022 - 09:29 UTC

  Brazil to start vaccinating children this month

  

  Brazilian children aged 5 to 11 will be added to the National Immunization Program against COVID-19, Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga announced Wednesday.

• Thursday, January 6th 2022 - 08:58 UTC

  Unvaccinated Djokovic denied entry to defend Australian Open crown

  

  Tennis' number one player Novak Djokovoc was held for eight hours at Melbourne's international airport and later deported for not complying with Australian protocols regarding vaccination against COVID-19 for foreign travelers.
  The Serbian Djokovic was to defend his Australian Open title, which he has won 9 timers altogether, including the last three consecutive editions.

• Thursday, January 6th 2022 - 08:34 UTC

  COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for people over 50 in Italy

  

  The Government of Italy Wednesday issued a decree making COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for all those over the age of 50, it was announced. Out of Italy’s 59 million people, 28 million fall over the age of 50.

• Monday, December 6th 2021 - 20:43 UTC

  Province of Buenos Aires announces Health Pass for Summer season

  

  The Argentine Province of Buenos Aires, which concentrates most of the country's beach resorts, has announced a Health Pass will be required for people over the age of 13 starting Dec. 21.

• Wednesday, November 17th 2021 - 19:06 UTC

  All Argentines will get a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine, health minister says

  

  Argentina's Health Minister Carla Vizzotti Wednesday announced the country's “entire population will receive the booster dose” of the COVID-19 vaccine.

• Monday, November 8th 2021 - 20:54 UTC

  Tourists welcome again in US after 20 months

  

  The Government of the United States Monday reopened the country's land and air borders Monday to foreign visitors who are vaccinated against COVID-19.

• Monday, November 8th 2021 - 14:00 UTC

  Argentine health ministers support national gov't's decision to vaccinate children

  

  Health Ministers of jurisdictions other than the federal government have lined up together behind their national colleague Carla Vizzotti after the latter was accused of lying when she recommended vaccinating children aged 3 to 11 with Sinopharm.

• Thursday, November 4th 2021 - 18:58 UTC

  WHO gives green light for use of Indian COVID-19 vaccine

  

  The World Health Organization (who) has approved the COVID-19 vaccine developed by India's Bharat Biotech laboratory for emergency use, it was announced. The drug is known worldwide under its commercial brand: Covaxin.