Britain will be the first country to roll out the Pfizer – BioNTech coronavirus vaccine – the first Western nation to do so, the government announced Sunday. China is also gearing up to introduce a huge coronavirus vaccine initiative. Russia launched its coronavirus vaccine initiative Saturday to contain the outbreak there. The most vulnerable will receive the first doses of the vaccine named Sputnik V, including medical workers and teachers. On Friday, Bahrain became the second country to approve emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, after Britain.

Source: Daily Nation December 07, 2020 07:09 UTC