Canada authorised the use of Pfizer Inc's Covid-19 vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds. * With Covid-19 vaccine demand declining in the United States, some Canadians facing third-wave lockdowns are flying south to get inoculated, perhaps months earlier than they would be able to at home. * Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro said that US President Joe Biden will soon send doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to the South American country, which has recorded the world's second-deadliest coronavirus outbreak. Middle East and Africa* A variant of Covid-19 first diagnosed in India has been detected in Kenya, days after the same variant was detected in neighbouring Uganda. * Canada became the first nation in the world to authorise the use of Pfizer Inc's Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 15.

Source: News 24 May 06, 2021 12:21 UTC