COVID-19 vaccine news
February
WHO and Syria combine efforts to raise COVID-19 vaccine accessibility and uptake
9 February 2022
With support of WHO’s core contributors, health services and on-site vaccine opportunities were implemented in Iraq
8 February 2022
January
In the battle against Omicron, vaccines continue to offer important protection against COVID-19
30 January 2022
151 200 doses of COVID-19 vaccines donated by Japan arrive in Syria
23 January 2022
Islamic Republic of Iran receives 700 000 COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by Japan through the COVAX Facility
13 January 2022
December
Palestine receives its largest COVAX shipment, funded by the Governments of Germany and Italy
30 December 2021
EU bolsters WHO’s COVID-19 response in Syria
23 December 2021
Inequitable COVID-19 vaccination coverage in the Region is a missed opportunity to protect people from severe disease and death
20 December 2021
Iraq receives almost 3 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine through COVAX
1 December 2021
November
Over 1.6 million donated COVID-19 vaccines land in Islamic Republic of Iran to increase protection of Afghan Refugees
15 November 2021
Iraq launches nationwide vaccination campaign to scale up immunity against COVID-19
7 November 2021
The Bharat Biotech BBV152 COVAXIN vaccine against COVID-19: What you need to know
3 November 2021
October
In fight against COVID-19, Germany donates 163 000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Somalia through COVAX Facility
26 October 2021
Government of Japan supports Islamic Republic of Iran with US$ 6.3 million grant to strengthen national capacity against COVID-19
26 October 2021
Islamic Republic of Iran receives 1 442 000 COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by Italy and Germany through the COVAX Facility
18 October 2021
September
Germany donates 7 million masks to WHO to help protect Egyptian health care professionals
28 September 2021
Islamic Republic of Iran receives fourth delivery of COVID-19 vaccines through COVAX Facility
11 September 2021
Supporting Yemen’s COVID-19 frontline responders
7 September 2021
Funding pause results in imminent closure of more than 2000 health facilities in Afghanistan
6 September 2021
The Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine: What you need to know
2 September 2021
August
Collective efforts to enhance access to COVID-19 vaccines in Libya
18 August 2021
Race against time to boost COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Somalia
17 August 2021
Egypt receives third batch of 1 766 400 AstraZeneca vaccines through the COVAX Facility
16 August 2021
Updates on COVID-19 vaccination in Syria
11 August 2021
July
COVAX Facility delivers second consignment of US-donated Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to Pakistan
26 July 2021
Another 1.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine reach Pakistan through COVAX
17 July 2021
Afghanistan receives second shipment of COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility
9 July 2021
Syria completes the first phase of COVID-19 vaccination campaign
6 July 2021
A small step toward vaccinating people with physical disabilities in Lebanon
5 July 2021
2.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine supplied through COVAX Facility to be rolled out in Pakistan
4 July 2021
June
Reaching people living in northeast Syria with COVID-19 vaccines
29 June 2021
Strengthening parnerships with the Syrian media to improve communication around COVID-19 vaccines
27 June 2021
Update on COVID-19 vaccination in Syria
14 June 2021
May
More than 10 million cases of COVID-19 reported in WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region
31 May 2021
Many countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region lagging behind in vaccination efforts
26 May 2021
Islamic Republic of Iran receives second delivery of COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility
17 May 2021
Egypt receives second shipment of 1.77 million COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility
14 May 2021
Iraq receives second delivery of COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility
12 May 2021
Pakistan receives first consignment of COVID-19 vaccines via COVAX Facility
8 May 2021
April
COVAX Facility allocating additional COVID-19 vaccines as countries push vaccination drives
28 April 2021
Syria receives its first delivery of COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility
22 April 2021
57,600 COVID-19 vaccine doses received today in Tripoli
8 April 2021
Vaccines now an effective weapon against COVID-19 in all countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region
7 April 2021
854 400 COVID-19 vaccine doses shipped by COVAX to Egypt
1 April 2021
March
COVID-19 vaccines rolled out in the Eastern Mediterranean Region amid continued upsurge in cases
21 March 2021
Iraq receives first delivery of COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility
25 March 2021
First batch of COVID-19 vaccines delivered through COVAX Facility arrives in Lebanon
25 March 2021
Arrival of first wave consignment of COVAX COVID-19 vaccine doses
22 March 2021
Tunisia receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines through COVAX Facility
17 March 2021
Teachers in schools and universities set to receive the COVAX COVID-19 vaccine
16 March 2021
One year of COVID-19 in Somalia and the arrival of first vaccine shipment through COVAX
16 March 2021
Historical moment for Somalia as COVID-19 vaccines arrive through COVAX Facility
15 March 2021
Somalia rolls out vaccines for COVID-19
15 March 2021
First shipment of European Union-funded COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX Facility arrived in Jordan
13 March 2021
COVID-19 vaccines shipped by COVAX arrive in Afghanistan
8 March 2021
First COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Djibouti
6 March 2021
Sudan receives first delivery of COVID-19 vaccines with over 800 000 doses
3 March 2021
February
Glimmer of hope: COVID-19 vaccines roll out in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region
8 February 2021