Coronavirus vaccines roll out around the world

As a second wave of the coronavirus hits countries around the world, the first shipments of COVID-19 vaccine are being distributed to healthcare workers and vulnerable residents and staff of nursing homes.

December 28, 2020 19:23 IST

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As a second wave of coronavirus hits countries around the world, the first shipments of COVID-19 vaccine are being distributed to healthcare workers and vulnerable residents and staff of nursing homes. In pic: Medical teams celebrate before receiving COVID-19 vaccines as Israel kicks off a coronavirus vaccination drive, at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center in Israel. (REUTERS)

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gets a dose of a coronavirus vaccine in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (REUTERS)

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A Russian Army service member receives an injection with Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine against the coronavirus at a clinic in the city of Rostov-On-Don, Russia. (REUTERS)

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A box of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is seen with a thermometer on top at Crown Heights Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, a nursing home facility in Brooklyn, New York, US. (REUTERS)

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A Walgreens Pharmacist prepares a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Crown Heights Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, a nursing home facility in Brooklyn, New York, US. (REUTERS)