Health officials said preparing to inoculate 80,000 a day, weighing local approval without FDA; Health Ministry chief warns of new restrictions as infections rise

49,348 people have reportedly died of COVID-19 since February in hardest hit Middle East country, though even health minister says number is likely much higher

Top epidemiologist says that with inoculations wowing in trials, 'there's light at the end of the tunnel -- we just don’t know the length of the tunnel'

Firm's CEO calls British decision 'a historic moment'; mass vaccination program to initially prioritize nursing home residents, health care staff, then older adults

Companies say shot, if authorized for use, could be rolled out before end of year; German science minister says safety standards are being maintained

Shmuel Shapira of Defense Ministry's Institute for Biological Research says shot will only be publicly available in summer, admits 'very minor' side effects detected in 1st trials

'I allowed myself to cry for the first time' when learning of the results, says Israeli chief medical officer as pharma firm asks regulators to allow emergency use of the jab

British medical staff to be first to receive jab, if it receives regulatory approval; government appoints vaccines minister to oversee massive inoculation campaign

Following assassination of physicist, officials in Tehran assert 'dear unassuming scientist' was involved in various important projects on virus and military defense

Russian Direct Investment Fund vows two-shot jab will be cheaper for foreign governments than those by Pfizer, Moderna, and free to its citizens