General
Countries already using Pfizer coronavirus vaccine include UK, US, Canada and Singapore
As Australia takes delivery of its first shipment of coronavirus vaccines, at least 44 countries have already begun inoculating their citizens using the Pfizer-BioNTech shot, World Health Organization data shows.
Key points:
- The Pfizer-BioNTech shot is the only vaccine with WHO emergency approval
- The UK began vaccinating residents in early December with the vaccine
- Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, the Chinese company Sinovac Biotech’s CoronaVac or state-owned Sinopharm’s vaccines are also being used around the world
Dozens of other countries have also begun mass inoculations, but they have started early without WHO approval.
The Pfizer shot is the only vaccine with WHO emergency approval so far.
The countries using the vaccine are mostly located…
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