Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (Dec. 25) said a new COVID-19 vaccination drive for youths aged between 15 and 18 years will be launched in the country from Jan. 3, 2022.
The Philippines still needs to fully vaccinate seven million Filipinos by the end of the month to meet its target of 54 million and achieve population protection this year.
The COVID-19 Omicron variant started to spread in Turkey, especially in crowded provinces, and it accounts for over 10% of the new cases in these cities, the Turkish health minister said on Saturday (Dec. 25).