100 million cases and rising: Our global effort to contain COVID-19

Countries around the world race to secure doses of coronavirus vaccines

Last updated: January 28, 2021 | 09:45

Compiled by Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor

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The airplane carrying two million doses of AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccines from India lands at Galeao Air Base in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Health workers are seen in protective gear inside a locked down portion of the Jordan residential area to contain a new outbreak COVID-19 in Hong Kong.

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Medical workers hold roses given by members of the public at a coronavirus disease testing centre in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

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Participants take part in a mock inoculation exercise as Japan prepares COVID-19 vaccination campaign at a college gym in Kawasaki, Japan.

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A British government public health information sign is seen on bus shelter amid the spread of the coronavirus disease in London, Britain.

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A healthcare worker is pictured at a swabbing station in Singapore.

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Employees direct traffic and check-in people who are classed in the 1B category, including teachers and childcare providers, to receive the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, U.S.

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Medics and health workers applause for Dr Vidya Thakur after she took the first dose of the Covishield vaccine, at Rajawadi hospital in Mumbai.

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Officials unload boxes containing vials of Covishield, a Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, outside a vaccination storage centre in Ahmedabad.

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The Seha Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal Vaccination Centre sees 3,000 people getting vaccinated every day during the 15 hours of its operation.

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