European Union countries have together administered (NYT) more COVID-19 vaccine doses per one hundred people than the United States. The progress reflects a stalling of vaccinations in the United States and that vaccine deliveries to EU countries have picked up after monthslong delays.
This In Brief explains the importance of vaccination coverage.
Armenia: Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan proposed that Russian troops be stationed on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, which each accused the other (Al Jazeera) of breaking a Russia-backed cease-fire agreement implemented yesterday.