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Taiwan receives 2.5 million doses of the Moderna vaccine from the US at the Taoyuan International Airport, with health officials holding up signs saying 'thank you'. The move is likely to draw disapproval from Beijing, which claims the self-ruled island. IMAGES
A batch of two million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine arrive in Sao Paulo on a flight from India. IMAGES
The rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine begins as a patient in Oxford becomes the first to receive it. Dialysis patient Brian Pinker, 82, recieves the vaccination at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation. IMAGES
The European Union has exported "over one billion" doses of Covid-19 vaccines in the past 10 months, according to the bloc's chief Ursula von der Leyen. SOUNDBITE
The United States commits to donating 80 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine abroad by the end of the month, White House Covid-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients says during a news briefing. "We will continue to donate additional doses across the summer months as supply becomes available," Zients says. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.