 Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaidado on Saturday led protests through the streets of Caracas to demand COVID-19 vaccines be allowed into the country amid a store demonization campaign and rising infections. Venezuela has reportedly acquired 300,000 Sputnik 5 vaccines and 500,000 doses of the shot, developed by China's Sinopharm, which so far have been administered to public officials, health workers, teachers and some senior citizens. But pressure is on the government to step up the number of vaccines made available. The COVAX Global Vaccine Program had offered to sell doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Venezuela pending a payment arrangement, but President Nicolas Maduro's government blocked his use following concerns about blood clotting. And don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.