Tag: Covid-19 vaccine
Fauci apologises to Britain over Pfizer vaccine approval
Top U.S. infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci apologized on Thursday for casting doubt on the rigour of the British regulators…
Obama, Bush, Clinton ready to take COVID-19 vaccine
In a move to boost public confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine, former US presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and…
Japan makes COVID-19 vaccine free for residents
Japan on Wednesday enacted a law to cover the cost of vaccination against COVID-19 for residents.
Putin orders mass vaccination against COVID-19
Russia's President Vladimir Putin told health officials Wednesday to start widespread vaccinations against COVID-19 next week.
JUST IN: Rollout of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine begins in UK next week
Mass vaccination of Britons against COVID-19 will start next week, with the approval of the vaccine made by Pfizer/BioNTech.
Ehanire appoints task team on COVID-19 vaccine
Dr Osagie Ehanire, the Minister of Health has appointed a National Task Team on COVID-19 vaccine.
Moderna applies to FDA, EMA for emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine
U.S. pharmaceutical firm Moderna said it would submit on Monday its Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine for emergency use authorisation.
Mauritius to acquire anti-COVID vaccines from India
Mauritius is discussing with the Indian government for the acquisition of one million additional doses of the anti-COVID vaccines.
JUST IN: Pfizer revises COVID-19 vaccine efficacy score to 95%
Pfizer, along with its German partner BioNTech on Wednesday jacked up the efficacy score of its COVID-19 vaccine from 90…
ADB to access, distribute COVID-19 vaccines
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Tuesday it had allocated 20.3 million dollars to help member countries access and…
Moderna unveils another COVID-19 vaccine, 94.5% effective
Moderna Inc said on Monday its experimental Covid-19 vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing the virus, a result that far…
Report that COVID-19 vaccine is 90 percent effective great news – Trump
US President, Donald Trump on Monday said the report that experimental COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Pfizer Inc and its…
Pfizer, BioNTech say COVID-19 vaccine ready, 90% effective
Pfizer Inc and its partner BioNTech on Monday said their experimental vaccine has proven more than 90% effective in preventing…
COVID-19 vaccine ready for Americans by December : Anthony Fauci
Top U.S. infectious disease expert, Dr Anthony Fauci, has said that the first doses of a successful COVID-19 vaccine would…
60,000 volunteers receive Chinese COVID-19 vaccines
A total of 60,000 volunteers have received Chinese COVID-19 vaccines during phase-3 clinical trials, and no severe side effects have…
World Bank to aid poor nations in paying for Covid-19 vaccines
The World Bank on Tuesday announced that its Board of Executive Directors has approved $12 billion for developing countries to…
Johnson & Johnson pauses COVID-19 vaccine trial
U.S. pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson said Monday night it had paused its COVID-19 vaccine trial because one of its…
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine may be ready in December
AstraZeneca and Oxford University jointly developed COVID-19 vaccine may be rolled out in six months’ time, a report in British…
Vaccine alone cannot defeat coronavirus, UN chief warns
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that vaccine alone cannot defeat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
China’s four COVID-19 vaccines ready by November
China 's four COVID-19 vaccines may be ready for use by the public as early as November, acccording to a…
AstraZeneca, Oxford University resume COVID-19 vaccine trials
Clinical trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford have resumed after a six-day…
India suspends AstraZeneca vaccine trials
Serum Institute of India has put on hold trials of AstraZeneca’s potential COVID-19 vaccine in the country until the British…
AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine trial result to be known by year-end
Pascal Soriot, the CEO of AstraZeneca has said the company should know before the end 2020 whether its experimental vaccine…
COVID-19 vaccine setback: AstraZeneca, Oxford pause trial
AstraZeneca Plc, along with Oxford University researchers, has put a hold on the late-stage trial of its highly-anticipated COVID-19 vaccine…
Okonjo-Iweala reiterates WTO’s role in vaccine production
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has reiterated the vital role the World Trade Organisation (WTO) can play in producing a coronavirus (COVID-19)…
African countries aim to procure 220m COVID-19 vaccine
While the race to find safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines continues, African countries are signing up to a ground-breaking initiative,…
US CDC asks states to get ready for COVID-19 vaccine
The U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has asked the nation’s state governors to be ready for COVID-19…
COVID-19: Over 100,000 people agree to be UK’s lab rats
More than 100,000 people have volunteered to take part in COVID-19 vaccine trials in Britain, the British government said on…
Over 20 countries scramble for Russian COVID-19 vaccine
More than 20 countries are interested in getting Russia's COVID-19 vaccine, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said.
Germany doubts safety of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine
German Health Minister Jens Spahn on Wednesday said Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine had not been sufficiently tested for safety, a claim…