Coronavirus Vaccine

Canada approves Pfizer coronavirus vaccine

Health Canada on Wednesday approved the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE Read More

COVID-19 vaccine likely to be available in Pakistan in Feb: Faisal Sultan

Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr. Faisal Sultan on Sunday said that the… Read More

Moderna vaccine confers at least 3 months immunity: study

Like another vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech, it is based on a new technology… Read More

Govt okays procurement of Covid-19 vaccine

The federal cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved funds to purchase… Read More

COVID-19 vaccine may be available in Pakistan within four months: Attaur Rehman

Renowned scientist and Chairman of Prime Minister’s Taskforce on Science and Technology, Dr Attaur Rahman… Read More

Britain starts accelerated review for AstraZeneca’s potential COVID-19 vaccine

AstraZeneca Plc AZN.L said on Sunday Britain's health regulator had started an accelerated review of… Read More

YouTube bans coronavirus vaccine misinformation

YouTube would remove videos from its platform containing misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines. Read More

500,000 sharks may be killed for COVID-19 vaccine

As many as 500,000 sharks may be killed for their natural oil to produce a… Read More

Phase-III trials of Chinese Covid-19 vaccine to begin in Pakistan in ’10 days’: Asad Umar

"The trials in Pakistan will Inshallah start in about 10 days time," said Asad Umar. Read More

China’s Sinovac coronavirus vaccine candidate appears safe, slightly weaker in elderly

Chinese firm Sinovac Biotech Ltd (SVA.O) said on Monday its coronavirus vaccine candidate appeared to… Read More

90% of China’s Sinovac employees, families took coronavirus vaccine, says CEO

No vaccine has passed final, large-scale trials to prove it is effective and safe enough… Read More

At UN webinar, Pakistan urges equitable access to coronavirus vaccine

'The UN Economic and Social Council member states are faced with three challenges' Read More

Turkey in talks with Germany, China, Russia on vaccine trials

Turkey is in talks with Russia, Germany and China about conducting Phase 3 trials for… Read More

South Africa rolls out second coronavirus vaccine trial

With 589,886 cases and 11,982 deaths, South Africa is fifth in global rankings for countries… Read More

Phase-III trial of COVID-19 vaccine begins in Pakistan

The vaccine is prepared by the Chinese biotech firm, CanSino Biologics. Read More

UHS VC gets show-cause notice over clinical trials of Covid vaccine

Says the UHS VC didn't apply to the DRAP's Clinical Committee to conduct clinical trials… Read More

Pakistan plans coronavirus vaccine clinical trials in next two weeks

The University of Health Sciences (UHS) Punjab, in collaboration with Australia’s Flinders University, has begun… Read More

Brazil set to test Chinese coronavirus vaccine

The coronavirus vaccine, developed by private Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac, is the third in the… Read More

Thailand plans November human testing for potential coronavirus vaccine

Thai researchers plan to begin human trials of a potential vaccine for the new coronavirus… Read More

Brazil signs deal to produce Oxford coronavirus vaccine

Health Ministry executive secretary Elcio Franco said the deal would give Brazil a head-start if… Read More