COVID-19 vaccine

Clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine to begin in Pakistan this week

Chairman of Prime Minister’s Taskforce on Science and Technology, Dr Atta-ur-Rahman said that the clinical… Read More

COVID-19 vaccine to reach all Russian regions today: minster

The vaccine, called “Sputnik V” in homage to the world’s first satellite launched by the… 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

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate begins late-stage US study

Trial participants will receive either two doses of the experimental vaccine Read More

Health ministry to present recommendations on Covid-19 vaccine to PM Imran

The Ministry of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination has accelerated efforts for early availability… Read More

Covid-19 vaccine will be ready by next year, says Mexico president

After the US, the hardest-hit countries are Brazil with 107,232 deaths from 3,317,096 cases, Mexico with 56,543… Read More

Mexico needs 200 million COVID-19 vaccine doses

AstraZeneca will be able to produce between 30 and 35 million vaccines per month Read More

Britain lines up more potential COVID-19 vaccine supplies from US

Britain and the United States are in the lead with six vaccine deals with drugmakers… Read More

US inks $1.5 billion deal with Moderna for 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses

The U.S. government previously gave Moderna around $1 billion to fund its research efforts, bringing… Read More

Sinovac launches late-stage trial for potential COVID-19 vaccine in Indonesia

Its Indonesia trial comes as Southeast Asia’s most populous country grapples with spiking infection numbers,… Read More

Japan plans to buy AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine

Japan will order 120 million doses of the experimental vaccine Read More

China’s Sinopharm to test potential COVID-19 vaccine in Brazil

Brazil’s COVID-19 outbreak, the world’s worst outside the United States, has made it global testing… Read More

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine worked well in monkeys: study

Both Moderna's vaccine and the vaccine co-developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca have… Read More

Moderna, Pfizer start decisive COVID-19 vaccine trials, eye year-end launches

More than 150 coronavirus vaccine candidates are in various stages of development, with some two… Read More

Moderna says patent ruling not to affect COVID-19 vaccine development

At least 15,535,790 cases of coronavirus have been registered in 196 countries and territories. Of… Read More

Global virus infections pass 15 mn, as Latin America cases soar

The number of novel coronavirus infections around the world passed 15 million. Read More

Oxford COVID-19 vaccine developer speaks up

The experimental vaccine, which has been licensed to AstraZeneca, produced an immune response in early-stage… Read More

Russia says first COVID-19 vaccine is ready for use

The Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology’s vaccine is undergoing trials on military and… Read More

Bangladesh allows late-stage trial of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine

Bangladesh has approved the third-phase trial of a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac… Read More

Desperately seeking a COVID-19 vaccine — the race is on

Based on previous development timelines, the experts said that it may take until next year… Read More