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Moderna files for review of updated COVID vaccine

Moderna said on Friday it has filed a marketing application for the review of its updated COVID-19 vaccine with the U.S. Food and Drug...

Hajj 2025: MoRA to start vaccine provision to intending pilgrims from today

The Ministry of Religious Affairs will start the provision of vaccine to intending Hajj 2025 pilgrims from Monday (today). The vaccine will be provided in...

Zoetis’ bird flu vaccine gets conditional approval in US

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has given a conditional approval to Zoetis to use its bird flu vaccine in poultry, the animal healthcare company...

Saudi Arabia suspends meningitis vaccine requirement for travellers

KARACHI: Pakistani travellers heading to Saudi Arabia for Umrah or Hajj are no longer required to provide proof of Neisseria meningitis vaccination, as the...

‘Over 1.1mn children left unvaccinated in Pakistan’s 2024 anti-polio drive’

ISLAMABAD: The final sub-national polio campaign in Pakistan for the year 2024 has not reached its intended target and a total of 1,122,537 children...

Russia claims to develop own cancer vaccine

Russia's Ministry of Health has announced the development of a cancer vaccine that will be provided to patients at no cost. As reported by the...

US expands bird flu testing after finding symptom-free infections in people

Farm workers who have been exposed to animals with bird flu should be tested for the virus even if they do not have symptoms,...

Arexvy: Canada approves GSK’s RSV vaccine

GSK has received Canadian approval for Arexvy, its respiratory syncytial virus vaccine in adults between 50 and 59, the company said on Tuesday, making...

Congo requests mpox vaccines from Japan

Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare said on Monday it has received a request from the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the...

Finland to start bird flu vaccinations for humans

Finland plans to offer preemptive bird flu vaccination as soon as next week to some workers with exposure to animals, health authorities said on...

US asks COVID vaccine makers to target KP.2 strain

The US health regulator has changed its strain recommendation for the 2024-25 COVID-19 vaccines, as it asked manufacturers to update the new shots to...

Moderna COVID/flu combo vaccine superior to separate shots

Moderna said on Monday its combination vaccine to protect against both COVID-19 and influenza generated a stronger immune response in adults aged 50 and...

Scientists demonstrate new vaccine strategy effective against any strain of virus

Scientists at University of California Riverside have demonstrated a new, RNA-based vaccine strategy that is effective against any strain of a virus and can...

Men5CV: Nigeria introduces new 5-in-1 vaccine against meningitis

Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out the "revolutionary" new Men5CV vaccine against meningitis, the World Health Organization (WHO)...

Cholera vaccine stocks ’empty’ as cases surge

The emergency global stockpile of cholera vaccines is empty with all available doses for this month already allocated to countries battling major outbreaks,...

WHO concerned over ‘incredibly low’ COVID, flu vaccination rates

Low vaccination rates against the latest versions of COVID-19 and influenza are putting pressure on healthcare systems this winter, leading public health officials told...

WHO authorizes emergency use of Novavax’s updated COVID vaccine

Novavax's updated vaccine has been granted emergency-use authorization by the World Health Organization (WHO) for active immunization to prevent COVID-19 in individuals aged 12...

Arexvy: GSK’s common respiratory virus vaccine shows potential

GSK said Arexvy, its vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) showed positive preliminary results in a late-stage trial to protect adults aged 50 to...

Moderna flu vaccine succeeds in late-stage study

Moderna on Wednesday said its flu vaccine had generated a stronger immune response against all four A and B strains of the influenza virus...

Moderna says updated COVID vaccine effective against BA.2.86 variant

Moderna on Wednesday said clinical trial data showed its updated COVID-19 vaccine will likely be effective against the highly-mutated BA.2.86 subvariant of the coronavirus...
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