vaccine

EU seals second COVID-19 vaccine deal

The European Union has agreed to buy a potential COVID-19 vaccine from Sanofi and GSK… Read More

WHO head urges rich nations to join vaccine scheme by Friday deadline

Countries should join the World Health Organization’s (WHO) COVAX vaccine facility by a Friday deadline… Read More

Vaccine trial resumes as coronavirus continues grim march

The global death toll from the coronavirus has risen to 916,000 with 28.5 million infections,… Read More

Astrazeneca says trials of COVID-19 vaccine resuming

The late-stage trials of the experimental vaccine, one of the most advanced in development, were… Read More

Pardon for US Marine ‘should get Philippines coronavirus vaccine access’

President Rodrigo Duterte's pardon of a US marine convicted of killing should help the Philippines… Read More

AstraZeneca should know by year-end whether vaccine works if trials restart

AstraZeneca should still know before the end of the year whether its experimental vaccine protects… Read More

Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial in Pakistan expected to begin this month

Pakistan’s first Phase 3 clinical trial for CanSino’s candidate, Ad5-nCoV, will be led by the… Read More

AstraZeneca pauses coronavirus vaccine trial after unexplained illness in participant

AstraZeneca has paused global trials of its experimental coronavirus vaccine after an unexplained illness in… Read More

WHO says working with China on requirements for COVID vaccine approval

The World Health Organization is working with China on requirements for international approval of any… Read More

‘One vaccine isn’t enough’: Mexico aims for its own coronavirus fix

Mexico has launched a global effort to build diplomatic and commercial alliances to ensure it… Read More

Japan says it will bear cost of coronavirus vaccines for populace

The government also said it planned to establish funds to compensate for possible side effects… Read More

US prepares for pre-election Covid-19 vaccine rollout

The US has registered more than six million Covid-19 cases -- almost a quarter of… Read More

How common cold viruses are being used in vaccines from Russia, China

The modified common cold viruses behind high-profile COVID-19 vaccine candidates from China’s CanSino Biologics and… Read More

Sanofi’s confidence in its COVID-19 vaccine candidates has increased this summer

The company is working on two of the more than 150 potential vaccines being developed… Read More

Oxford coronavirus vaccine data could go to regulators this year

The Oxford vaccine produced an immune response in its first human trials Read More

Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine to be tested on 40,000 people

Mass testing of Russia’s first potential COVID-19 vaccine to get domestic regulatory approval will involve… Read More

Coronavirus vaccine should be mandatory in Australia: PM

The Australian government estimates that up to 95 percent of the population would need to… Read More

Novavax begins mid-stage study of COVID-19 vaccine

The Phase 2b trial study of NVX-CoV2373 will be conducted on about 2,665 healthy adults… Read More

Russia becomes first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine

President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had become the first country in the… Read More

Saudi Arabia to begin Phase III trials for COVID-19 vaccine

Saudi Arabia will soon begin Phase III clinical trials on around 5,000 people for a… Read More