vaccine

Indonesia authorises Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for children

Indonesia has approved the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6-11, its food and drug… Read More

US authorizes first COVID-19 vaccine for young kids

The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine… Read More

Pfizer gets contract for 50 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses for kids

Pfizer and BioNTech said on Thursday they expect to deliver 50 million more doses of… Read More

US FDA advisers back Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children

An expert panel on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to recommend the U.S. Food and Drug Administration… Read More

Cuba to welcome tourists as home-grown vaccine drive takes hold

Cuba will open its borders and ease entry requirements next month after vaccinating most of… Read More

US FDA says benefits outweigh risks for Pfizer vaccine in children

Scientists at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday that the likely… Read More

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shows 90.7% efficacy in trial in children

The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine showed 90.7% efficacy against the coronavirus in a clinical trial of… Read More

WTO members urged to support intellectual property waiver for COVID-19 vaccines

The White House on Thursday called on all World Trade Organization (WTO) members to support… Read More

Sweden extends pause of Moderna vaccine for younger age group

Sweden has extended the pause of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for people aged 30 and younger… Read More

UK adds GBS as rare side-effect of AstraZeneca vaccine

The UK drug regulator added an extremely rare nerve-damaging disorder, Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), as a… Read More

India says it has administered 1 billion COVID-19 vaccines

NEW DELHI: India health minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya has confirmed Thursday the country has administered… Read More

US lays out plan to vaccinate kids ages 5 to 11

The Biden administration on Wednesday outlined its plan to vaccinate millions of kids ages 5… Read More

WTO again fails to agree on Covid vaccine patent waiver

The World Trade Organization (WTO) said Friday its member nations had again failed to agree… Read More

Pfizer submits data for COVID-19 vaccine in young children

Pfizer and German partner BioNTech said on Friday that they had submitted data supporting the… Read More

Tiny Pacific nation beats the world with 99% COVID-19 vaccination

The tiny Pacific nation of Palau has the world's highest percentage of people vaccinated against… Read More

J&J COVID-19 shot gets better boost from Moderna or Pfizer in study

People who got Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine as a first shot had a stronger… Read More

Russia to test Sputnik COVID-19 vaccine in form of nasal spray

Russia will test a nasal spray form of its Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 among… Read More

Finland joins Sweden and Denmark in limiting Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

Finland on Thursday paused the use of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for younger males due to… Read More

Canada to send government employees on unpaid leave for refusing vaccine

The federal government workers have to show proof after October 29 Read More

This tree holds hope for new vaccines – if supplies last

Down a dusty farm track in Chilean wine country, behind a wooden gate wrapped in… Read More