vaccine

GlaxoSmithKline, SK bioscience start final trial of Covid-19 vaccine

British drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline and South Korean peer SK bioscience have begun final stage trials… Read More

Japan’s Moderna vaccine contamination woes widen

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine contamination woes in Japan have widened with another million doses being temporarily… Read More

New Zealand reports first death linked to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

New Zealand reported its first recorded death linked to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, the health ministry… Read More

Pfizer vaccine safe in small study of very sick kids

In adolescents with serious neurological conditions, the side effects of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine are likely… Read More

WHO begins shipping Sinovac and Sinopharm vaccines under COVAX programme

The World Health Organization's pandemic programme plans to ship 100 million doses of the Sinovac… Read More

Japan suspends 1.6 mln doses of Moderna vaccine

Japan suspended the use of 1.63 million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, more… Read More

Slow Covid vaccination to cost global economy $2.3 tn

The slow rollout of coronavirus vaccines will cost the global economy $2.3 trillion in lost… Read More

J&J says booster dose increased antibodies in early-stage studies

A booster dose of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine sharply increased levels of antibodies, according… Read More

COVID vaccine protection wanes within six months: UK researchers

Protection against COVID-19 offered by two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech and the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines begins… Read More

Saudi health ministry approves of Sinopharm, Sinovac Covid vaccines

RIYADH: The Saudi Arabian health ministry has announced Sinopharm and Sinovac to be amongst the… Read More

US could control COVID-19 by spring 2022 , says Fauci

The United States could get COVID-19 under control by early next year, with potential wider… Read More

Pakistan to get 3mln doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from US: official

The United States will ship just over 3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Pakistan… Read More

Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine gets full approval in US

The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday fully approved Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine, a move… Read More

‘COVID vaccines help Jakarta reach herd immunity

Weeks after the Delta variant of the coronavirus ripped through Jakarta, the Indonesian capital has… Read More

Cuba approves two more locally made Covid vaccines

Cuba on Friday approved two more domestic Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use, the island nation's… Read More

Pfizer Covid vaccine declines faster than AstraZeneca: study

The effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 declines faster than that of the AstraZeneca… Read More

An anti-vax mother’s dying wish: vaccinate her children

A Texas mother of four refused a Covid-19 vaccine, but after losing her husband to… Read More

Scientists question evidence behind COVID-19 booster shot drive

The Biden administration's plan to provide COVID-19 vaccine boosters is based on concerns that a… Read More

British study shows COVID-19 vaccine efficacy wanes under Delta

A British public health study has found that protection from either of the two most… Read More

UK approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for 12 to 17-year-olds

The UK's health regulator has approved Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for use in children aged 12… Read More