vaccine

Doubts Covid-19 vaccine will work

Humanity will have to live with the threat of coronavirus “for the foreseeable future” and adapt accordingly because there is no guarantee that a vaccine can be successfully developed, one…

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There are now 70 coronavirus vaccines in development worldwide

Scientists around the world are scrambling to find a vaccine — the ultimate Covid-19 panacea. There are now 70 candidate vaccines in development, up from to 44 on March 20,…

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Italy proposes international vaccine-alliance

Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Wednesday phoned UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to present Italy's proposal to the UN and the World Health Organization for a grand international alliance to…

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GSK CEO says world will need more than one COVID-19 vaccine

The world will need more than one COVID-19 vaccine so drug companies must partner in the race to develop the weapons to fight the novel coronavirus, GlaxoSmithKline Chief Executive Officer…

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GSK and Sanofi team up for Covid-19 vaccine

GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi, two of the world’s biggest vaccine makers, are joining forces to develop a Covid-19 vaccine with the aim of getting a treatment to market in the next…

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Second US study for COVID-19 vaccine underway

U.S. researchers have opened another safety test of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine, this one using a skin-deep shot instead of the usual deeper jab. “It’s the most important trial that…

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Hopes boosted for vaccine for coronavirus

UK scientists say the coronavirus is "hit and run" and not as well shielded from the immune system as some others - meaning it could be easier to develop a…

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Australia begins coronavirus vaccine tests

Australian government scientists have begun the first stages of testing for a potential vaccine against the SARS CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19. Australia's national science agency CSIRO said…

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British American Tobacco working on plant-based coronavirus vaccine

British American Tobacco said it had cloned a portion of the genetic sequence of the coronavirus and developed a potential antigen. The antigen was then inserted into tobacco plants for…

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Israel tests coronavirus vaccine prototype

Israel has begun testing a COVID-19 vaccine prototype on rodents at its bio-chemical defense laboratory, a source said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the Israel Institute for…

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WHO warns countries will have to ‘live with’ coronavirus until vaccines emerges

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual news conference in Geneva on Friday that while developing a vaccine will take at least 18 months, he announced that Norway and…

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U.S. to start coronavirus vaccine trial, a year to 18 months to fully validate any potential vaccine

The first participant in a clinical trial for a vaccine to protect against the new coronavirus will receive an experimental dose on Monday, according to a government official. The National…

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Experts scramble for new coronavirus vaccine but may not come in time

The flu-like virus that exploded from China has researchers worldwide once again scrambling to find a vaccine against a surprise health threat, with no guarantee one will arrive in time.…

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Kenya joins Ghana and Malawi to roll out landmark malaria vaccine in pilot introduction

The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulated the Government of Kenya for launching the world’s first malaria vaccine today in Homa Bay County, western Kenya. The malaria vaccine pilot programme is…

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Americans urged to get MMR vaccine in wake of “record-breaking” European measles outbreak

The American Academy of Pediatrics medical journal on Monday recommended to all U.S. citizens " to take all the recommended vaccinations, including measles through the MMR vaccine, before traveling abroad."…

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World’s biggest anti-malaria vaccine campaign begins in Africa

Some 360,000 children a year in three African countries are to receive a powerful anti-malaria drug as part of a pilot project to help reduce the incidence of the…

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Italian politician opposed to mandatory vaccines for children gets chicken pox

Massimiliano Fedriga, president of the north-eastern region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia and a member of the Lega party, was hospitalised earlier this month with the highly contagious chicken pox infection. In…

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