vaccine
FACTBOX-Front runners in development of antibody drugs against COVID-19
AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, Regeneron and GlaxoSmithKline are among the biggest pharmaceutical companies to have developed COVID-19 treatments using a class of drugs…
FACTBOX-Countries weigh need for COVID-19 booster shots
Dec 31 (Reuters) - Many countries are expanding COVID-19 vaccine booster programmes or shortening the gap between shots as governments scramble to…
Moderna could be ready to develop Omicron booster in weeks – CEO
COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna does not expect any problems in developing a booster shot to protect against the Omicron variant of the…
Eight heart inflammation cases among young kids who got COVID-19 shot – U.S. CDC
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had received reports of eight cases of myocarditis, a type of heart…
EU expects Europe plants to produce 3.6 billion COVID shots in 2022
BRUSSELS, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Vaccine plants in the European Union are expected to produce 3.6 billion COVID-19 shots next year, out…
EU agencies endorse mix-and-match of COVID-19 vaccines
EU health agencieshave recommended that COVID-19 vaccines be mixed and matched for both initial courses and booster doses as the region battles…
German chancellor-designate Scholz defends bans for unvaccinated
Berlin (dpa) - Olaf Scholz, who is expected to become Germany's new chancellor next week, on Saturday defended moves to shut unvaccinated…
EU COVID-19 passports, vaccines helped European tourism recovery -UN report
MADRID (Reuters) - Widespread use of COVID-19 certificates and successful vaccine roll-outs helped tourism in the European Union recover faster from the…
Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna expect data on shot’s protection against new COVID-19 variant soon
#BioNTech SE said on Friday it expects more data on a worrying new coronavirus variant detected in #SouthAfrica within two weeks
Countries weigh need for booster COVID-19 shots
Nov 17 (Reuters) - Many countries are rolling out COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, but there is no consensus among scientists that they…
EU watchdog to announce view on vaccine for children next week- Austria
Nov 17 (Reuters) - Europe's drug regulator is likely to disclose its view on the use of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine…
Fauci says possible for COVID-19 to be reduced to an endemic illness from the current health emergency next year
Top U.S. infectious disease official Dr. Anthony Fauci said it is possible for COVID-19 to be reduced to an endemic illness from…