vaccine
BioNTech and Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine shows potential in human trial
A COVID-19 vaccine developed by German biotech firm BioNTech and U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has shown potential and was found to be…
CanSino’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate approved for military use in China
China's military has received the greenlight to use a COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by its research unit and CanSino Biologics after clinical…
Moderna names Catalent as manufacturing partner for potential COVID-19 vaccine
Moderna Inc said it has partnered with contract drugmaker Catalent Inc to produce 100 million doses of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine starting…
Human trial of new coronavirus vaccine begins in UK
Volunteers have begun being immunised with a new UK coronavirus vaccine. About 300 people will have the vaccine over the coming weeks,…
Brazil nears deal to produce Oxford coronavirus vaccine
Brazil is likely to sign a contract this week to produce a trial vaccine developed by Oxford University to guard against the…
First results of CureVac COVID-19 vaccine trial expected in 2 months
The first trial results of a coronavirus vaccine being developed by CureVac are expected in two months, German news website Focus Online…
Sixth trial of potential Chinese COVID-19 shot begins with GSK, Dynavax mix
A sixth experimental COVID-19 vaccine from China is now being tested in humans after Clover Biopharmaceuticals said on Friday an early-stage study…
South Korea’s Genexine begins human trial of coronavirus vaccine
Biotech firm Genexine Inc has launched a human clinical trial of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine in South Korea, saying it has become…
WHO eyes 2 billion coronavirus vaccines doses by end of 2021
The World Health Organization said that a few hundred million Covid-19 vaccine doses could be produced by the end of the year…
Malta: Malta to join Covid-19 Vaccine Alliance amid concerns it overshadows EC vaccine strategy
Malta will be joining the ‘Inclusive Vaccine Alliance’ which seeks to negotiate the price and availability for a Covid-19 vaccine, amidst concerns…
WHO drawing up plans for ‘fair, equitable’ access to COVID-19 vaccine
The World Health Organization is drawing up plans to help decide who should be prioritised for a vaccine against COVID-19 once an…
U.S. narrowing support to seven COVID-19 vaccine candidates, expects them to be free for many
The Trump administration aims to narrow its financial support to about seven experimental coronavirus vaccines from the 14 it has been working…