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Oxford scientists working on COVID-19 vaccine ‘near breakthrough’ on antibody treatment
British scientists thought to be leading the global race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine are reportedly also close to a major breakthrough…
Vaccine summit exceeds target to raise almost £7bn
Almost £7bn has been raised to immunise 300 million children at a virtual global vaccine summit hosted by the UK. Prime Minister…
Inovio plans human trials for potential COVID-19 vaccine in South Korea in June
Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Thursday it plans to begin human trials of its potential COVID-19 vaccine in South Korea later in…
Plans to speed-up Moderna’s production of COVID-19 vaccine
Lonza aims to speed completion of two commercial production lines for Moderna Inc's trial COVID-19 vaccine so manufacturing could start four to…
Scientists hunt pandemic hotspots in race to test vaccines
The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic may be waning. For vaccine developers, that could be a problem. Scientists in Europe and…
S.Korea’s Celltrion says COVID-19 drug shows drop in viral load in animal testing
South Korea's Celltrion Inc said on Monday its experimental treatment of COVID-19 demonstrated a 100-fold reduction in viral load of the disease…
Pfizer claims COVID-19 vaccine could be ready by October
Global pharmaceutical major Pfizer believes that a vaccine to prevent COVID-19 could be ready by the end of October, the company's CEO…
EU Commission launches new global fundraising campaign to finance development and distribution of vaccines against Covid-19
The European Commission launched a new global fundraising campaign on Thursday to finance the development and worldwide distribution of testing, vaccines and…
GSK to produce 1 bln doses of coronavirus vaccine booster in 2021
GlaxoSmithKline Plc will expand production of vaccine efficacy boosters, or adjuvants, to produce 1 billion doses in 2021 for use in shots…
Merck to buy Austrian vaccine maker as it jumps into COVID-19 race
Merck & Co Inc, which has largely kept to the sidelines of the race for COVID-19 treatments, said it was buying Austrian…
80 million children under one at risk of diseases such as diphtheria, measles and polio as COVID-19 disrupts routine vaccination efforts
COVID 19 is disrupting life-saving immunization services around the world, putting millions of children – in rich and poor countries alike –…
Sinovac says it has started mid-stage human trials of COVID-19 vaccine
Sinovac Biotech Ltd said it had started mid-stage human trials of its experimental coronavirus vaccine in China earlier this month. The China-based…