Tag: COVID Vaccine News
Oxford University to re-infect recovered COVID-19 patients and study vaccine effectiveness
In a first-of-its-kind trial at the UK-based University of Oxford that may shed light on how to develop more effective vaccines against the COVID-19...
People may need to get COVID-19 vaccine annually: Pfizer CEO
The chief executive officer of American pharmaceutical corporation Pfizer, Albert Bourla, said it’s possible people will need to get vaccinated against the coronavirus annually.
His...
Countries face the heat from UN Chief over vaccine nationalism
The Chief of United Nations (UN), the intergovernmental organization, has criticized countries for hoarding vaccines and making side deals with the manufacturers, reinforcing his...
WHO says COVAX delivered 20mn vaccine doses in its 1st week
The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that COVAX, the international program set up to get coronavirus vaccines to...
UAE sets a global example in swift vaccine rollout. Right choices...
The United Arab Emirates began its inoculation drive against the novel coronavirus with the vaccine developed by China’s Sinopharm Group, due to its early...
India’s already in use COVID-19 vaccine found to be 81% effective
Indian pharmaceutical company Bharat Biotech announced phase 3 clinical results of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, COVAXIN. In the trial results, the company says that...
J&J COVID-19 vaccine gets backing from FDA advisory panel
US-based Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) single-shot coronavirus vaccine has been unanimously backed by a key Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel for emergency...
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine prevents COVID-19 virus spread: Israeli study
The COVID-19 vaccine from American drugmaker Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech appeared to avoid infecting the vast majority of recipients in Israel, offering...
