VACCINE
How Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine differs from Pfizer’s and Moderna’sThe new vaccine differs markedly from the two already in use in the United States. Here is how they compare.
- China rolls out first one-jab COVID-19 vaccine: Report
China's first Ad5-nCoV COVID-19 vaccine was rolled out on Friday, the state-run Global Times reported on Sunday. It is the only single-dose...
- View: How past vaccine races can help win against Covid
History tells us that the best vaccination efforts are built on collaboration and coordination. We know that the U.S. and Soviet Union work...
- UK COVID-19 vaccine rollout expands to over-60s in latest phase
Almost 2 million people aged 60 to 63 will be invited after over 64s had been covered in the previous phase and letters will start arriving...
- US regulator FDA clears Johnson & Johnson's single-dose COVID vaccine for emergency use
U.S. regulators on Saturday authorized a third COVID-19 vaccine, a single-dose shot by Johnson & Johnson that could help speed vaccinations...
- US advisers endorse single-shot Covid-19 vaccine from J&J
J&J's vaccine protects against the worst effects of Covid-19 after one shot, and it can be stored up to three months at refrigerator temper...
- China plays down reports of India beating it in vaccine diplomacy
Responding to a question on a report that India has beaten China in its own game of vaccine diplomacy, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman W...
- COVID-19 vaccine didn't hurt at all and helps others, says Britain's Queen
In a rare reference to private health matters, the 94-year-old monarch backed the National Health Service (NHS) led vaccination programme i...
- Does the Covid vaccine stop transmission?
The limited data available suggests the vaccines will at least partly reduce transmission, and the studies to determine this with more clar...
- FDA says Johnson & Johnson's single-dose vaccine does prevent Covid-19
Johnson & Johnson's single-dose vaccine offers strong protection against severe COVID-19, according to an analysis by U.S. regulators Wedne...
- Brazil approves Pfizer Covid vaccine for widespread use
However, the vaccine is not yet available in Brazil, which is so far using two others: Chinese-developed CoronaVac and one developed by Oxf...
- Joe Biden tours Pfizer plant as extreme weather delays 6 mn COVID vaccine doses
US President Joe Biden toured a state-of-the-art coronavirus vaccine plant and delivered remarks on his administration's progress as extrem...
- Pfizer plans to test COVID-19 vaccine booster engineered for South African variant
Phil Dormitzer, one of Pfizer's top viral vaccine scientists, said in an interview that he believes the current vaccine - developed with Ge...
- South Africa launches COVID-19 vaccination programme with Johnson & Johnson shots
Authorities in South Africa have recorded almost half of the COVID-19 deaths in all of Africa and over a third of confirmed infections on t...
- United Nations gets airlines to deliver COVID-19 vaccines as a priority
UNICEF said its Humanitarian Airfreight Initiative brings together airlines covering routes to over 100 countries, in support of the UN's u...
- Pakistan begins registration of elderly for COVID-19 vaccination
Planning Minister Asad Umar, who is also chief of the anti-corona National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), said that the vaccination o...
- The newest diplomatic currency: Covid-19 vaccines
The coronavirus vaccine — one of the world’s most in-demand commodities — has become a new currency for international diplomacy. Countries ...
- China approves second domestic Covid-19 vaccine
The vaccine has already been rolled out to key groups at higher risk of exposure to coronavirus but Saturday's approval allows for its use ...
- UK begins world-first alternate dosing COVID-19 vaccine trial
The study, backed by 7 million pound of government funding, will determine the effects of using different vaccines for the first and second...
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