Britain approves Moderna's COVID shot for children aged six and olderThe Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said the approval was granted after Moderna's vaccine, known as Spikevax, me...
14 Apr, 2022, 06.51 PM IST
UK approves Valneva's Covid-19 vaccine"An approval has been granted after the Valneva Covid-19 vaccine was found to meet the required safety, quality and effectiveness standards...
14 Apr, 2022, 12.25 PM IST
European shares track global markets higher on Ukraine summit optimismEuropean auto stocks were in the lead, gaining 1.3% after French car parts group Faurecia forecast a rise in annual sales, as it expects se...
21 Feb, 2022, 02.35 PM IST
EU regulator set to rule on Pfizer COVID pill by end-Jan, ahead of Merck - sourceThe EMA's review of Merck's pill, developed with Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, is taking longer than Pfizer's because Merck released trial dat...
24 Jan, 2022, 06.39 PM IST
Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine behind lower COVID deaths in UK, says expertDr Clive Dix, former chairman of the UK's Vaccine Task Force, told the 'Daily Telegraph' that the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine - manufactured...
27 Dec, 2021, 04.18 PM IST
Omicron: Germany announces 4th booster dose, Britain may followGerman Health Minister Karl Lauterbach on Wednesday warned that a fourth dose will be necessary to tackle Omicron, Daily Mail reported. The...
23 Dec, 2021, 09.34 PM IST
Can Covid vaccines work as boosters? Here's what researches have to sayIf boosters don’t work well against the variant, vaccine developers will need to make new shots.
03 Dec, 2021, 05.33 PM IST
Booster dose of six Covid vaccines safe, increases immunity: Lancet studyProtection against COVID-19 infection wanes over time, which has driven consideration of boosters to protect the most vulnerable and lessen...
03 Dec, 2021, 11.59 AM IST
EU drug regulator starts reviewing new coronavirus vaccineA rolling review is an accelerated way of assessing new drugs that allows European Medicine Agency experts to look at data from ongoing stu...
02 Dec, 2021, 08.53 PM IST
Oil, banks lift European stocks on recovery betsThe pan-European STOXX 600 index was up 0.4% after hitting a three-week low last week. Asian stocks, however, fell following news of fresh ...
13 Sep, 2021, 02.43 PM IST
UK begins 'booster' shot trial of 7 different COVID-19 vaccinesBritain launched a nationwide study on Wednesday to explore whether giving a third dose "booster" shot of coronavirus vaccines would be saf...
19 May, 2021, 10.07 PM IST
New COVID vaccine shows 'strong immune response' in early UK trialsUK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that the promising Phase I and II results mean that the Valneva vaccine, being developed at Livingsto...
06 Apr, 2021, 09.16 PM IST
EU regulator is considering Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccineThe EU regulator said it received a request for the vaccine to be green-lighted under an expedited process and that it could be approved by...
12 Jan, 2021, 10.31 PM IST
EU seeks more Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, eyes deals with Valneva, NovavaxThe bloc, with a population of nearly 450 million, has already booked a total of almost 2.3 billion doses from six vaccine makers. Most vac...
11 Jan, 2021, 10.12 PM IST
UK government urges Indians, ethnic minorities to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine trialsA targeted recruitment programme broadcast in Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali and Urdu is among the measures being deployed to reach out to diff...
17 Aug, 2020, 06.47 PM IST
UK government strikes 90 million dose deal for two potential COVID-19 vaccine candidatesIf the vaccines are found safe and successful in clinical trials, both could be delivered to the UK in mid-2021 and would be given first to...
14 Aug, 2020, 06.48 PM IST
Britain secures 90 million possible COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer/BioNTech, ValnevaWith no working vaccine against COVID-19 yet developed, Britain now has three different types of vaccine under order and a total of 230 mil...
20 Jul, 2020, 04.11 PM IST