Joe Biden outlines vaccine plan, set to miss global-sharing goalThe White House announced the final allocations for the doses, with 60 million shots going to the global COVAX vaccine sharing alliance and...
22 Jun, 2021, 01.30 PM IST
Indonesia pauses distribution of a batch of AstraZeneca vaccineThe batch consists of 448,480 vaccine doses that arrived in the southeast Asian nation last month, part of a delivery of more than 3.85 mil...
16 May, 2021, 12.03 PM IST
AstraZeneca woes grow as Australia, Philippines, African Union curb COVID-19 shotsThe vaccine - developed with Oxford University and considered a frontrunner in the global vaccine race - has been plagued by safety concern...
09 Apr, 2021, 10.50 AM IST
Asian countries scramble for vaccine supplies after India export curbsSeveral Asian countries scrambled to find alternative sources for COVID-19 inoculations on Tuesday after export restrictions by manufacture...
30 Mar, 2021, 05.26 PM IST
AstraZeneca counters Indonesian Muslim concerns over COVID-19 vaccineIndonesia’s highest Muslim clerical council, the Indonesia Ulema Council, said on its website Friday that the vaccine is "haram" because th...
21 Mar, 2021, 10.26 AM IST
Europe resumes AstraZeneca jabs, US to hit 100 million vaccinesThe Biden administration on Thursday revealed the outlines of a plan to "loan" a limited number of vaccines to Canada and Mexico as the pre...
19 Mar, 2021, 11.03 PM IST
Europe pause of AstraZeneca sends ripple of doubt elsewhereAs things stand, it's either AstraZeneca or nothing for some poorer countries. The vaccine from the Anglo-Swedish drug maker is cheaper and...
19 Mar, 2021, 01.06 PM IST
EU countries to resume AstraZeneca jabs after 'safe' verdictThe closely-watched announcement from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) came after the WHO and Britain's health watchdog both said the va...
19 Mar, 2021, 08.40 AM IST
WHO reviewing data, recommends AstraZeneca Covid jabs continue"The WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety is carefully assessing the latest available safety data," the UN health agency said in...
18 Mar, 2021, 08.29 AM IST
Germany postpones vaccination summit over AstraZeneca furoreA growing number of European countries - including Germany, France, Italy and Spain - suspended use of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Monday, t...
16 Mar, 2021, 02.22 PM IST
WHO experts to meet over AstraZeneca vaccine blood clot fears as coronavirus cases surgeThe World Health Organization, AstraZeneca, and the European Medicines Agency have insisted the shot is safe, and that there is no link bet...
16 Mar, 2021, 11.05 AM IST
Countries halting AstraZeneca vaccineThe company insisted on Monday there is no risk, and the World Health Organization, whose experts meet on Tuesday, has said countries shoul...
16 Mar, 2021, 10.39 AM IST
AstraZeneca vaccine's promise now drawn into questionIn the latest, around a dozen countries have suspended its use as a precaution after blood clots suffered by some of those vaccinated.
16 Mar, 2021, 09.34 AM IST
Germany, Italy, France to halt AstraZeneca shots, further hitting EU vaccination campaignThe Health Ministry said the decision was taken as a "precaution" and on the advice of Germany's national vaccine regulator, the Paul Ehrli...
15 Mar, 2021, 09.41 PM IST
Indonesia's top Islamic body OKs China's Sinovac vaccineThe head of the council's Fatwa Department Asorirun Niam Sholeh also said that the complete fatwa, or religious edict, related to the safet...
08 Jan, 2021, 04.52 PM IST
When and which COVID-19 vaccines are likely to be available in AsiaTrial data from Pfizer Inc with partner BioNTech SE, Moderna Inc and AstraZeneca Plc has shown their experimental vaccines are effective in...
01 Dec, 2020, 11.08 AM IST
When and which COVID-19 vaccines are likely to be available in AsiaThe head of the Serum Institute of India, which makes the AstraZeneca vaccine, said on Nov 23 the positive late-state trial result of the c...
26 Nov, 2020, 01.37 PM IST