Vaccine

US Sends Nearly 500 000 Covid Vaccine Doses to Rwanda

The United States is sending nearly half a million doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to Rwanda, including the first doses…

3 years ago

US Turns to Social Media Influencers to Boost Vaccine Rates

As a police sergeant in a rural town, Carlos Cornejo isn’t the prototypical social media influencer. But his Spanish-language Facebook…

3 years ago

Indonesia to Get US Vaccine Donations Amid Covid Emergency

Four million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine from the US are heading to Indonesia, the US national security adviser has…

3 years ago

‘We’re Trying to Convince Them’: Some British Athletes ‘Don’t Want Vaccine’ for Tokyo 2020

The head of the British Olympic Association (BOA) says the organisation is still "trying to convince" some athletes to have…

3 years ago

Buhari Receives Second Dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine

President Muhammadu Buhari has taken the second dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the State House, Abuja. The News…

3 years ago

EU to Build Vaccine Manufacturing Hubs in Africa

The European Union (EU) says it intends to invest 1 billion euros ($1.2billion) to build Covid vaccine-manufacturing hubs in Africa.…

3 years ago

Potential Breakthrough in Fight Against Malaria as Oxford Vaccine Shows 77% Efficacy in Early Trials

Scientists in the UK have developed the world’s most effective malaria vaccine with 77 percent efficacy against the disease. Researchers…

4 years ago

J&J to Resume Rollout of Covid-19 Vaccine in Europe with Safety Warning

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) said on Tuesday it will resume rolling out its Covid-19 vaccine in Europe after the region’s…

4 years ago

Japan Formally Approves Its First Covid-19 Vaccine

Japan has formally approved its first Covid-19 vaccine with the health ministry giving the go-ahead to use the vaccine co-developed…

4 years ago

African Countries Advised to Stick With AstraZeneca Vaccine

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has said most countries in the continent should still roll out the…

4 years ago

Dubai Forms Vaccine Logistics Alliance to Fasttrack Equitable Distribution

Dubai on Monday launched the Vaccine Logistics Alliance to speed up distribution of Covid-19 vaccines around the world through the…

4 years ago

Single-dose Johnson & Johnson Vaccine 66% Effective Against Covid-19, Drops Against SA Variant

Johnson & Johnson has said that its single-dose vaccine is 66% effective in preventing Covid-19 in a large global trial…

4 years ago

Mass Covid Vaccination Centres to Open in England

Thousands more people will receive a Covid-19 vaccine this week as seven mass centres open across England. NHS England said…

4 years ago

US Panel Endorses Widespread Use of Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine

A US government advisory panel endorsed widespread use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine Thursday, putting the country just one step away…

4 years ago

Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine Shows 70% Effectiveness in Preventing Coronavirus

AstraZeneca has reported that late-stage trials of its COVID-19 vaccine developed with Oxford University were “highly effective’’ in preventing disease,…

4 years ago