Pfizer is first to apply for U.S. emergency use for COVID-19 vaccine
Pfizer Inc said it would apply to U.S. health regulators on Friday for emergency use authorisation (EUA) of its COVID-19 vaccine, the first such application […]
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COVID-19 vaccine could be ready by December — U.S. disease expert
Top U.S. infectious disease expert, Dr Anthony Fauci, has said that the first doses of a successful COVID-19 vaccine would be available to some hardest-hit […]
Vaccine alone cannot defeat coronavirus, UN chief warns
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that vaccine alone cannot defeat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Guterres gave the warning at a news conference in New […]
UN chief seeks $35bn funding for WHO’s COVID-19 vaccine research
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for a “quantum leap in funding” for the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) initiative to speed up […]
Israel to begin trials on COVID-19 vaccine with 100 volunteers
Israel will hold first trials of a COVID-19 vaccine with 100 volunteers, Sheba Medical Centre in central Israel said on Thursday. The trials are scheduled […]
COVID-19: Vaccine Should Be Accessible To All – Osinbajo
In order to effectively contain the spread of the Coronavirus disease across the globe, the deployment of the COVID-19 vaccine should be done in an […]
South Africa begins second COVID-19 vaccine trial
South Africa’s University of Witwatersrand on Monday started the second COVID-19 vaccine trial in the country, said the institution. Shabir Madhi, Executive Director of the […]