COVID-19 vaccine is safe, says Serum Institute of India on side effect claims
Dec 01, 2020, at 10:13 pm
Pune-based Serum Institute of India's (SII) said its 'COVISHIELD' vaccine is safe and immunogenic after a volunteer claimed that he suffered neurological and psychological side effects after taking a shot of the vaccine.
India registers over 41000 Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
Nov 29, 2020, at 06:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India added 41,810 new infections of coronavirus in the last 24 hours taking the country's total tally to 93,92,919 cases, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
India registers 41322 new COVID-19 cases, PM Modi to visit vaccine facilities today
Nov 28, 2020, at 03:20 pm
New Delhi: India registered 41322 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours and 485 deaths,as per Ministry of Health data released on Saturday.
‘Real hope’ surrounding COVID vaccines ‘cannot be overstated’ – WHO chief
Nov 24, 2020, at 09:38 pm
New York: Along with other tried and tested public health measures, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) told journalists on Monday that “there is now real hope” that vaccines will play an essential part in helping end the COVID pandemic.
UNICEF planning ‘mammoth operation’ to deliver COVID-19 vaccines
Nov 23, 2020, at 11:25 pm
New York: UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is working with more than 350 logistics partners, including major airlines, shipping lines and logistics associations from around the world, to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to over 92 countries, as soon as doses become available, the UN agency said on Monday.
COVID-19: Oxford vaccine shows 70 percent efficiency
Nov 23, 2020, at 08:31 pm
London: Oxford University’s AstraZeneca vaccine candidate, AZD1222, which is being developed against COVID-19 disease has shown 70 percent efficiency on average, officials said.
US official expects COVID-19 vaccination to start on December 11
Nov 23, 2020, at 02:41 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The first US citizens to receive Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines may get the inoculation shot December 11, Operation Warp Speed chief adviser Moncef Slaoui told CNN on Sunday.
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine emerges 95 percent effective in final analysis
Nov 18, 2020, at 11:42 pm
Washington: Pharmaceutical major Pfizer on Wednesday confirmed that its COVID-19 vaccine candidate is 95 percent effective in the final analysis of the Phase 3 trial.
Pfizer launches pilot COVID-19 vaccine distribution preparedness program in 4 US states
Nov 17, 2020, at 10:14 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: US pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced in a press release on Tuesday it was launching a pilot program that aims to inform the delivery and distribution of its coronavirus vaccine in the US states of Rhode Island, Texas, New Mexico and Tennessee.
UK government in talks with US biotech firm Moderna on access to COVID-19 vaccine
Nov 17, 2020, at 01:18 am
London/Sputnik: The UK government said on Monday that it is in advanced discussions to get access to the COVID-19 vaccine candidate being developed by US company Moderna, which, according to the firm, has proved to be nearly 95 percent effective at the clinical trials.
UK to run final stage clinical trial of Janssen´s COVID-19 vaccine candidate - Government
Nov 16, 2020, at 11:09 pm
London/Sputnik: The COVID-19 vaccine candidate being developed by the pharmaceutical company Janssen, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, will begin its phase three clinical trial across the United Kingdom on Monday with 6,000 voluntaries, the UK government announced.
Potential COVID-19 vaccine must meet highest standards: UK Drug regulator
Nov 12, 2020, at 12:00 am
London/Sputnik: UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) chief executive, June Raine, said on Wednesday that any potential COVID-19 vaccine must meet the highest standards before it is rolled out in the United Kingdom.
Vladmir Putin says all Russia's COVID-19 vaccines are efficient
Nov 10, 2020, at 11:58 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: All Russia's vaccines against COVID-19 are efficient, President Vladimir Putin assured on Tuesday, reaffirming readiness to cooperate with any country on the coronavirus response, since the matter should not be politicized.
Spain expects to receive 20Mln Pfizer vaccine doses in early 2021: Spanish Health Minister
Nov 10, 2020, at 11:52 pm
Moscow/UNI: The Spanish government expects to receive 20 million doses of Pfizer vaccine by early 2021, said Spanish Health Minister Salvador Illa said on Tuesday.
UK Health secretary tells NHS to prepare for COVID-19 vaccine rollout from December
Nov 10, 2020, at 10:12 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The UK's National Health Service (NHS) has been asked to prepare for the rollout of vaccines against COVID-19 from December, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Tuesday, adding that the country's armed forces will also aid in the vaccination program.
COVID-19 vaccine offers 90 percent protection: Pfizer
Nov 09, 2020, at 11:20 pm
Washington: A COVID-19 vaccine, which is jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, has shown 90 percent effectiveness in preventing Covid-19 infections during the ongoing Phase 3 trials, the companies said on Monday.
Australia begins production of Oxford-developed Corona vaccine
Nov 09, 2020, at 02:28 pm
Canberra/UNI: Australia commenced locally manufacturing a Coronavirus vaccine candidate developed by the University of Oxford from Monday.
Cuba to vaccinate entire population against COVID-19 in 2021 - Foreign Minister
Nov 06, 2020, at 10:30 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Cuba will vaccinate all its residents against the coronavirus infection in 2021, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said.
India reports over 48,000 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, active cases fall below 6 lakh
Oct 30, 2020, at 05:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, the second worst Covid-19-affected country in the world, reported over 48,000 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking the overall tally of infections to 80,88,851.
Covid-19 vaccine could be ready by December: Serum Institute's Adar Poonawalla
Oct 29, 2020, at 04:38 pm
New Delhi/Pune/IBNS: Giving a hope to 1.3 billion people of India, vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India (SII)'s chief Adar Poonawalla has said the Oxford University's Covid-19 vaccine can be made available in the country by December 2020.
AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine trial to resume in US
Oct 24, 2020, at 03:28 pm
Washington/Xinhua: Multinational pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said on Friday it will resume the trial of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine in the United States, which has been paused since September.
Trials of Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V begin in India
Oct 23, 2020, at 07:26 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Russian Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19 will be tested in India on 100 volunteers, the Indian Central Drugs Standard Control Organization's Drug Controller General (DCGI) has said.
COVID-19 vaccine: UNICEF to stockpile more than half a billion syringes by year’s end
Oct 20, 2020, at 03:13 pm
New York: With countries and pharmaceutical companies around the world gearing up to distribute COVID-19 vaccines following trials, the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF has begun laying the groundwork for the rapid, safe and efficient delivery by buying and pre-positioning syringes and other necessary equipment.
Vaccines against COVID-19 may not need to be administered annually: WHO Official
Oct 17, 2020, at 10:36 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Any safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19 may not need to be administered annually, unlike vaccines for influenza, Dr. Richard Mihigo, the program area manager for immunization and vaccine development at the World Health Organization's (WHO) Regional Office for Africa, told Sputnik in an interview.
Covid-19 vaccine expected early next year: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
Oct 13, 2020, at 06:28 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday said India, which is the second worst Covid-19-affected country in the world, is likely to have a vaccine against the virus in early 2021, media reports said.
WHO expects to see COVID-19 vaccine by end of 2020 at the earliest
Oct 13, 2020, at 03:39 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The World Health Organization (WHO) believes that a vaccine against the coronavirus disease will be ready for registration by the end of 2020 or early next year at the earliest, Soumya Swaminathan, the WHO chief scientist, said on Monday.
China joins global effort to ensure COVID vaccine access for all
Oct 10, 2020, at 03:24 pm
New York: China is among three additional countries to have signed on to a global initiative that aims to ensure fair and equitable access to a COVID-19 vaccine once developed, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday.
UK to involve military in distributing coronavirus vaccine: senior official
Oct 05, 2020, at 02:23 pm
London/Xinhua: The British armed forces will be involved in distributing coronavirus vaccine as the country strives to curb a sharp rise in infections, British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Sunday.
Guterres urges more countries to step up and fund global COVID-19 vaccine effort
Oct 01, 2020, at 11:09 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday called for all nations to provide further urgently needed funds – the equivalent of the total spent on cigarettes worldwide every two weeks – on behalf of global COVID-19 vaccine efforts to ensure that everyone, everywhere, gets protection from the virus.
Donald Trump says US 'Weeks away' from COVID-19 vaccine
Sep 30, 2020, at 02:24 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump said the country is weeks away from getting a vaccine to fight the coronavirus.