Tag: Vaccine

UK approves use of 2nd COVID-19 vaccine with easier storage

Britain on Wednesday became the first country to authorize an easy-to-handle COVID-19 vaccine whose developers hope it will become the “vaccine for the world.”...

India tests vaccine delivery systems ahead of emergency approval

    Reuters: Some Indian states on Monday began a trial run of COVID-19 vaccine delivery systems, with health authorities checking everything from their technology platforms...

Why Anti-COVID-19 vaccines campaigns should be dismissed

By Jamilu Nikau The development of safe and effective vaccines against the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS COV-2), the causative agent of COVID-19...

Australia cancels order for 51 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

By Ismail Auwal Australia cancelled an order for 51 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by CSL Ltd. and the University of Queensland...

FDA investigating reports of allergic reactions following Pfizer COVID-19 shot in U.S

By Nasir Isa Dr. Peter Marks, Director of the United States Food and Drugs Administration’s (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said at a...

Nigeria to vaccinate high-risk population with 20-million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in 2021

By Nasir Isa The Executive Secretary of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Faisal Shuaibu, has stated that Nigeria is planning to procure 20-million...

Coronavirus: Dosing error turns into stroke of luck for AstraZeneca, Oxford vaccine

A stroke of good fortune from a dosing error will pave the way for AstraZeneca and Oxford University to submit their COVID-19 vaccine for...

The Pandemic’s Long Economic Tail

How do pandemics affect the economy? It may seem obvious that sickness destroys livelihoods and hurts growth. Yet the Black Death in the 14th...

News Analysis: Pfizer’s and Moderna’s vaccines: is the end of COVID-19 pandemic imminent?

By Ismail Auwal A couple of weeks ago, Pfizer in collaboration with its German partner announced the results of its phase 3 clinical trial, which...

Trump claims victory for COVID-19 vaccines, urges historians to remember him

Barely a few hours after Moderna's announcement of its COVID-19 vaccine trial results, the outgoing President of the United States took to social media...

COVID-19: Moderna vaccine shown to be 94.5% effective and easier to store- interim analysis

A US-developed vaccine has been shown to be 94.5% effective at protecting people from COVID-19, according to interim results. Produced by Moderna, in collaboration with...

Scientists behind Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine are Turkish migrants living in Germany

Scientists Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci have dedicated their lives to the field of oncology and infectious diseases and spent years pioneering personalized immunotherapy treatments...

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