Tag: Vaccine

Categories EU

Switzerland May Reportedly Withdraw From Deal With AstraZaneca on COVID-19 Vaccine Supply

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Switzerland does not exclude that the country may withdraw from the contract reached with the UK-Swedish pharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca, to procure its vaccine against coronavirus, according to the Swiss NZZ am Sonntag newspaper, citing the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health. … Read More >Switzerland May Reportedly Withdraw From Deal With AstraZaneca on COVID-19 Vaccine Supply

Categories Middle East

Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Reportedly Shows 89.4% Efficacy Against Transmission of COVID-19

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The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech pharmaceutical companies has demonstrated 89.4% efficacy against the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, Der Spiegel reported on Sunday, citing scientific research conducted by the Israeli Health Ministry. … Read More >Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Reportedly Shows 89.4% Efficacy Against Transmission of COVID-19

Categories Russia

Russia registers THIRD domestically-created vaccine against Covid-19, PM reveals: New jab CoviVac joins Sputnik V & EpiVacCorona

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A third Covid-19 vaccine has been registered in Russia, the country’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced on Saturday morning. The drug, dubbed CoviVac, has been developed by the Chumakov Scientific Center in Moscow. … Read More >Russia registers THIRD domestically-created vaccine against Covid-19, PM reveals: New jab CoviVac joins Sputnik V & EpiVacCorona

Categories World

Pfizer revises ultra-cold storage guidance for Covid-19 jab, says vaccine is stable at refrigerator temperatures

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Vaccine partners Pfizer and BioNTech have said they’ve submitted new data to the US health regulator showing their jab can be stored at “refrigerator temperatures” rather than the ultra-cold levels currently mandated. … Read More >Pfizer revises ultra-cold storage guidance for Covid-19 jab, says vaccine is stable at refrigerator temperatures

Categories USA

Asking Russia for Sputnik and getting ANAL SWABS in China: US diplomats vent over State Department’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout

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Even though the State Department received almost enough US-made Covid-19 vaccines for every employee, some diplomats have had to ask host countries for jabs and suffered indignities such as anal tests in China, a new report says. … Read More >Asking Russia for Sputnik and getting ANAL SWABS in China: US diplomats vent over State Department’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout

Categories USA

‘That’s what someone microchipped would say,’ Twitter jokes after jabbed Bill Gates’ daughter mocks Covid-19 vax conspiracy theory

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Jennifer K. Gates, daughter of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, tried mocking the numerous conspiracy theories surrounding her “genius” father after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine, only to face a wave of ridicule herself. … Read More >‘That’s what someone microchipped would say,’ Twitter jokes after jabbed Bill Gates’ daughter mocks Covid-19 vax conspiracy theory

Categories Russia

Sputnik V prepares for EU launch: Russian Covid-19 vaccine clears 1st hurdle for roll-out as regulator EMA accepts application

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Brussels’ beleaguered coronavirus vaccination program could be poised to get a shot in the arm as the EU’s central regulator completes its initial stage in appraising Sputnik V, the vaccine developed by Moscow’s Gamaleya Center. … Read More >Sputnik V prepares for EU launch: Russian Covid-19 vaccine clears 1st hurdle for roll-out as regulator EMA accepts application