Vaccines – Page 4 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Australia purchases 1mn Moderna doses as its 3d most populous state narrowly avoids lockdown

Posted on September 27, 2021September 27, 2021By Editor

Australia’s Queensland has narrowly escaped a snap lockdown, like the ones in effect in Melbourne and Sydney, by reporting no new Covid cases, as the government stocks up on Moderna vaccines in the hopes of reviving the economy. … Read More >Australia purchases 1mn Moderna doses as its 3d most populous state narrowly avoids lockdown

BioNTech ‘preparing production’ of Covid-19 vaccine for children under 12, which may be approved in Europe next month – media

Posted on September 26, 2021September 26, 2021By Editor

German company BioNTech, which in partnership with Pfizer developed one of the most widely used anti-Covid shots, says it’s preparing for the worldwide launch of its jab for younger recipients and might get approval in October. … Read More >BioNTech ‘preparing production’ of Covid-19 vaccine for children under 12, which may be approved in Europe next month – media

USA

‘There will be more pandemics’: Immunologist behind mRNA technology working on vaccine against ALL coronaviruses

Posted on September 25, 2021September 25, 2021By Editor

University of Pennsylvania scientists are working to create a vaccine that would protect not just against Covid-19, but all coronaviruses, saying they hope it will be “ready to go” when the next pandemic hits. … Read More >‘There will be more pandemics’: Immunologist behind mRNA technology working on vaccine against ALL coronaviruses

World

WHO chief calls for worldwide pause on vaccine boosters until 2022, to allow ‘every country’ to inoculate 40% of population

Posted on September 23, 2021September 23, 2021By Editor

World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has pushed for a global halt on Covid vaccine booster shots until next year, arguing the extra doses should go to low-income nations and not to “healthy” vaccinated people. … Read More >WHO chief calls for worldwide pause on vaccine boosters until 2022, to allow ‘every country’ to inoculate 40% of population

World

West to hoard 1.2bn doses of spare vaccines by year’s end, analysis says, as pressure mounts to share with poor & outdo China

Posted on September 16, 2021September 16, 2021By Editor

The supply of Covid-19 vaccines that rich Western countries have secured for themselves is so big that it can cover their possible needs by a large margin. So it’s time to share some with the poor and curb China’s diplomacy. … Read More >West to hoard 1.2bn doses of spare vaccines by year’s end, analysis says, as pressure mounts to share with poor & outdo China

Middle East

Huge decline in Covid-19 vaccinations since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, says UNICEF

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

The UN has warned that the number of Covid-19 vaccinations in Afghanistan has dropped off by 80% since the Taliban completed its takeover with the capture of Kabul less than two weeks ago, citing the chaotic conditions there. … Read More >Huge decline in Covid-19 vaccinations since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, says UNICEF

Asia & Pacific

South Korea to be one of world’s largest vaccine manufacturers, says Moon, pledging $1.92 billion investment

Posted on August 16, 2021August 16, 2021By Editor

The South Korean president’s office has announced plans to elevate the country to be one of the world’s largest vaccine producers with an investment of 2.2 trillion won ($1.92 billion) over the next four years. … Read More >South Korea to be one of world’s largest vaccine manufacturers, says Moon, pledging $1.92 billion investment

Pfizer, Moderna, hike prices for their Covid jabs by up to a QUARTER for the EU – reports

Posted on August 9, 2021August 9, 2021By Editor

Pfizer has reportedly raised the price of its Covid vaccine dose by a quarter, with Moderna also ramping up the price in its latest deal with the European Union. The two are making tens of billions of dollars in pandemic profits. … Read More >Pfizer, Moderna, hike prices for their Covid jabs by up to a QUARTER for the EU – reports

Asia & Pacific

Asian Covid-hotspot Indonesia to receive 45mn Covid vaccines in August, as government eases curbs despite warnings

Posted on July 31, 2021July 31, 2021By Editor

Indonesia’s health minister has announced that the country will receive 45 million coronavirus vaccines in August just as Covid curbs have been relaxed, despite warnings that doing so will only worsen the country’s situation. … Read More >Asian Covid-hotspot Indonesia to receive 45mn Covid vaccines in August, as government eases curbs despite warnings

Shows

Coronavirus no longer just affecting the old & frail – SAGE committee member

Posted on July 29, 2021July 29, 2021By Editor

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Professor Calum Semple, a member of the SAGE Committee that advises Boris Johnson. He discusses the changing pattern of hospitalisations with younger people including children filling up hospitals rather than the elderly, the growing threat of ‘long Covid’ causing additional health problems … Read More >Coronavirus no longer just affecting the old & frail – SAGE committee member