Tag: Vaccine

Categories Asia & Pacific

Vietnam says Cuba to supply ‘large number’ of its Covid-19 vaccine doses, ready to transfer production technology

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ietnam will receive a major shipment of Cuba’s Abdala vaccine by the end of the year, the Vietnamese health ministry said, adding that Havana was also eager to transfer technology to produce the jab in the Southeast Asian state. … Read More >Vietnam says Cuba to supply ‘large number’ of its Covid-19 vaccine doses, ready to transfer production technology

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Taiwan’s president gets first shot of homemade Covid-19 vaccine amid concerns over its rushed approval

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Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has been leading by example and got the first shot of the locally developed coronavirus vaccine despite it being approved before the results of the clinical trials were available. … Read More >Taiwan’s president gets first shot of homemade Covid-19 vaccine amid concerns over its rushed approval

Categories World

Australia gives conditional green light to Covid Moderna vaccine with first million doses arriving next month

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Australia’s pharmaceutical body has granted Moderna’s Covid vaccine conditional approval for use in the country in a bid to boost inoculation rates, with the first million doses set to arrive in September. … Read More >Australia gives conditional green light to Covid Moderna vaccine with first million doses arriving next month

Categories EU

EU signs deal with Novavax for up to 200 million Covid-19 jabs in bid to diversify vaccine portfolio

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The European Commission has approved a deal that allows EU member states to buy up to 200 million doses of Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine, once the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has deemed it safe and effective for use. … Read More >EU signs deal with Novavax for up to 200 million Covid-19 jabs in bid to diversify vaccine portfolio

Categories Russia

69 countries & millions of jabs later, Sputnik V is a year old: Russia marks milestone for world’s 1st registered Covid-19 vaccine

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On August 11, 2020, President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia had become the first country in the world to register a Covid-19 vaccine, Sputnik V. One year later, the pioneering jab has inoculated millions around the world. … Read More >69 countries & millions of jabs later, Sputnik V is a year old: Russia marks milestone for world’s 1st registered Covid-19 vaccine

Categories Health

‘Politics’ prevents highly-effective Sputnik V’s approval by WHO & European regulator – leading Australian epidemiologist to RT

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It’s important for people in the West to know that the Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine works great, but politics prevents it from hitting wider markets, a renowned Australian epidemiologist told RT. … Read More >‘Politics’ prevents highly-effective Sputnik V’s approval by WHO & European regulator – leading Australian epidemiologist to RT

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Cambodia to launch Covid booster-shot program mixing AstraZeneca’s jab with Chinese vaccines

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The Cambodian prime minister has announced that his country is rolling out a third-dose booster scheme, using either a Chinese shot or a British jab. Frontline workers will be the first to receive the follow-up injection. … Read More >Cambodia to launch Covid booster-shot program mixing AstraZeneca’s jab with Chinese vaccines