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EU

Moderna plans to offer Covid-19 vaccine with range of dosages after new deal with Swiss drugmaker Lonza

Posted on June 4, 2021June 4, 2021By Editor

Moderna has said it will likely offer a range of vaccine dose levels in 2022 after a successful trial of a half-dose booster shot and a deal with drugmaker Lonza to provide ingredients for 300 million 50 microgram doses each year. … Read More >Moderna plans to offer Covid-19 vaccine with range of dosages after new deal with Swiss drugmaker Lonza

Health

WHO approves Chinese Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, saying world ‘desperately’ needs more jabs

Posted on June 3, 2021June 3, 2021By Editor

The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved Sinovac’s CoronaVac vaccine, saying the Chinese-developed jab will help address the global inequality in Covid-19 inoculation rates. … Read More >WHO approves Chinese Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, saying world ‘desperately’ needs more jabs

Pakistan launches single-shot ‘PakVac’ Covid-19 jab developed by China’s CanSino

Posted on June 3, 2021June 3, 2021By Editor

Pakistan has launched a one-shot Covid-19 vaccine developed by China’s CanSino Biologics for use in adults aged over 18. Distributed under the label ‘PakVac’, the jab is to be produced domestically down the line, officials said. … Read More >Pakistan launches single-shot ‘PakVac’ Covid-19 jab developed by China’s CanSino

South Korea closes registration for J&J Covid-19 shots as military personnel reserve all 800,000 jabs

Posted on June 3, 2021June 3, 2021By Editor

Seoul has closed reservations for the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, which only requires a single shot, after military personnel signed up for all 800,000 jabs on offer. … Read More >South Korea closes registration for J&J Covid-19 shots as military personnel reserve all 800,000 jabs

EU

EU drugs regulator approves Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for use in children aged 12 to 15

Posted on May 31, 2021By Editor

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved the Covid-19 vaccine made by US-German partnership Pfizer-BioNTech for children aged 12 to 15, allowing kids in the bloc to be vaccinated against the virus for the first time. … Read More >EU drugs regulator approves Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for use in children aged 12 to 15

Thailand approves Chinese Sinopharm coronavirus jab, importing a million doses in June

Posted on May 30, 2021May 30, 2021By Editor

China’s Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine has been approved for emergency use in Thailand, becoming the fifth to be adopted by the country. Some one million doses are expected to be imported in June. … Read More >Thailand approves Chinese Sinopharm coronavirus jab, importing a million doses in June

EU

EU asks court to impose huge fine on AstraZeneca over alleged failure to deliver Covid-19 vaccines

Posted on May 29, 2021May 29, 2021By Editor

A lawyer for the EU has asked a court to impose major fines on AstraZeneca over its failure to deliver Covid-19 vaccines. The company maintains that its contract with the bloc did not envision a strict number of doses, however. … Read More >EU asks court to impose huge fine on AstraZeneca over alleged failure to deliver Covid-19 vaccines

Production of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine begins in India amid growing death toll and supply shortages

Posted on May 27, 2021May 27, 2021By Editor

Sputnik V vaccine production has begun in India, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which funded its development, has said. The manufacturing of the jabs will be ramped up to full capacity during the summer. … Read More >Production of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine begins in India amid growing death toll and supply shortages

Russia

Russian Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine hasn’t been approved by EU due to political pressure from top officials – Moscow’s spy chief

Posted on May 22, 2021May 22, 2021By Editor

Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine has yet to be registered in the European Union due to political pressure from the bloc’s leaders. That’s according to Sergey Naryshkin, head of the country’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). … Read More >Russian Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine hasn’t been approved by EU due to political pressure from top officials – Moscow’s spy chief

Russia

UN chief urges WHO to approve Sputnik V, calls Russian Covid jab ‘one of key elements’ in solving global vaccination problem

Posted on May 18, 2021May 18, 2021By Editor

The United Nations would welcome the World Health Organization’s approval of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said, while hailing the importance of the jab in tackling the pandemic. … Read More >UN chief urges WHO to approve Sputnik V, calls Russian Covid jab ‘one of key elements’ in solving global vaccination problem