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The first country to be near Covid-19 endgame in the world

14:04 | 07/04/2021

Leading the world in vaccinations, Israel's coronavirus infections continue to fall with the hope of being the first country in the world to be near Covid-19 endgame.

Vaccination guidelines: What CDC recommendation for Covid vaccinated people?

08:23 | 06/03/2021

The fully vaccinated people have many questions for the professor of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University.

Vietnam's human trials of Second Covid-19 vaccine may begin in January

15:49 | 04/01/2021

Human trials of second homegrown Covid-19 vaccine may begin in late January this year. The Ministry of Health has granted permission to the Nha Trang-based Institute of Vaccines and Biological Medical (IVAC) to carry out human clinical tests for Covivac, a locally-produced novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, on volunteers in January, two months ahead of schedule.

Trump said coronavirus vaccine would be widely available by April

07:28 | 15/11/2020

President Donald Trump said Friday that a coronavirus virus vaccine would be widely available in the U.S. by April in his first public remarks since losing the presidential election to President-elect Joe Biden.

Pfizer and BioNTech face challenges following announcement about Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness

14:39 | 11/11/2020

Germany-based biotech firm, Pfizer and BioNTech, announced that their Covid-19 vaccine showed more than 90% effective, fueling hope for successful preventing infection to human. However, it seems to have to conquer many challenges before there is widespread vaccination.

Russian coronavirus vaccine results have been published

10:29 | 05/09/2020

President Vladimir Putin recently announced that a team of Russian scientists had developed a COVID-19 vaccine and that it had been approved for use by the regulators – at least, in Russia.

Man who lost 7 relatives to COVID-19 becomes first American to trial Oxford vaccine

10:18 | 03/09/2020

A Boynton Beach man who lost seven loved ones to coronavirus has become the first American dosed with Oxford University and AstraZeneca's vaccine as part of their clinical trial last weekend.

COVID-19 vaccine update: U.S. says not to join WHO-linked effort for coronavirus vaccine

14:56 | 02/09/2020

U.S. says not to join WHO-linked effort for coronavirus vaccine

Vaccine production: a billion-dollar industry

16:00 | 14/08/2020

According to estimates of research firm Alliance Bernstein (headquarter in the US), the global vaccine production industry is worth $ 52 billion per year. In which, 4 developers including Sanofi, Merk, Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline accounted for 85% of the market share.

Covid-19 vaccine update: Controversial Russia’s ‘Sputnik V’ and its availability

00:27 | 13/08/2020

Russian business conglomerate Sistema has said it expects to put the vaccine, developed by Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute, into mass production by the end of the year while experts expressing concerns and doubt.

Covid-19 Vaccine's Production and Licensing are sped up in Vietnam

15:06 | 22/07/2020

Covid-19 vaccine production is being implemented for researching to develop by Vietnam Ministry of Health

Latest COVID-19 Vaccine: Oxford-AstraZeneca study shows positive immune action

05:41 | 21/07/2020

A coronavirus vaccine by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca Plc showed positive results in the early trial on humans, a promising progress in the COVID-19 defeating.

A landmark partnership announced for development of COVID-19 vaccine in the UK

18:29 | 06/05/2020

The University of Oxford has announced an agreement with the UK-based global biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, headquarter in the UK and representative office in Vietnam, for the further development, large-scale manufacture and potential distribution of the COVID-19, ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine candidate currently being trialled by the University.

WHO: 70 COVID-19 vaccines in development, with 3 candidates tested in human

09:31 | 16/04/2020

According to the WHO, currently 70 coronavirus vaccines are in development globally, with 3 leading candidates alreeady being tested in human trials.

Australian scientists test potential Covid-19 vaccines on ferrets

17:17 | 02/04/2020

Researchers of Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Australia have tested two potential coronavirus vaccines on ferrets to determine whether the vaccines may proceed to human trials on April 2, BBC reported.

Coronavirus Vaccine: Global Competition

00:27 | 21/03/2020

The United States, China and Europe are battling to be the first finder a cure, bringing a nationalist element to a worldwide crisis that could have created a chance of favoring the winner's population and potentially gain the upper hand in dealing with the economic and geostrategic fallout from the crisis.

China claims that Coronavirus vaccine could be ready by April

21:07 | 15/03/2020

China has said that some vaccines for the novel coronavirus could be in clinical use next month as the number of global coronavirus cases soared past 100,000. Zheng Zhongwei, director of the National Health Commission’s Science and Technology Development Center, expressed his hope of the vaccines would enter clinical research or be of use in emergency situation in April.

Breakthrough for the COVID-19 vaccine in poultry, adaptable to humans

20:36 | 07/03/2020

Researchers at the Miguel Institute, supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology, explain the research at a press conference. They claim the vaccine’s efficacy has been proven in preclinical trials, and that the virus in poultry has a high genetic identity to the human virus and can be adapted within three months for human testing.