Indonesia in talks with African countries to export its homemade COVID shot
October 7, 2022 Indonesia is in talks with several African countries, including Nigeria, to export and donate its home-made COVID-19 vaccine, its developer said on Friday after becoming the first…
AstraZeneca, Oxford aim to produce Omicron-targeted vaccine
Dec. 22, 2021 AstraZeneca Plc. said on Tuesday it is working with Oxford University to produce a vaccine for the Omicron coronavirus variant, joining other vaccine-makers who are looking to…
Moderna says booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine appears protective vs Omicron
Dec. 20, 2021 Moderna Inc said on Monday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine appeared to be protective against the fast-spreading Omicron variant in laboratory testing and that…
Two-dose vaccines induce lower antibodies against Omicron – Study
Dec 13, 2021 Two-dose COVID-19 vaccine regimens do not induce enough neutralising antibodies against the Omicron coronavirus variant, British scientists found, indicating that increased infections in those previously infected or…
South Africa’s Biovac to start making Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in early 2022 – Executive
Dec 7, 2021 South Africa’s Biovac Institute will start making Pfizer-BioNTech’s, COVID-19 vaccine early next year after receiving the drug substance from Europe, a Pfizer executive said on Monday. Biovac’s…
COVID vaccines not linked to menstrual changes, goes together with flu shots
Nov. 16, 2021 The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to…
Does Covid-19 vaccine cause heart damage? Here’s result from Israeli study
November 11, 2021 A study conducted by Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, using a detailed scanning technique to examine patients with symptoms of a heart muscle condition after receiving a…
Moderna plans to invest $500m for vaccine plant in AfricaÂ
Oct 8, 2021 Moderna plans to invest up to $500 million to build a factory in Africa to make up to 500 million doses of mRNA vaccines each year, including…
Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness drops after 6 months – Study shows
Oct. 5, 2021 The effectiveness of the Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE vaccine in preventing infection by the coronavirus dropped to 47% from 88% six months after the second dose, according to…
WHO-backed vaccine hub for Africa to copy Moderna COVID-19 shot
Sept. 15, 2021 Efforts to develop an African base for COVID-19 vaccine production will focus on trying to replicate Moderna’s shot, but a lack of progress in talks with the…