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UK will first aim to vaccinate about 30 million people
If an effective vaccine against Covid-19 is found, the UK will first aim to vaccinate about 30 mill…
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United Kingdom signs deals for 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses
The new deal is on top of 100 million doses of the Oxford University vaccine being developed by…
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UK sets up new Vaccine Taskforce as COVID-19 death toll hits 14,576
Addressing the daily Downing Street briefing, UK Business Secretary Alok Sharma said the new taskfo…
PTI
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After Pfizer, AstraZeneca plans to test COVID-19 vaccine combinations with Russia’s Sputnik V developers
AstraZeneca, which is currently developing a COVID-19 vaccine with Oxford University, has announced…
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How the UK's COVID-19 vaccines chief - a VC - bucked government rules and propelled the country to the front of the West's vaccine-supply queue
Kate Bingham turbo-charged the UK's COVID-19 vaccine response, using a high-risk strategy in securi…
Mia Jankowicz
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AstraZeneca will work with the makers of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine to test a combined shot. This could make people more immune, and for a longer period of time, it said.
Combining the Oxford and AstraZeneca vaccine with a shot made in Russia could provide better protec…
Grace Dean
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Novavax surges 15% after it begins phase 3 trial of COVID-19 vaccine
In the scenario that Novavax succeeds in developing a successful COVID-19 vaccine candidate, it is …
Matthew Fox
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The Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots will be combined in a 'mix and match' trial to see if the 2 vaccines together produce a stronger immune response
Patients will get one dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, followed by one dose of AstraZeneca and Ox…
Kate Duffy
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One dose of Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine cuts COVID-19 spread by up to 50% within a household, a study found
Protection from spreading COVID-19 to other people in a household kicked in at around 14 days after…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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How much protection you get from one shot of the Pfizer, AstraZeneca, and Moderna vaccines, according to the best available data
One dose of Pfizer or Moderna vaccines appears at least 80% effective against symptomatic COVID-19.…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Coronavirus vaccine will take at least a year to make but that's not a reason to worry — as long as you stay away from 'WhatsApp university'
Many are hoping — and waiting — for a vaccine for Covid-19. However, experts believe that it will t…
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Amarinder to take first Covid-19 vaccine shot in Punjab
Chandigarh, Dec 2 (IANS) With the Covid-19 vaccine in the final stages of operationalisation in Ind…
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CDC director says data 'suggests that vaccinated people do not carry the virus'
On Monday, the CDC released a study that showed the COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna are a…
Azmi Haroun
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Biden picks former FDA commissioner Dr. David Kessler to lead Operation Warp Speed, the government's vaccination drive
Dr. David Kessler has worked closely alongside President-elect Joe Biden as an advisor to his trans…
Grace Dean
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One of Belgium's top virologists offered his family 4 tips for surviving the long COVID-19 winter — read the full letter he wrote them
"A long holiday dinner, inside, and with many people, is about as risky of a situation I can imagin…
Guido Vanham and Peter Vanham
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Read the letter one of Belgium's top virologists sent his children on how they can safely get on with their lives
Calling it a 'dangerously stable' situation, Guido Vanham details how to resume normal activities a…
Peter Vanham and Guido Vanham
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India to join UK-led virtual Global Vaccine Summit
Organisers of the summit said Prime Minister Narendra Modi or a high-level Indian representative is…
PTI
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Novavax soars 13% after inking deal with UK for 60 million doses of coronavirus vaccine
The UK government will collaborate with Novavax on phase 3 trials of its NVX-CoV2373 vaccine, accor…
Ben Winck
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There's more evidence that getting both doses of Pfizer's vaccine may be 'critical' to protecting against emerging variants
Antibodies are one aspect of the immune response. It's not clear how well Pfizer's vaccine works ag…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Sanofi, GSK come together to develop vaccine for COVID-19
The use of an adjuvant can be of particular importance in a pandemic situation since it may reduce…