US FDA authorizes Pfizer and Moderna’s updated COVID vaccines
- 12-Sep-2023
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday authorized updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna that target a recently circulating Omicron variant of the coronavirus, paving the way for the launch later this week of a fall vaccination campaign. A third shot, made by Novavax, is still under review by the FDA. Novavax […]
Saudi Arabia announces investment opportunities in vaccines and vital medicines industry
- 25-Jun-2022
Bandar bin Ibrahim Alkhorayef, Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources and Chairman of the Manufacturing Vaccines and Vital Medicines Committee, announced the launch of several investment opportunities in the vaccines and vital medicines industry, valued at US$3.4 billion. The move is aimed to achieve the Kingdom’s goals aimed at achieving pharmaceutical and health security, […]
Disease experts call on WHO, governments for more action on monkeypox
- 29-May-2022
The WHO is considering whether the outbreak should be assessed as a potential public health emergency of international concern
Moderna testing potential monkeypox vaccines
- 24-May-2022
World Health Organization said there have been 131 confirmed monkeypox cases and 106 further suspected cases
LSD epidemic: First consignment of vaccine arrives from Turkey
- 03-Apr-2022
Karachi: Sindh DG livestock has confirmed the arrival of the first consignment of 1.1 million LSD vaccine doses out of a total of 4million in Karachi from Turkey, ARY News reported. The government on Wednesday had directed the country’s drug authority to allow the import of vaccines without wasting time. The government had taken the […]
Covid vaccine IP rights: WTO chief hails breakthrough
- 16-Mar-2022
The World Trade Organization chief hailed Wednesday a breakthrough between the EU, the United States, India and South Africa on waiving intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said the compromise was a major step forward in a bid to end the logjam at the global trade body. However, she cautioned that some of […]
Covid-19: Britain to offer vaccines to all 5-11 year olds
- 17-Feb-2022
LONDON: Britain said on Wednesday it would offer Covid-19 vaccines to all 5-11-year-olds, widening the rollout of vaccines in children in a decision that has been taken more slowly than in some other countries. Announcing the move, health minister Sajid Javid said he had accepted advice from experts who argued that vaccinating young children would […]
EU agencies endorse mix-and-match of COVID-19 vaccines
- 07-Dec-2021
EU health agencies have recommended that COVID-19 vaccines be mixed and matched for both initial courses and booster doses as the region battles rising cases ahead of Christmas. Evidence suggests that the combination of viral vector vaccines and mRNA vaccines produces good levels of antibodies against the coronavirus causing COVID-19, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) […]
‘No need to panic’ over Omicron variant: Africa CDC
- 02-Dec-2021
The African Union’s health watchdog on Thursday appealed for calm over Omicron, the new, heavily mutated Covid-19 variant which has prompted many governments to impose new restrictions. The new variant was first reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) by South Africa a week ago, and has quickly showed up across continents, deepening fears of […]
Russia’s Putin lashes out at G20
- 30-Oct-2021
Russian President Vladimir Putin complained Saturday about lack of international recognition for its Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine at a G20 summit, where leaders agreed to step up global inoculation efforts. “Despite the decisions of the G20, not all countries in need can have access to anti-Covid vaccines,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said in video message […]