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US FDA authorizes Pfizer and Moderna’s updated COVID vaccines

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...

Saudi Arabia announces investment opportunities in vaccines and vital medicines industry

Bandar bin Ibrahim Alkhorayef, Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources and Chairman of the Manufacturing Vaccines and Vital Medicines Committee, announced the launch...

Disease experts call on WHO, governments for more action on monkeypox

The WHO is considering whether the outbreak should be assessed as a potential public health emergency of international concern

Moderna testing potential monkeypox vaccines

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

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...

Covid vaccine IP rights: WTO chief hails breakthrough

The World Trade Organization chief hailed Wednesday a breakthrough between the EU, the United States, India and South Africa on waiving intellectual property rights...

Covid-19: Britain to offer vaccines to all 5-11 year olds

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...

EU agencies endorse mix-and-match of COVID-19 vaccines

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...

‘No need to panic’ over Omicron variant: Africa CDC

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...

Russia’s Putin lashes out at G20

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...

COVID-19 vaccines not linked to pregnancy loss

Two studies in major medical journals add to evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are safe before and during pregnancy. One study, published in The New England...

US will accept WHO-approved COVID-19 vaccines for international visitors

The United States will accept the use by international visitors of COVID-19 vaccines authorized by US regulators or the World Health Organization, the Centers...

US vaccines are protective against Delta variant

All three COVID-19 vaccines in use in the United States are effective at preventing hospitalizations and urgent or emergency care visits caused by the...

There is NO evidence that mRNA vaccines are linked to blood clots

A video has flooded Facebook claiming that 62% of people given an mRNA vaccine for COVID-19 have developed blood clots. However, experts told Reuters...

WHO slams ‘shocking disparity’ in access to vaccines

The World Health Organization hit out on Tuesday at the "shocking disparity" in access to coronavirus vaccines, with only four countries in Africa able...

Mike Tyson’s t-shirt altered to include message against vaccines

A digitally altered photograph of boxer Mike Tyson has tricked users into believing he is wearing a t-shirt with a message against vaccines. “Trust in...

Are Chinese COVID-19 vaccines effective against the Delta variant?

BEIJING: Many countries from China to Indonesia and Brazil rely heavily on Chinese vaccines to inoculate their people against COVID-19, but there are growing...

US adds warning about rare heart inflammation to Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccines

The US drug regulator on Friday added a warning to the literature that accompanies Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna COVID vaccine shots to indicate the rare...

US to add warning about rare heart inflammation to Pfizer, Moderna vaccines

The US Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it plans to move quickly to add a warning about rare cases of heart inflammation...

Covid-19: How vaccines work against the Delta variant

A French study from the Pasteur Institute concluded that neutralising antibodies produced by vaccination with the Pfizer/BioNTech jab are three to six times less effective against the Delta variant than against the Alpha variant

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