Coronavirus Vaccine
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WHO approves China’s Sinopharm vaccine
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation approved a Covid-19 vaccine from China’s state-owned drugmaker Sinopharm for emergency use on Friday, a…
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US backs giving poorer countries access to Covid-19 vaccine patents, reversing stance
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday threw his support behind waiving intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines, bowing to mounting…
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India’s vaccine maker tweets Biden to allow export of raw material
MUMBAI: The head of the world’s largest vaccine maker directly tweeted US President Joe Biden on Friday, urging him to…
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Denmark cuts AstraZeneca vaccine altogether
COPENHAGEN: Denmark on Wednesday announced it would stop using the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine altogether, becoming the first European country to…
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Vaccine shortages hitting poor countries
LONDON: As many as 60 countries might be stalled at the first shots of their coronavirus vaccinations because nearly all…
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WHO slams vaccine imbalance between rich, poor nations
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation on Friday condemned the chasm between rich and poor nations in accessing coronavirus vaccines, saying…
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WHO experts give nod to two Chinese vaccines
GENEVA: Two Chinese coronavirus vaccines are safe and effective, WHO experts said on Wednesday after reviewing partial data, providing a…
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US officials say AstraZeneca may have provided ‘outdated information’ about Covid vaccine efficacy
AstraZeneca’s release on Monday of encouraging data about its coronavirus vaccine from its US trial raised hopes that the drug…
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Milestone as half of all UK adults vaccinated against virus
LONDON: Britain has hit a Covid-19 vaccination milestone with more than half of all adults having had at least one…
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EU’s drug regulator backs AstraZeneca vaccine after safety investigation
AMSTERDAM: The EU’s drug watchdog said on Thursday it is still convinced the benefits of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine outweigh the…
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