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New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that six months after first sounding the international alarm over COVID-19, the UN agency is now intensely focused on shepherding global vaccine candidates through the necessary trials, and guaranteeing rapid, fair and equitable access to them for all countries. more
Australian PM Morrison wants to make Covid-19 vaccine mandatory

Canberra: The Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison, has said he would like to make Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for all Australian nationals.

Australian health minister "optimistic" about COVID-19 vaccine

Canberra/Xinhua: Australia's Health Minister Greg Hunt said on Sunday that the federal government is close to reaching a deal to produce a vaccine for COVID-19 in Australia.

Russia begins production of COVID-19 vaccine

Moscow/Xinhua: Russia has begun production of the first batch of vaccines against COVID-19, its health ministry said in a statement released on Saturday.

Erdogan says Turkey becomes 3rd to develop COVID-19 vaccines

Ankara/Xinhua: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey has become the third country to develop vaccines locally against COVID-19 after the United States and Chin ...

Search for COVID-19 vaccine: Novavax announces $1.6 billion funding from US govt's Operation Warp Speed

New York: Novavax, Inc, a late stage biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, on Tuesday announced that it has been selected to participa ...

First human trial of COVID-19 vaccine finds it is safe and induces rapid immune response

New York: The first COVID-19 vaccine to reach phase 1 clinical trial has been found to be safe, well-tolerated, and able to generate an immune response against SARS-CoV-2 in humans, accor ...

COVID-19: Moderna announces positive interim phase 1 data for its mRNA Vaccine 

New York/IBNS: Moderna, Inc. a clinical stage biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines to create a new generation of transformative medicines for pa ...

US plans to issue alert that Chinese hackers are targeting COVID-19 vaccine research

Washington: The United States is planning to issue a warning that hackers tied to the Chinese government are attempting to steal information from researchers working to develop a coronavi ...