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Moderna Highlights Publication of Antibody Persistence Data of its COVID-19 Vaccine out to 6 Months in the New England Journal of Medicine
americanpharmaceuticalreview
April 12, 2021
Moderna, Inc. highlighted the publication of antibody persistence data out to 6 months following the second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine in The New England Journal of Medicine.
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India to assess side effects of COVID-19 vaccine
expresspharma
April 12, 2021
India is currently administering AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine and a shot developed at home by Bharat Biotech.
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SII repays South Africa for COVID-19 vaccines that were not delivered
expresspharma
April 12, 2021
The Serum Institute of India has fully refunded South Africa for the 500,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, which were not delivered to the country after it decided not to use the vaccine because it was not effective against a new variant of the virus.
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Iran in discussions with India for second shipment of COVID-19 vaccines
expresspharma
April 12, 2021
India has scaled down the export of coronavirus vaccines following a surge in the demand for those within the country in view of a rising number of COVID-19 cases.
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Maha Health Minster asks Centre to formulate COVID-19 vaccine allotment criteria
expresspharma
April 12, 2021
He alleged that many states which are smaller than Maharashtra in terms of population and the number of patients, have received more doses.
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CanSinoBIO Announces Approval for its Single-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine Convidecia™ in Chile
prnasia
April 09, 2021
CanSino Biologics Inc. announced that the Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile ("ISP") granted emergency use authorization for its Recombinant Novel Coronavirus Vaccine (Adenovirus Type 5 Vector) ("Ad5-nCoV", trade name: Convidecia™).
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Philippines halts use of AstraZeneca vaccine for people below 60 years
pharmaceutical-technology
April 09, 2021
The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) has adopted the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recommendation to temporarily put the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on hold for individuals aged below 60 years.
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COVAX has delivered vaccines to over 100 countries, despite supply hits: GAVI/WHO
expresspharma
April 09, 2021
The COVAX vaccine facility has delivered nearly 38.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to more than 100 countries and economies across six continents as of Thursday, six weeks after it began to roll out supplies, a statement said.
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Benefits of AZ vaccine outweigh risks, says MHRA
pharmatimes
April 08, 2021
The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has concluded that there is a possible link between AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine and “extremely rare, unlikely to occur blood clots”.
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Scottish COVID-19 vaccine shows ‘strong immune response’ in early UK trials
expresspharma
April 08, 2021
The vaccine, called VLA2001, also induced T-cell responses, which help the body fend off a virus and determine long-lasting immunity.