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16- and 17-year-olds should receive first COVID-19 vaccine, advises JCVI
pharmatimes
August 06, 2021
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has advised that all 16 and 17 year olds receive their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
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Novavax and European Commission finalise advance purchase agreement for up to 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
expresspharma
August 06, 2021
Novavax has reached an agreement with the European Commission (EC) for the purchase of up to 200 million doses of NVX-CoV2373, the company’s recombinant nanoparticle protein-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate with Matrix-M adjuvant.
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Kroger Health Teams Up with Lyft to Provide Americans with Access to Rides to COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments
prnewswire
August 06, 2021
Kroger Health, the healthcare division of The Kroger Co.today announced their partnership with Lyft Healthcare, Inc., the healthcare subsidiary of rideshare company Lyft, Inc., to provide access to discounted rides to and from COVID-19 vaccine.
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Oravax to Present Keynote Talk on Oral COVID-19 Vaccine at the Arena International Vaccines Virtual Conference 2021
prnewswire
August 06, 2021
Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced that its majority-owned company Oravax Medical Inc.'s oral COVID-19 vaccine will be featured in the Keynote Talk at the Arena International Vaccines Virtual Conference 2021
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Monthly production capacity of Covishield projected to increase to 120 million doses, Covaxin to 58 million doses: Minister
expresspharma
August 05, 2021
The monthly production capacity of Covishield is projected to be increased to more than 120 million doses, and of Covaxin to around 58 million doses by December, the government told Rajya Sabha August 3, citing information from the COVID-19 vaccine ...
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Full Approval of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Could Come in September
drugs
August 05, 2021
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is speeding up its timetable for full approval of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, hoping to complete the process by early September.
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UAE rolls out Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for children
expresspharma
August 04, 2021
The Gulf Arab state, which has among the world's highest immunisation rates, was already providing the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children aged 12-15.
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J&J committed to bring its COVID jab to India after withdrawing proposal
expresspharma
August 04, 2021
Johnson & Johnson August 2 said it remains committed to bring its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine to India and looks forward to ongoing discussions with the Indian government.
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BIOKANGTAI COVID-19 Vaccine Approved for Phase III Clinical Trial in the Philippines
prnasia
August 02, 2021
On July 30, Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co., Ltd. (BIOKANGTAI) was approved by the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (PFDA) to launch the phase III clinical trial of its independently developed Inactivated COVID-19 Vaccine (Vero cells) ...
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Sputnik V vaccine production in India to go fully on stream in September: RDIF
firstwordpharma
August 02, 2021
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said that production of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in India is expected to start in September, The Economic Times reported Sunday.