vaccines
THE BROAD VIEW
WHEN it comes to vaccines, the best decision for any single nation will depend on the decisions and actions of other nations. So vaccine policies cannot, and should not, be made in isolation -...
[BRUSSELS] The European Union (EU) wants to raise more money to shore up its supplies of potential Covid-19 vaccines after estimating that the number of shots available next year around the world...
[WASHINGTON] US biotech firm Moderna, one of nine companies in the late stages of clinical trials for a Covid-19 vaccine, has become the first to publish the complete blueprints of its study...
RICH nations representing a fraction of the global population have already bought up over half the promised Covid-19 vaccine stocks, a study showed, as US President Donald Trump pledged to begin...
[MANILA] The Philippines continues to negotiate supply deals with a wide range of Covid-19 vaccine makers, its health ministry said on Wednesday, despite its president scolding Western firms and...
[TOKYO] Japan said on Tuesday it has committed 17.2 billion yen (S$221.7 million) in funds for its participation in the World Health Organization's Covid-19 vaccine programme.
[BEIJING] Coronavirus vaccines being developed in China may be ready for use by the general public as early as November, an official with the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC...
[LONDON] AstraZeneca has resumed British clinical trials of its Covid-19 vaccine, one of the most advanced in development, after getting the green light from safety watchdogs, the company said on...
[BENGALURU] US drugmaker Merck & Co has begun recruiting participants to its early-stage Covid-19 vaccine study, according to the government database clinicaltrials.gov.
[PARIS] Public trust in vaccine safety is slowly growing in Europe even as it dips in parts of Asia and Africa, researchers said on Friday, calling for more investment in health information...
THE BOTTOM LINE
AS US President Donald Trump repeatedly touts the possibility of a Covid-19 vaccine winning approval by Election Day, the companies he needs to make that happen are pushing back. And that is a...
