Tag: vaccine
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Pfizer, BioNTech seek EU’s conditional approval for COVID-19 vaccines
Pfizer and BioNTech said they had submitted their COVID-19 vaccine to the European Medicines Agency for conditional approval. The companies said this in a statement on Tuesday, aiming to make their drug available in Europe by the end of the year. The partners, a U.S. pharma giant and a small German biotechnology firm specialising in…
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COVID-19: Mass production of vaccines still far – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) says in spite of announcements of discovery of vaccines to tackle novel coronavirus pandemic, mass production of the vaccines is still far. The centre said that for the reason, Nigerians must continue to observe non-pharmaceutical measures against COVID-19. The Director-General of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said at a…
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Africa not prepared for COVID-19 vaccine rollout —WHO
The World Health Organization has urged African countries to improve their capacity to vaccinate populations against COVID-19, warning the continent was still “far from ready” for mass immunisation. With three coronavirus vaccines now showing efficacy rates of 70 percent or more, the UN body called on Africa to “ramp up” preparations for “the continent’s largest-ever…
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Twitter accounts of founders of BioNTech vaccine coy fake
Twitter accounts purported to be those of Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci, the founders of the German firm BioNTech, which raised hopes of a vaccine for the novel coronavirus last week are fake, BioNTech said on Monday. It made the announcement through its own Twitter account. The company said it had asked Twitter to delete…
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COVID-19: Vaccine alone will not end pandemic – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that vaccines alone will not guarantee an end to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Director-General (DG) of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made this known on Monday. “Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we knew that a vaccine would be essential for bringing the…
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Another U.S. firm announces COVID-19 vaccine with 94.5% effectiveness
American biotechnology company, Moderna, announced on Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine could be up to 94.5 per cent effective. The news came a week after another U.S. drug maker, Pfizer, announced the development of a vaccine with 90 per cent effectiveness. In a statement, Moderna said that after its Phase 3 trial, the vaccine met…
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Israel to begin trials of COVID-19 vaccine with 100 volunteers in October
Israel will hold first trials of a COVID-19 vaccine with 100 volunteers, Sheba Medical Centre in central Israel said on Thursday. The trials are scheduled to begin in October at Sheba hospital and Hadassah Medical Centre in Jerusalem, both selected for the task because they have large centres for clinical trials. The vaccine, developed by…
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JUST IN: Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine lands in Nigeria, FG expresses interest
The Nigeria’s government has expressed interest in the Coronavirus vaccine produced by Russia in the battle against the pandemic. Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire received samples of the vaccine from the Russian Ambassador to Nigeria, Alexey L. Shebarshin in Abuja on Friday. Details of the meeting could be found on the twitter handle of…
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Pope warns against vaccine priority for rich
Pope Francis on Wednesday warned against any prospect that rich people would get priority for a coronavirus vaccine. In remarks during his weekly public audience, Francis said:”the pandemic is a crisis. You don’t come out of it the same — either better or worse.″ He added that “we must come out better.” The pontiff said…
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Coronavirus vaccine undergoes final testing phase in Russia
Russian Deputy Health Minister, Oleg Grinev, says a state laboratory vaccine for the novel coronavirus is undergoing final testing phase, expected to be registered next week. According to him, the vaccine is currently in its final testing phase, which is extremely important. “We need to understand that the vaccine will be safe,” he said in…