2022-05-26 China’s Hope for Homegrown mRNA Vaccine Holds Back Nation
China has not been using the kind of COVID-19 vaccine that has proven to offer the best protection against the…
2021-01-23 WHO Says Africa to Receive Vaccine Doses in March
Many African countries are expected to receive their first COVID-19 vaccine doses in March from the United Nations’ COVAX effort.…
2020-12-21 Next Americans in Line for Vaccine: People over 75, Essential Workers
U.S. health officials have identified the next Americans who should receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Among the groups are people 75…
2020-12-21 Russia’s COVID-19 Vaccine Gets Mixed Reaction
People in the United States and Europe welcomed the arrival of the western-made coronavirus vaccine. However, the Russian-made vaccine has…
2020-09-18 COVID-19 Vaccine Maker Says It Will Know if Treatment Works by November
The leader of drug maker Moderna says the company should know in November whether its experimental COVID-19 vaccine works. Stephane…
2020-10-26 Storage Issues Could Leave 3 Billion without COVID-19 Vaccine
The world’s most promising coronavirus vaccine candidates need to be kept in cold storage to be safe and effective. Health…
2020-09-10 COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Suspended after ‘Unexplained Illness’
Drug-maker AstraZeneca has temporarily suspended its COVID-19 vaccine tests after an “unexplained illness” in a person who took the treatment.…
2020-09-09 Drug-Makers to Follow Scientific Standards for COVID-19 Vaccine
Nine leading American and European drug-makers promised to follow scientific standards in the race to develop an effective coronavirus vaccine.…
2020-09-03 Antibody Study Offers Hope for COVID-19 Vaccine, Treatment
Researchers say antibodies, made by the human body to fight the new coronavirus, could last for at least four months.…
2020-08-14 When Will We Get a COVID-19 Vaccine?
The new coronavirus has now infected more than 20 million people around the world: a number that has increased by…
2020-08-12 Russia First to Approve COVID-19 Vaccine, Others Not so Sure
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared on Tuesday that Russia has become the first country to approve a vaccine for COVID-19.…
2020-07-28 COVID-19 Vaccine Starts Final Test with 30,000 Volunteers
The world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccine study started on Monday. A total of 30,000 planned volunteers will help test the effectiveness…
2020-07-22 A Wave of Good Results in COVID-19 Vaccine Studies
Researchers are reporting progress in the race to develop a safe and effective vaccine against the new coronavirus. The disease…
2020-06-19 Race for COVID-19 Vaccine Could Leave Some Countries Behind
Researchers are in a hurry to develop an effective vaccine against the new coronavirus. As the race intensifies, wealthy countries…
2020-06-16 Search for COVID-19 Vaccine Includes Animal Tests
Scientists say they are carrying out tests on monkeys, ferrets and other animals in the search for a vaccine for…