COVID-19 Vaccine

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…

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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. The World…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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. The companies,…

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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.…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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