The race to develop the world's first safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine began nearly as soon as it was evident that a global pandemic was imminent.International organisations, including the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) have ...
Compared to placebo the trial found two pediatric doses of the vaccine, separated by three weeks, was 90.7 percent effective at preventing COVID-19 infection in children aged between five and 11. The trial also did not detect any serious adverse effects from the vaccine in this younger age g...
This COVID vaccine campaign is running in tandem with flu vaccinations, and theHealth Ministryencourages people to get both vaccines simultaneously if possible. According to ministry guidelines, receiving both shots simultaneously without needing to wait between them is safe. This approach aims to boost...
The Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine has passed safety and efficacy tests — but researchers still have many questions about how this and other vaccines will perform as they’re rolled out to millions of people.
“Today marks the first major regulatory approval for the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and an important moment to recognize the dedication of everyone involved in our COVID-19 vaccine development, our partners, the regulators and clini...
"ATAGI will provide advice shortly on whether this vaccine should be included in the COVID-19 Vaccine program as the final step in the two green light approval process." According to the data from the Department of Health, so far about 68.6 percent of the eligible population had received bo...
“Today marks the first major regulatory approval for theJohnson & JohnsonCOVID-19 vaccine and an important moment to recognize the dedication of everyone involved in our COVID-19 vaccine development, our partners, the regulators and clinical study...
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The EU's drug regulator has approved Moderna's COVID-19 jab for use. /Reuters The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended the Moderna COVID-19 jab for conditional marketing authorization, doubling the options in Europe's vaccine arsenal as criticism of a slow and bungle...
“In addition, none of 2,163 children receiving the vaccine developed Covid-19 compared with four of 1,073 children given a dummy injection.” The efficacy of the jab in those aged 12 to 17 is similar to that in adults. The EU’s health regulator said that the Moderna vaccine will be...