In absence of a COVID-19 vaccine, testing, contact tracing and social restrictions are among the most powerful strategies adopted around the world to slow down the spread of the pandemic. Citizens of most countries are suffering major physical, psychological and economic distress. At this stage,...
Australia is falling far behind its target for COVID-19 vaccinations. Figures show that only about 16 percent of a target of 4 million people by the end of March have had jabs. On the other hand, the country's third-largest city Brisbane has lifted its lockdown after a drop in cases....
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has needed longer to make its decision on the same vaccine. And the regulatory agencies of Australia, the European Union and Switzerland are taking longer still.Access options Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-...
has opened drive-through testing facilities for COVID-19 in the capital city. At these facilities, residents can get tested within five minutes and get results via an SMS or through the SEHA app. While Zayed Sports City was the first drive-through testing facility in Abu ...
A health worker conducts a PCR test at the St Vincent's Bondi Beach COVID-19 drive through testing clinic on Dec 22, 2021 in Sydney. (MUHAMMAD FAROOQ / AFP) NEW DELHI / JERUSALEM / BANGKOK / CANBERRA / MANILA - Australia's medical regulator has approved the Novavax vaccine and two ora...
The approval comes days after Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Paul Kelly declared that Australia is in the midst of a new wave of COVID-19 infections. Mark Butler, the Minister for Health, said on Tuesday that the new vaccine will be available for those above 18 from Dec. 12, describing it...
Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Kazakhstan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Brunei, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Monaco, and Belarus.Passport holders from these countries will be able to utilize all entry and exit ports established by the country in ...
“Nobody thought it could be done this fast. Normally it would be years, and we did it in a matter of a few months. We are producing them in advance so hundreds of millions of doses can be quickly available. We have a safe and effective vaccine this year, and together we will ...
CANBERRA, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Australia's medical regulator has approved the Novavax vaccine and two oral treatments for COVID-19. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) on Thursday announced Novavax's Nuvaxovid has been given the green light as a two-dose vaccine for the primary cours...
Hong Kong's Secretary of Health approved the use of BioNTech's new COVID-19 bivalent vaccine, becoming available for emergency use at the end of November[147]. 10.11 The Hong Kong Government announced that campsites and other outdoor venues will be reopened. Additionally, inbound travellers ...