A coronavirus vaccine could be widely available to much of the American public as early as April of next year, Operation Warp Speed chief Dr Moncef Slaoui told Business Insider in an exclusive interview. His program aims to have a shot anytime between then and June, which Dr Slaoui believes will make it possible to … Read more
All nations should work together to develop and ensure fair access to a Covid-19 vaccine because ‘no-one is safe until everyone is safe’, the chief of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. Director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned against countries seeking to secure vaccines for their own citizens during the pandemic. He told a WHO … Read more
Less than half of Americans say they will get a coronavirus vaccine when one becomes available, a new survey reveals. Low rates of willingness to get a potential COVID-19-blocking shot is of concern to public health experts as the US continues to push to reopen, despite more than 30,000 cases being diagnosed a day. Top … Read more
A Chinese Covid-19 vaccine contender may be on the market by December and cost just £100 for two doses. State-owned pharmaceutical company Sinopharm claims the jab could be ready by Christmas, once final stage trials are over. Officials feared the vaccine may not be ready until at least next year because a lack of new infections … Read more
Russia says it is developing a Covid-19 vaccine for mink and CATS after boasting it has made first treatment for humans A vaccine for animals is being worked on and is expected to be tested in autumn Russia has around 100 fur farms specialising in mink for the large fur industry Vladimir Putin hailed the … Read more
Rescheduled 2021 Tokyo Olympics will NOT take place unless a vaccine is found, warns Japanese researcher Japanese vaccine researcher Yoshiharu Matsuura said they might be cancelled He is part of a team with a vaccine in the pre-clinical stages of development Sporting event will be cancelled if it isn’t held by summer 2021 at the … Read more
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber has received an experimental coronavirus vaccine as part of an Oxford trial as he says he’ll ‘do anything to prove theatres can re-open safely’ The world-renowned composer, 72, shared a snap from hospital via twitter on Thursday, and the snap showed a nurse inject him with the vaccination. Looking relaxed as … Read more
The chasm between science and politics continues to grow, with Russian President Putin announcing this week that a fast-tracked vaccine for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is ready for use, and President Trump indicating days earlier that a vaccine could be ready in the United States before the 3 November presidential election. There’s been a dangerous … Read more
Astrazeneca signs deals to sell coronavirus vaccine to Argentina and Mexico By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 13 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 13 August 2020 Astrazeneca is forging ahead with its potential coronavirus vaccine after signing fresh supply deals in Latin America. Argentina and Mexico are the latest countries … Read more
Russia’s leading respiratory doctor has quit over ‘gross violations’ of medical ethics that rushed through Putin’s coronavirus ‘vaccine’. Professor Alexander Chuchalin quit the Russian health ministry’s ethics council after making a fierce attack on the new Sputnik V drug ahead of the body approving its registration. Amid deep scepticism among Western experts over the drug, … Read more