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More countries set to approve malaria vaccine

African countries are lining up to approve a new vaccine for malaria, with 20 million doses available for them to buy this year, the shot’s...

Pfizer RSV vaccine 82% effective vs severe infection

Pfizer's experimental respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine was 82% effective in preventing severe infections in infants when given to expecting mothers in the second...

Sinopharm unit gets OK for clinical trials of mRNA COVID vaccine

Sinopharm said on Friday its biotech unit has received regulatory approval for clinical trials of its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine targeting the Omicron variant. The unit,...

Doctor vaccinates baby in funny way, video goes viral

The doctor's video has over a million likes from Instagram users.

Chikungunya vaccine on the cards after positive data

Vaccines company Valneva on Monday reported positive 12-month antibody persistence data for its single-shot Chikungunya vaccine candidate. The firm said in a statement it was...

Measles now an imminent global threat: WHO

There is now an imminent threat of measles spreading in various regions globally, as COVID-19 led to a steady decline in vaccination coverage and...

China donates 100,000 doses of Hepatitis A vaccines to Pakistan

Minister of Health Abdul Qadir Patel on Wednesday told that China has donated one hundred thousand doses of Hepatitis A vaccines to Pakistan, ARY...

Pfizer/BioNTech Omicron vaccine shows strong response

US drugmaker Pfizer and German partner BioNTech SE said on Friday their Omicron-tailored shot targeting the BA.4/5 subvariants produced a strong antibody response in...

China rolls out first inhalable COVID vaccine

In what is believed to be a world first, China's commercial capital of Shanghai this week introduced a new type of COVID-19 vaccine that...

CanSino’s inhaled COVID-19 vaccine gets approval in China

China's CanSino Biologics said on Sunday that its recently developed COVID-19 vaccine has been approved by the country's drug regulator for emergency use as...

Canada OKs Pfizer COVID booster for kids 5-11

Canada's health ministry on Friday said it had authorized the use of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine as a booster for children five to...

WHO recommends Valneva’s COVID vaccine

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday recommended the use of French drugmaker Valneva's COVID-19 vaccine. The UN agency also recommended the use of a...

Omicron-adapted COVID vaccine wins first approval in Britain

Britain has become the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine that targets both the original and Omicron variant of the virus. The UK medicines...

South Africa reports first death causally linked to COVID vaccine

South Africa's health regulator reported on Thursday a causal link between the death of an individual and Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine, the...

EU says Novavax COVID vaccine should carry heart side-effect warning

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is recommending Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine carry a warning of two types of heart inflammation, based on a small number...

Hong Kong lowers age for Sinovac vaccine shot

Hong Kong on Tuesday reduced the minimum age for getting vaccinated with China's Sinovac COVID-19 shot to six months from three years after several...

Canada clears Moderna’s COVID vaccine for children under 5

Canada on Thursday authorized Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for babies as young as 6 months old, making it the country's first vaccine against coronavirus for...

Sinovac Covid vaccine authorized for emergency use in kids

Sinovac's Covid-19 vaccine (CoronaVac) has been approved by the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) for emergency use in children from 3 to 5 years...

US grants full approval to Pfizer COVID vaccine for ages 12-15

The US Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has granted full approval to Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents aged between...

BioNTech, Pfizer to start testing universal vaccine for coronaviruses

Germany's BioNTech, Pfizer's partner in COVID-19 vaccines, said the two companies would start tests on humans of next-generation shots that protect against a wide...

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