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China grants conditional approval to its homegrown COVID-19 vaccine

12:21 pm December 31, 2020

Beijing: China has granted conditional approval to the country’s first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine developed by state-owned pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm, an official announcement said on Thursday. The approval comes a day after Sinopharm said its vaccine showed 79.34 per cent efficacy and a 99.52 per cent antibody-positive conversion rate in the interim results of the Phase III clinical trials. ”The inactivated […]

Harris receives first dose of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on camera

12:28 pm December 30, 2020

Washington: US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has received the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine live on television as part of efforts to build public trust in the inoculation and urged Americans to get vaccinated for the virus. Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff were administered the vaccine at United Medical Center in Washington, […]

US Vice President Mike Pence receives COVID-19 vaccine on camera

10:31 pm December 18, 2020

Washington: US Vice President Mike Pence on Friday received a COVID-19 vaccine in front of journalists and television cameras as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to bring confidence among Americans on its efficacy. Pence along with the Second Lady, Karen Pence, and Surgeon General Jerome Adams were administered the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine from Walter Reed medical staff. “I didn’t feel a thing. Well […]

2nd COVID-19 vaccine authorized in US ships out

Canada getting 168K Moderna vaccine doses before year end

11:56 pm December 15, 2020

Toronto: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that Canada is contracted to receive up to 168,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine before the end of December, pending approval by Canada’s health regulator. Trudeau said deliveries could begin within 48 hours of regulatory approval and health officials said they expect to approve use of the Moderna vaccine soon. Canadians began receiving vaccine shots […]

US vaccinations ramp up as 2nd COVID-19 shot nears

8:41 pm December 15, 2020

Washington: Hundreds more US hospitals geared up to vaccinate their workers Tuesday as federal regulators issued a positive review of a second COVID-19 vaccine needed to boost the nation’s largest vaccination campaign. The Food and Drug Administration said its preliminary analysis confirmed the effectiveness and safety of the vaccine developed by Moderna and the National Institutes of […]