China’s COVID-19 shot has four wildly different efficacy rates
The confusion, which comes as several governments commit to inoculating their citizens with Sinovac’s shot, is fueling skepticism over Chinese vaccines.
U.K. finds Japanese arthritis drug is effective for COVID-19 treatment
The British government said Thursday that two arthritis drugs, including one developed in Japan, are effective in treating patients with COVID-19. In clinical trials funded by the government, the risk of death dropped by 24% for COVID-19 patients treated with the two drugs — tocilizumab ...
Japanese approval of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine unlikely before May
Tokyo is facing a major regulatory bottleneck due to requirements for local clinical trials before requesting approval for coronavirus shots.
U.K. touts progress against COVID-19 as it rolls out AstraZeneca vaccine
Britain began vaccinating its population on Monday with the COVID-19 shot developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, touting its position as the first Western country to roll out an inoculation program against the novel coronavirus. Britain, which is rushing to vaccinate its population faster than ...
Thousands of people lined up in Beijing on Monday to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as China races to innoculate millions before the Chinese New Year mass travel season in February. More than 73,000 people in the Chinese capital have received the first dose of the ...
South Korea reviews AstraZeneca vaccine and expands ban on gatherings
South Korea is reviewing AstraZeneca's request for approval of its coronavirus vaccine, as it expands a ban on private gatherings of more than four people to the whole country with daily cases topping more than 1,000 in four days. South Korea's drug safety ministry said ...
As rollout falters, scientists debate new vaccination tactics
Some experts are asking if it is wisest to give as many people as possible an inoculation now — and push back the second doses until later.
China gives its first COVID-19 vaccine approval to Sinopharm
While China has been slower in approving COVID-19 vaccines, it has been inoculating some citizens for months with three different shots still undergoing late-stage trials.
Astra-Oxford coronavirus vaccine gets its first clearance with U.K. approval
AstraZeneca PLC and the University of Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine won U.K. clearance, marking the first approval worldwide for a shot that will be key to mass immunizations.
'I won’t take it': China struggles to get the world to trust its vaccines
That uncertainty presents another roadblock in China’s efforts to extend its political influence across Asia, Africa and South America.
The numbers vaccinated in the initial days are largely symbolic and it will be months before enough people are protected to envisage a return to normal from the pandemic.
As BioNTech and other pharmaceutical companies leapt into action in search of the winning formula, Germany's army of manufacturing and logistics experts would soon prove crucial.
