China approves CanSinoBIO's Convidecia as heterologous booster for COVID-19

Vaccines |  News | 0 Comment | 21 Feb, 2022

CanSino Biologics Inc. has announced that its Recombinant Novel Coronavirus Vaccine (Adenovirus Type 5 Vector)...Read more

Singapore grants interim authorisation for Novavax COVID-19 vaccine

Vaccines |  News | 0 Comment | 18 Feb, 2022

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has granted an interim authorisation under the Pandemic Special Access Route (PSAR) ...Read more

Korea to run training programme on vaccines and biologics development

Vaccines |  News | 0 Comment | 17 Feb, 2022

The International Vaccine Institute (IVI) has been designated by the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW), Republic of ...Read more

Australia provisionally approves Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for 6-11 years old

Vaccines |  News | 0 Comment | 17 Feb, 2022

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in Australia has provisionally approved the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, SPIKEVA...Read more

China expands collaboration to develop COVID-19 multi-variant vaccine

Vaccines |  News | 0 Comment | 10 Feb, 2022

Norway-based CEPI, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, has announced that it will expand its collaborat...Read more

Hong Kong suggests mRNA vaccinations to tackle COVID-19 variants

Vaccines |  News | 0 Comment | 09 Feb, 2022

Researchers at AIDS Institute, Department of Microbiology, LKS Faculty of Medicine of The University of Hong Kong (HKUMe...Read more

China reports better antibody production with intradermal vaccination than intramuscular

Vaccines |  News | 0 Comment | 08 Feb, 2022

Intradermal COVID-19 vaccination studies are emerging in a global effort to multiply available doses by harnessing skin ...Read more

Russia's Sputnik Light vaccine receives authorisation in India

Vaccines |  News | 0 Comment | 07 Feb, 2022

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund) has announced that the Russian one-shot ...Read more

“Chinese and Russian vaccines have been disappointing relative to their overall effectiveness”

Vaccines |  Opinion | 0 Comment | 06 Feb, 2022

What are your views on the ongoing threat being imposed by the COVID-19 variants across the globe? How can those be best...Read more

CEPI lays focus on developing heat-stable vaccine technology

Vaccines |  News | 0 Comment | 04 Feb, 2022

Norway-based Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has launched a new 'Call for Proposals' to...Read more

New Zealand gives provisional nod to first protein-based COVID-19 vaccine

Vaccines |  News | 0 Comment | 04 Feb, 2022

US-based Novavax, Inc. has announced that New Zealand's Medsafe has granted provisional approval of NVX-CoV237...Read more

Korean firm EuBiologics receives approval for Ph III trial of COVID-19 vaccine

Vaccines |  News | 0 Comment | 04 Feb, 2022

EuBiologics, a South Korean biotech company, has announced that EuCorVac-19, a COVID-19 vaccine candidate obtained appro...Read more

How IP Nitty-gritties Hinder Universal Immunisation?

Vaccines |  Analysis | By Ayesha Siddiqui | 0 Comment | 04 Feb, 2022

The coronavirus crisis which has enraged the world has also opened up debates around IP and public health.  The gen...Read more

Japan grants patent to Anixa Biosciences for ovarian cancer vaccine

Vaccines |  News | 0 Comment | 01 Feb, 2022

US-based Anixa Biosciences, Inc. has announced that the Japanese Patent Office has issued a Decision to Grant ...Read more

CEPI partners with BioNet to expand variant-proof vaccine programme

Vaccines |  News | 0 Comment | 01 Feb, 2022

CEPI, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, has announced the latest award under its $200 million pr...Read more

Daiichi Sankyo starts trial for mRNA vaccine as booster dose in Japan

Vaccines |  News | 0 Comment | 31 Jan, 2022

Daiichi Sankyo has initiated a trial in Japan to investigate a booster dose of DS-5670, an mRNA vaccine against COVID-19...Read more

Australia approves Pfizer booster for 16–17 year olds

Vaccines |  News | 0 Comment | 28 Jan, 2022

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in Australia has approved the Pfizer COVID-19 booster dose for young people a...Read more

National Vaccine Institute of Thailand strengthens partnership with International Vaccine Institute

Vaccines |  News | 0 Comment | 24 Jan, 2022

The International Vaccine Institute (IVI) in South Korea and the National Vaccine Institute (NVI) of Thailand have signe...Read more