Singapore secures additional supply of mAb sotrovimab for COVID-19 treatment

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Singapore has announced an agreement with the Government of Singapore to supply additional doses o...

December 7, 2021 | Tuesday | News
COVID-19: A Crash Course on ‘The Art of Living'!

Most of our life time efforts are bound in securing a good future, but time and again it has been proved that it is not ...

December 6, 2021 | Monday | Opinion
Taiwan explores mix-and-match booster trial of COVID-19 vaccines

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and Taiwan-based Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corp. (MVC) will c...

December 6, 2021 | Monday | News
Webinar: COVID-19 Molecular Testing – Supporting Back to Life & Work

On-demand webinar is available now Duration: 60 minutes Language: English Platform: Virtual   Key Topics: L...

December 28, 2021 | Tuesday | News
ADB approves $1.5 B for COVID-19 vaccines in India

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $1.5 billion loan to help the Government of India purchase safe and effe...

December 1, 2021 | Wednesday | News
US partners with Thailand to combat COVID-19 pandemic

The United States (US) delivered one million life-saving doses of the Moderna mRNA vaccine to help Thailand fight COVID-...

November 26, 2021 | Friday | News
Pakistan receives funding worth $11.7 M for mix-and-match trial of COVID-19 vaccines

Norway-based Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the Aga Khan University (AKU) have announced a n...

November 25, 2021 | Thursday | News
Japan finds risk factors associated with waning immunity of Pfizer vaccine

New research from Japan, led by Jichi Medical University, has found several risk factors associated with greater wa...

November 22, 2021 | Monday | News
China's Clover Biopharma receives additional funding for booster dose evaluation

China-based Clover Biopharmaceuticals and Norway-based CEPI, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovat...

November 19, 2021 | Friday | News
China's COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac to be safe for children and adolescents

China-based SINOVAC Biotech has announced that results from blind data analysis of a multi-centre, case-driven, ran...

November 18, 2021 | Thursday | News
Thailand supports Vietnam's fight against COVID-19

Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs Thani Thongpakdi, together with President of the Thailand-Vietnam Friendship Ass...

November 12, 2021 | Friday | News
Japan to buy 1.6M courses of Merck's COVID-19 pill

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics have announced that the Japanese...

November 11, 2021 | Thursday | News
Singaporean startup designs unique LED disinfection solutions

Singapore-based Ecosparks has designed a first-of-its-kind LED UV-C Air Disinfection Solution capable of killing the COV...

November 8, 2021 | Monday | News
WHO releases an open letter to G20 leads to accelerate vaccine availability

WHO is emphasizing the poorest countries which are struggling to procure a reliable and adequate supply of vaccines and ...

November 3, 2021 | Wednesday | News
NZ secures anti-viral drug to treat medium-to-severe COVID-19 symptoms

New Zealand has secured access to an important new COVID-19 drug that can save lives and cut time in hospital. Heal...

November 3, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Novavax, Serum Institute of India get EUA for COVID-19 vaccine in Indonesia

US-based Novavax, Inc. and Serum Institute of India have announced that the National Agency of Drug and Food Contro...

November 1, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia gives recognition to India's Covaxin & China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in Australia has determined that Covaxin (manufactured by Bhar...

November 1, 2021 | Monday | News
ACT-Accelerator strategy calls for $23.4 B investment for global access to COVID-19 solutions

The Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator has launched its strategic plan and budget for the next 12 months, outlin...

October 29, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster dose

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in Australia has approved a booster dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for i...

October 27, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Australia launches new tool to explain COVID-19 risks

A calculator to help people understand their risk factors for COVID-19 infection and vaccination has been launched by th...

October 25, 2021 | Monday | News
Addressing Consumer Questions About COVID Booster Shots

1. Who Is Eligible for a COVID Booster Shot?   As of now, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CD...

October 25, 2021 | Monday | Opinion
Australia explores 'cell fitness' for predicting health outcomes in COVID-19 patients

Cell fitness has been identified as a way of predicting health outcomes in COVID-19 patients, according to a University ...

October 19, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia secures access to two additional COVID-19 treatments

The Australian government has secured access to two additional COVID-19 treatments to support the National Plan to Trans...

October 18, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia's Topelia to raises $25M in Series A funding for Antiviral Triple Therapy (ATT)

Topelia Australia, a biotech company established to commercialize a novel ATT treatment for Australians in quarantine, h...

October 14, 2021 | Thursday | News
Singapore recommends booster dose of mRNA vaccine for healthcare workers

The Expert Committee on COVID-19 Vaccination (EC19V) in Singapore recommends that the healthcare and frontline workers; ...

October 11, 2021 | Monday | News