China launched its emergency programme in July, having communicated with the WHO in late June, according to Zheng Zhongwei, a National Health Commission official.... Sep 26
A unit of state pharmaceutical giant China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) and US-listed Sinovac Biotech are developing the three vaccines under the state's ... Sep 15
The vaccines are based on a common cold virus that many people have been exposed to, potentially limiting their effectiveness... Aug 31
China National Biotec Group also said it had obtained emergency use approval for a coronavirus vaccine... Aug 28
China-based CanSino Biologics is set to launch a Phase III clinical trial of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate, Ad5-nCOV, in Saudi Arabia soon.... Aug 11
Canada has signed separate deals with Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc to supply millions of doses of their experimental coronavirus vaccines... Aug 06
The head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, which finances the trials, said he expects official registration of the vaccine to be complete "within ten ... Aug 04
As the pandemic took the world by storm, scientists first focused on antibodies -- proteins that stick to and disable foreign invaders... Jul 23
A third different type of vaccine from Pfizer Inc and German biotech BioNTech also showed promise in a small, early study released on Monday, adding ... Jul 21
Top executives at companies including aluminum giant United Co. Rusal, as well as billionaire tycoons and government officials... Jul 21
The Ad5-nCoV is one of the eight vaccine candidates being developed by Chinese companies and researchers approved to be moved into human trials... Jun 29
As countries emerge warily from lockdowns, leaders are looking to a preventive shot as the route to return to pre-pandemic life... Jun 16
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said that 10 experimental vaccines were being tested on humans, including the Novavax compound.... May 28
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