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Fiocruz Institute, Brazil commences distribution of India-made AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
expresspharma
January 25, 2021
Until now, Brazil’s vaccine rollout has depended on a shot developed by Sinovac Biotech vaccine in partnership with Sao Paulo’s Butantan Institute.
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Italy to take legal action against Pfizer, AstraZeneca over COVID-19 vaccine delays
expresspharma
January 25, 2021
The aim was to get the companies to meet the vaccine volumes they had promised and not to seek compensation, said Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio.
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Aviva Pharmacy Provides Initial Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine
prnewswire
January 22, 2021
Aviva Pharmacy, an independent pharmacy located in Long Beach, CA has announced that it has obtained supplies of both the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines and has begun administering vaccinations to health care providers and those 65 years of age ...
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Pfizer, BioNTech Study Shows COVID-19 Vaccine Elicits Antibodies that Neutralize New U.K. Strain
americanpharmaceuticalreview
January 22, 2021
Pfizer and BioNTech announced results from an in vitro study that provides additional data on the capability of sera from individuals immunized with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine BNT162b2 to neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 U.K. strain, also known ...
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UAE approves Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use
pharmaceutical-technology
January 22, 2021
The Russian Direct Investment Fund has announced that the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) authorised Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19.
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Nepal, Bangladesh get COVID-19 vaccine consignments from India
expresspharma
January 22, 2021
India on Thursday delivered two million doses of Covishield vaccines to Bangladesh and one million doses to Nepal under grants assistance.
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Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine safely elicits an immune response
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
January 21, 2021
An interim analysis of Phase I/II trial data shows 90 percent of 18-55 year olds had a neutralising antibody response that lasts at least two months.
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Bhutan and Maldives get COVID-19 vaccines sent from India
expresspharma
January 21, 2021
1,50,000 doses of Covishield vaccine, manufactured by SII, were sent to Bhutan and 1,00,000 doses reached Maldives.
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Japan has pre-ordered COVID-19 vaccine doses for more than four times its population, says report
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
January 20, 2021
Japan has procurement deals with half of the companies leading the COVID-19 vaccine development race, according to GlobalData.
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DHSC says over four million people have received first COVID-19 vaccine dose
pharmatimes
January 20, 2021
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that over four million people in the UK have now received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.