California is transforming baseball stadiums, fairgrounds and even a Disneyland Resort parking lot into mass vaccination sites as the coronavirus surge overwhelms hospitals and sets a deadly new record in the state. California’s COVID-19 death toll reached 30,000 on Monday,…
Record US virus cases as reports say British queen to get vaccine soon
The United States notched a record number of coronavirus cases in 24 hours for the third day running, as it was reported that Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will get a vaccine within weeks. A tally by Johns Hopkins University showed…
Coronavirus: Health workers’ army to be trained to deliver Covid vaccine
The government plans to train up an army of health professionals to be ready to give the coronavirus vaccine, if and when one is shown to work. This could include pharmacists, who already deliver flu vaccines, midwives and physiotherapists. The…
Sputnik V: What we know about Russia’s coronavirus vaccine
Russia is set to roll out the world’s first approved coronavirus vaccine amid scepticism about its effectiveness and safety after less than two months of human testing. President Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday that Russia had become the first country to grant…
Russia to register first COVID-19 vaccine by August 12
Phase 3 clinical trial of another drug begins in U.S. Russia plans to register a coronavirus vaccine by August 10-12, clearing the way for what its backers say would be the world’s first official approval of inoculation against the epidemic.…