Some of the celebration and excitement over the approval of the COVID vaccines has been dampened by recent reports of allergic complications. Twenty-one cases of confirmed anaphylaxis were identified after the first 1.8 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine were administered (roughly…
Pfizer CEO Sells Stock Same Day as Vaccine Announcement
Pfizer’s CEO and executive vice president both sold shares for $41.94 apiece The sales were part of a scheduled disposal via Rule 10b5-1 The move came the same day Pfizer and BioNTech announced positive data for their COVID-19 vaccine’s Phase…
Can solar fridges helping vaccinate African children work for COVID-19?
Dozens of children at a clinic in North Kivu, on the eastern border of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), received a measles vaccine in May, made possible by a quiet revolution in refrigeration that keeps vaccines cold, even in…
Coronavirus vaccine from Moderna appears safe, shows promise in data from 8 people
Moderna Inc’s <MRNA.O> experimental COVID-19 vaccine, the first to be tested in the United States, produced protective antibodies in a small group of healthy volunteers, according to very early data released by the biotech company on Monday. The data comes…
Malawi: Malaria Vaccine Pilot Launched
Country first of three in Africa to roll out landmark vaccine WHO welcomes the Government of Malawi’s launch of the world’s first malaria vaccine today in a landmark pilot programme. The country is the first of three in Africa in…
UNICEF to inaugurate global campaign on vaccines safety April 24
In view of growing outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, the United Nations Children’s Fund says it will inaugurate a new global campaign from April 24 to 30. The campaign, according to the organisation, is to emphasise the power and safety of…