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Covid-19: After Pfizer, Philippines approves AstraZeneca vaccine Reuters © Provided by Khaleej Times Covid-19: After Pfizer, Philippines approves AstraZeneca vaccine The Philippines' Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the emergency use of AstraZeneca PLC's Covid-19 vaccine, the second to be approved in the Southeast Asian nation. Also read: The known and potential benefits of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine outweighed the risks to date, FDA chief Rolando Enrique Domingo told a news conference. The Philippines' FDA has previously approved Pfizer and BioNTech's c...

EU Leaders Vent at Drugs Regulator Over Slow Vaccine Approval Bloomberg 1/19/2021 Jonathan Stearns and Nikos Chrysoloras © Bloomberg A healthcare worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at the Ambroise Pare Clinic in Paris, France, on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. The French government is trying to make up for a slow start to its Covid-19 vaccination program after criticism from doctors and opposition politicians. (Bloomberg) -- A group of European Union leaders pressed the bloc’s drugs regulator to green light coronavirus vaccines faster, after its ex...

Israel has vaccinated 10% of its population – here’s how The i 31/12/2020 Jasmine Andersson © Provided by The i A medical worker adjusts part of her personal protective equipment (PPE) while standing near a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing centre, located besides a new vaccination centre (Photo: REUTERS/Ammar Awad) Israel is leading the global vaccination drive with 10 per cent of the population already vaccinated – less than two weeks after it first rolled out the life-saving inoculation. Authorities started administering the vaccine on 19 December – twelv...

Oxford University and AstraZeneca vaccine gets the UK clearance The shot of AstraZeneca and Oxford University vaccine will be first given to the most vulnerable group of the United Kingdom in the early months of next year   |  30 Dec 2020 12:30 PM GMT Bloomberg: Another ray of hope for the people of the world as the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca Plc's vaccine against the novel coronavirus won the United Kingdom clearance. This marks the very first approval worldwide for a vaccine shot, which has faced a lot of questions and is a key to mass immunisations. Early in 2021, the vacci...

A week after receiving Pfizer vaccine shot, a Nurse in California tested COVID positive A nurse in California tested COVID-19 positive a week after he received the vaccine shot of Pfizer and BioNTech against the novel coronavirus   |  30 Dec 2020 1:30 PM GMT California: In a surprising event, a nurse in California tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a week after receiving the Pfizer Inc's vaccine shot. A medical expert, however, said that a body needs more time to build up protection. A nurse, who is working at two different local hospitals in California, Mathhew W. is 45 years o...