China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine less effective than initially thought

By VOA,

Late-stage trials in Brazil show the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine Sinovac to be 50.38% effective, nearly 30 percentage points below the initial results re...

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Brazil signs letter of intent to purchase five COVID vaccines

By Reuters,

Brazil’s health ministry said on Sunday it will sign non-binding letters of intent to purchase coronavirus vaccines from four companies and Russia�...

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Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine induces quick immune response: study

By Reuters,

Sinovac Biotech’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac triggered a quick immune response but the level of antibodies produced was lower than in p...

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40 Kenyans volunteer to take part in human trials for COVID-19 vaccine

By Raquel Muigai,

Kenya is in the next few weeks expected to begin its first COVID-19 vaccine trials following approvals by responsible authorities. The trial is spe...

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China coronavirus vaccine may be ready for public in November: official

By Reuters,

Coronavirus vaccines being developed in China may be ready for use by the general public as early as November, an official with the Chinese Center for...

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Indonesia to produce COVID-19 vaccine for its own exclusive use

By VOA,

Indonesia will be producing a coronavirus vaccine for itself due to concerns about global distribution of foreign-produced vaccines, the head of Indon...

First widespread US COVID-19 vaccine tests set for July

By VOA,

A U.S. biotechnology company says it will make the first widespread tests of a possible coronavirus vaccine next month. Moderna is working with the...

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