Three new studies suggest that as many people as possible should receive at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Currently, both vaccines approved for emergency use authorization in the U.S. – from Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc – require two doses administered about one month apart. But researchers from Yale University, Stanford University and the … Read more
Britain today began mass vaccination of the public with Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid vaccine, bringing the ‘end in sight’ to pandemic lockdown rules. Here, MailOnline answers all the questions about the jab, including who will get it first, how much it costs and where people will be vaccinated. What could the logistical challenges of delivering it be? Both … Read more
Oxford team behind coronavirus jab take big step towards producing cheap and effective vaccine for malaria at stage-three trials Jenner Institute said malaria vaccine will be tested on 4,800 children in Africa Final human trials will be in countries like Kenya, Mali and Burkina Faso next year Director Adrian Hill said he hope jab would … Read more
Los Angeles residents are ordered to stay in their homes effective immediately as Mayor Eric Garcetti banned all travel including walking, closed non-essential businesses and threatened to arrest anyone breaking the new lockdown rules as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations surge. The city, where 4 million residents live, was told the new move was ‘necessary for the … Read more
The announcement of not one but three coronavirus vaccines has been widely welcomed, in particular, their effectiveness. Preliminary results of clinical trials into the three jabs show their effectiveness — how good they are at stopping people from getting Covid symptoms — varies from 62 per cent to 95 per cent. The news that none of … Read more
Russia‘s coronavirus vaccine, dubbed Sputnik V, is more than 90 per cent effective and costs less than $10 (£7) per dose, according to the Russian Direct Investment Fund, bankrolled by the country’s own sovereign wealth fund. The update interim results were announced via a hastily arranged virtual briefing and a press release sent out this … Read more
Oxford and AstraZeneca announce their vaccine is 70% effective on average in preliminary results By Martin Robinson, Chief Reporter For Mailonline Published: 07:14 GMT, 23 November 2020 | Updated: 07:14 GMT, 23 November 2020 The Oxford University/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine is 70 per cent effective at preventing COVID-19, preliminary results have revealed. The life-saving jab is Britain’s … Read more
The Covid vaccine wars: Pfizer now says its jab is 95% effective AND safe… days after Moderna’s breakthrough By Sam Blanchard Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 11:56 GMT, 18 November 2020 | Updated: 12:04 GMT, 18 November 2020 Pfizer and BioNTech now claim their coronavirus vaccine is 95 per cent effective, upgrading an earlier … Read more
A second coronavirus vaccine has been proven to work as US pharmaceutical company Moderna today revealed its jab is 94.5 per cent effective – but the UK hasn’t bought any of it. Early results from the company’s final stage of clinical trials bring another landmark success in the global race to end the pandemic after … Read more
Russia has today claimed its coronavirus vaccine is 92 per effective, which would make it better than the jab being developed by Pfizer. Declaring early results just two days after the American pharmaceutical company, it said out of 20 infections recorded so far only two were in people who had received a Sputnik V — … Read more