China approves first domestic mRNA vaccine for COVID-19
China has approved its first locally developed messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine against COVID-19, its manufacturer said Wednesday, months after the relaxation of strict Covid-zero regulations […]
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BioNTech mobile mRNA vaccine labs reach Rwanda
Six mobile vaccine production units by German pharma company BioNTech arrived in Rwanda on Monday, the first such shipments to Africa as the continent seeks […]
Mixed results for Moderna mRNA flu vaccine trial
United States biotech company Moderna said on Thursday that it had mixed results from a large-scale trial of its mRNA flu shot, based on the […]
Another HIV vaccine trial fails after large-scale study
Lara Adejoro The only vaccine against HIV being tested nearing the completion of testing trials has proved ineffective, its manufacturer has announced. Known as Mosaico, […]
NAFDAC to position Nigeria for vaccine production – DG
The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has said the agency would position Nigeria strategically for […]
‘Africa to meet 60% vaccine need by 2040’
Health experts across African countries have projected the continent to produce 60 per cent of its vaccines domestically by 2040. They also said that Africa […]
Uganda receives Ebola vaccine candidates for trials
Lara Adejoro Uganda on Thursday received 1,200 doses of an Ebola candidate vaccine against the Sudan ebolavirus, the World Health Organisation said. The doses arrived […]
GAVI to integrate COVID-19 jabs into vaccine programmes for poor nations
Covax, the global programme for distributing Covid jabs to poorer countries, will soon be integrated into more routine vaccination programmes, Gavi said Thursday. Gavi said […]
UK says monkeypox vaccine ‘78% effective’
United Kingdom public health officials on Tuesday said the monkeypox vaccine was 78 per cent effective, urging men who have sex with men to take […]
Uganda to receive Ebola vaccine candidate next week
Lara Adejoro The first doses of candidate vaccines against the Sudan Ebola virus are expected to arrive in Uganda in the coming days, World Health […]