The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in DRC has climbed to 1,405, with confirmed cases now at 3,200, government data showed Sunday as researchers race to develop a vaccine Kinshasa, DRC | AGENCIES | Medics have recorded more than 3,200 Ebola cases, including over 1,400 deaths, in the Democratic Republic …
Read More »Oxford Malaria vaccine first to achieve WHO 75% efficacy goal
✳ High-level vaccine efficacy of 77% in African children achieve WHO-specified efficacy goal of 75% ✳ Vaccine, trialled in 450 children, shows favourable safety profile and was well-tolerated ✳ Vaccine candidate, R21/Matrix-M, has excellent potential for large-scale manufacturing and low-cost supply London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers from the …
Read More »Why the EU has authorized AstraZeneca – Oxford COVID-19 vaccine
Brussels, Belgium | XINHUA | The European Commission granted conditional marketing authorization for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by British company AstraZeneca and Oxford University on Friday, although the bloc seems unlikely to get the amount of doses as agreed for the moment. “Securing safe vaccines for Europeans is our utmost …
Read More »‘Novel coronavirus existed worldwide before emerging in China’
London, UK | XINHUA | The novel coronavirus has existed worldwide and broke out whenever and wherever favorable conditions occurred rather than starting in China, an Oxford University expert has told The Telegraph. “I think the virus was already here — here meaning everywhere. We may be seeing a dormant …
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