Health

Putin orders ‘large-scale’ vaccinations to start next week

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- President Vladimir Putin told health officials Wednesday to start widespread vaccinations next week, adding that Russia…

What is it like to take part in a vaccine trial?

  by Leila MACOR Agence France Presse A key facet of the global mad scramble by Pfizer, Moderna and other…

Growing antimicrobial resistance as dangerous as pandemic: WHO

by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization warned Friday that growing antimicrobial resistance…

What are clinical trials and how do they work?

  by Ivan Couronne Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- To find out whether experimental Covid-19 vaccines are…

Can surgical masks be reused?

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- Health authorities say the most widespread anti-Covid weapon -- surgical masks -- must be thrown…

In new breakthrough, Moderna’s Covid vaccine nearly 95% effective

  by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US biotech firm Moderna on Monday announced its…

Sanofi says its vaccine won’t need supercooling

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- The coronavirus vaccine being developed by Sanofi won't need to be super-cooled and a normal…

Frontrunners emerge in race for Covid-19 vaccine

PARIS, France (AFP) — Dozens of companies, from biotech start-ups to Big Pharma, are racing to develop a safe and…

Covid-19 vaccine ‘best science news’ of 2020

by Nina LARSON Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Data indicating that a vaccine being developed against Covid-19 is highly…

Planes, dry ice, pharmacies: the logistical challenges of Covid-19 vaccines

  by Ivan Couronne Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States could be the first country…

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