Pharmaceuticals

The head of British drug manufacturer AstraZeneca stated on Thursday additional research was required on its Covid-19 vaccine after issues emerged over the protection it offers, but the additional testing is unlikely to affect administrative approval...

As expectations grow that the first Covid-19 jabs will be administered in a matter of weeks, German glassmaker Schott is quietly doing what it has been for months: churning out vials that will hold the vaccine....

The United States plans to distribute 6.4 million doses of the Pfizer and Biotech Covid-19 vaccine in the first week. The plan was announced after an application for permission to use it on an emergency basis...

The coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford is highly effective at stopping people developing Covid-19 symptoms, a large trial shows. Interim data suggests 70% protection, but the researchers say the figure may be as...

US-based biotech giant Pfizer and German ally BioNTech sought approval Friday to roll out their coronavirus vaccine early, the first step towards relief as surging infections prompt a return to shutdowns that traumatized nations and the...

Pfizer Inc has launched a pilot delivery program for its experimental COVID-19 vaccine in four U.S. states, as the U.S. drugmaker seeks to address distribution challenges facing its ultra-cold storage requirements. Pfizer’s vaccine, which was shown...

As a connectivity partner to Digital Bangladesh, Grameenphone has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Limited (HPL) to accelerate the digitalization journey. The agreement will allow the officials of HPL to use Grameenphone’s...

The BCG vaccine, invented in 1921 to stop Tuberculosis, is now showing hope to fight coronavirus (Covid-19). A BBC report says a team of UK scientists has already begun testing whether the BCG vaccine could save...

Clinics No. 2, No. 220, and No. 62  located outside Moscow have received the first round of vaccine against the coronavirus epidemic. Moscow Deputy Mayor Anastasia Rakova told reporters. The news is of cards. “Today, the...

Astrazeneca is going to start beginning Phase 1/2 clinical trials coronavirus vaccine in Japan, the company said today. Trials of the vaccine, known as AZD1222, will be held at multiple facilities in Japan, targeting 250 subjects,...