vaccine

Russia registered its first coronavirus vaccine, President Vladimir Putin said during a televised meeting with the government.

Covid-19 has resulted in unprecedented economic shutdowns globally. At its peak, factories fell silent and transport networks became dormant, resulting in the largest drop in global carbon emissions since World War II.

Dr Mike Ryan, head of WHO’s emergencies program maintains that there is still a long way to go before a vaccine can be rolled out.

A coronavirus vaccine the University of Oxford is developing with AstraZeneca Plc showed promising results in early human testing, and is now set to move into larger trials that are likely to be decisive on how effective they truly are.

Desperation for a way to keep economies from collapsing under the weight of Covid-19 could mean settling for a vaccine that prevents people from getting really sick or dying but doesn’t stop them from catching the coronavirus.

Singapore is building up its vaccine manufacturing capacity in order to offer fill and finish contract manufacturing services to vaccine developers, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in published remarks delivered at a summit.