vaccine

Health department in Canada has approved the use of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in children aged 12 to 15, making it the first nation to authorise the shot for people under 16. The health ministry on Wednesday stated; After completing a…

Russia has announced that it would start clinical trials of its controversial coronavirus vaccine next week, involving 40,000 people. It would be recalled that President Vladimir Putin earlier this month that Russia has become the…

A potential antiviral drug, Remdesivir for the treatment of coronavirus has reportedly failed in its first randomised clinical trial, despite widespread hope of its potentiality. This is according to a draft document accidentally…

Sarah Gilbert, an Oxford University professor, has said a Coronavirus vaccine could be ready by September “if everything goes perfectly.” According to Metro UK, the professor of vaccinology said she is 80 percent confident that the…

World-celebrated country music singer, Dolly Parton World-celebrated country music singer, Dolly Parton, has joined other well-meaning individuals across the globe in supporting the containment of the ravaging Coronavirus pandemic by …

Even as all medical attention are on the rapid global spread of the novel coronavirus, health experts fear a drop in routine vaccinations could fuel other potentially deadlier outbreaks of diseases like measles.  With movement…

China has started the first phase of a clinical trial for a novel coronavirus vaccine, as the world’s scientists race to find a way to combat the deadly virus. This is coming after United States health officials last week said they had…

The Lagos State government has on March 20 disclosed that following the announcement by President Donald Trump that chloroquine can be used to treat coronavirus, hospitals in the state has received patients suffering from chloroquine…

A researcher at Protein Sciences moves a vial in a lab, Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Meriden, Conn. The biotech company is currently researching a vaccine for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) A United States government official has said…

China’s Ministry of Science and Technology has said popular anti-malaria drug, Chloroquine is one of the three drugs that have shown encouraging profile for blocking the new coronavirus in early clinical trials. The remaining two drugs…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it is developing a master plan for coordinating clinical trials that could lead to potential therapies for patients infected with Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Director-General of WHO, Tedros…

Doctor Li Wenliang who issued early warnings about coronavirus outbreak dies of the virus at 34 Wuhan Central Hospital in China has announced the death of a Chinese doctor, Li Wenliang who tried to issue the first warning about the…

The Ministry of Health in Thailand during a press briefing on Sunday has said doctors in Thailand have successfully treated one Wuhan, China coronavirus patient with a combination of antiviral drugs. Dr.Kriangsak Atipornwanich, a doctor…

WHO director-general, Tedros Ghebreyesus World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Coronavirus as a global emergency, as the death toll from the disease rises to over 170 in China. The declaration was made on Thursday, as WHO stated…

Chinese business magnate and co-founder of Alibaba, Jack Ma, has donated $14 million through his foundation to help develop a vaccine for the new coronavirus. The Alibaba founder, according to CNN Busines, will dole out $5.8 million…