Valneva vaccine gets Bahrain’s emergency use authorisationValneva, a specialty vaccine company, has said that the National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) of Bahrain has granted emergency use authorisation for its inactivated, adjuvanted Covid-19 vaccine, VLA2001. More… |
Saudi makes booster jab must for outbound citizensSaudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (Gaca) has issued a circular to airlines in the Kingdom to ensure that departing citizens have received the third (booster) dose of the Covid-19 vaccine after three months of the second do More… |
DHA offers Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for kids aged 5-11The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) announced that it has further expanded its Covid-19 vaccination campaign by opening up booking slots for children aged 5 to 11 for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Parents can now book a Covid-19 vacci More… |
World leaders urge vaccine equity, action against debtWorld leaders called for vaccine equity and greater solidarity to tackle trade protectionism, debt distress and the climate crisis a UNCTAD's quadrennial conference, UNCTAD15, opened on October4 in Bridgetown, Barbados. More… |
Siemens, BioNTech to ramp up vaccine productionGerman biotechnology company BioNTech SE and Siemens intend to expand their strategic cooperation for the rapid expansion and creation of production capacity for the Covid-19 vaccine. BioNTech has expressed its aim of establishing More… |
Siemens, BioNTech to ramp up vaccine productionGerman biotechnology company BioNTech SE and Siemens intend to expand their strategic cooperation for the rapid expansion and creation of production capacity for the Covid-19 vaccine. BioNTech has expressed its aim of establishing More… |
Dubai provides option to book Covid jab via WhatsAppThe Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has introduced a service that allows the community to book an appointment for the Covid-19 vaccine at DHA facilities through WhatsApp. The pioneering move to launch the DHA WhatsApp hotline, which More… |
WHO approves emergency use of China's Sinopharm Covid vaccineThe World Health Organisation has given an emergency use listing to Sinopharm, China's Covid-19 vaccine, making it the sixth vaccine to receive WHO validation for safety, efficacy and quality, according to WHO's twitter account. More… |
World Bank financing for vaccine rollout hits $2bnThe World Bank said that it has reached $2 billion in approved financing for the purchase and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines for 17 developing countries. This financing is part of the $12 billion envelope over 24 months for dev More… |
Saudi Arabia expands range for 1st dose of vaccineSaudi Arabia has expanded administering the first dose to those who are yet to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, and rescheduling of all appointments of the second dose to give ample time for a large segment of the society to take the first dose. More… |