Tag: vaccine
Spain – the Covid vaccination will begin in January and will not be mandatory
The Spanish Minister of Health, Salvador Illa , has assured that the vaccination plan against covid-19 will begin in January 2021 and will not be mandatory for the entire population: “Experts recommend that it not be mandatory because it could be counterproductive .” More...
Netherlands: coronavirus vaccinations will be free and voluntary
The Dutch government will prioritize people aged over 60, those in health risk groups and frontline health care workers for coronavirus vaccinations when the shots become available, the health ministry announced Friday. More...
Nearly 1 million people already innoculated with two experimental Chinese coronavirus vaccines
Nearly a million people have been given “emergency” inoculations of two experimental coronavirus vaccines, a Chinese pharmaceutical company has confirmed. More...
“Escape mutations” could help SARS-CoV-2 evade immune attack
Researchers in the United States have identified mutations within severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – that can reduce antibody binding to the virus, potentially mediating its escape from immune attack. More...
Brazil suspends Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine trial due to adverse event
Brazil’s health regulator has suspended a clinical trial for China’s Sinovac coronavirus vaccine citing a severe adverse event, surprising the trial organisers who countered there had been a death but it was unrelated to the vaccine. More...
Janssen (Johnson and Johnson) coronavirus vaccine trials halted after participant becomes ill
October 13, 2020 : All clinical trials of a coronavirus vaccine being developed by Janssen Pharmaceuticals in Leiden have been halted after one participant became ill, parent company Johnson & Johnson say in a website announcement. More...