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Cuba starts clinical trial for children’s COVID vaccine
HAVANA, Cuba – The head of the Centre for State Control of Medicines , Equipment and Medical Devices (CECMED), says a clinical trial on a...
Date for second dose of vaccine extended
The Vaccination Medical Committee of the Ministry of Health and Wellness has advised that the efficacy or effectiveness of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19...
Moderna expects vaccine to work against new COVID strain
Moderna Inc. said on Wednesday it expects that the immunity induced by its COVID-19 vaccine would be protective against the coronavirus variants reported in...
UK continues rollout of COVID vaccine
LONDON – Nearly 140 000 people in the United Kingdom received their first COVID-19 shots in the first week of roll-out of the vaccine...
WADA monitoring COVID vaccines
MONTREAL – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Friday that it will monitor the compositions of various COVID-19 vaccines and alert anti-doping authorities...
UK orders 5 million doses of Moderna vaccine
LONDON – Britain has secured 5 million doses of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed by Moderna Inc. after it reported positive trial results, health minister...