Germany's BioNTech revises its vaccine factory network plans in Africa.

BioNTech SE is revising plans to construct a manufacturing network of vaccine plants in three countries in Africa, just over a year after breaking ground on the first facility in Rwanda.

According to people familiar with the project who requested anonymity to discuss confidential inform...

BioNTech, which is flush with cash, is expanding its business operations despite falling COVID shot sales.

Germany's BioNTech, which is Pfizer's partner on COVID-19 vaccines, announced on Monday that its net income for the first quarter had plummeted due to decreasing demand for the shots as the company broadens its work on cancer and other diseases.

BioNTech, which stated at the end...

Germany has nearly $1.9 billion remaining in the COVID vaccine program for future health initiatives.

Germany was a significant contributor to the COVAX vaccine initiative, which was administered by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the World Health Organization, and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI). As reported by a news agency on Monday, donors and the Gavi board have been d...

The COVID vaccine program still has around $1.9 billion available for use in future health initiatives in Germany.

There is still close to $1.9 billion available for distribution from the global plan. On Tuesday, the German development ministry said that COVID-19 vaccines will be distributed more fairly in order to assist in preparation for future pandemics and other health hazards.

The COVAX vaccin...

In Japan, Chinese tourists will soon no longer have to take a negative Covid test.

As long as they have had at least three doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, passengers from mainland China will no longer have to show proof of a negative coronavirus test done 72 hours or less before leaving. This policy move is likely to happen in early April. Kyodo News says that Japan is thinking ...

Advisors at the FDA suggest GSK's RSV vaccine for the elderly, but warn of some safety concerns.

On Wednesday, an independent group of advisors to the FDA recommended GlaxoSmithKline's RSV vaccine for adults 60 and older, though they raised concerns about the vaccine's safety in regards to nervous system disorders.

The safety data on GSK's vaccine was deemed acceptable ...

France's Covid-19 vaccine program for kids under 5

To combat the spread of the Covid-19 virus, the French government has begun vaccinating children younger than five who belong to specified high-risk categories. Le Parisian reports that on Thursday night, the French government's public health agency, the DGS, notified doctors and nurses that ...

The CDC in the United States is expanding the use of Bivalent COVID vaccines for children as young as six months

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States increased the use of COVID-19 vaccinations, which target both the original coronavirus and Omicron sub-variants, to children aged 6 months to 5 years old on Friday.

The news comes only one day after the U.S. The F...

By the middle of 2023, the NTAGI director anticipates having a cervical cancer vaccine available as part of the national immunization program.

The National Vaccine Action Group of India (NTAGI) chairperson, Dr. N K Arora, has stated that by the middle of 2023, the HPV vaccine protecting against cervical cancer would be available to girls in India between the ages of 9 and 14. The SII's Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs, ...

The Japanese government has been requested to discontinue the free distribution of COVID-19 vaccines

A panel of experts advised on Monday that the Japanese government discontinue the free distribution of COVID-19 vaccines as a special measure, citing concerns about future worsening of the country's economic health, which is already regarded as one of the worst among major countries.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns that minorities are disproportionately likely to require hospitalization due to the flu.

An investigation by the FDA showed that some communities of color had greater rates of hospitalization due to the flu while having lower vaccine coverage.

A potentially severe flu season has federal health experts advocating for increased vaccine coverage among racial and ethnic minorit...

South Korea allows COVID-19 booster doses using a domestically produced vaccine

The local COVID-19 vaccine SKYCovione, created by SK Bioscience Co., was approved for use in South Korea on Friday for both primary inoculations and booster doses against the coronavirus.

At the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters meeting, Second Vice Minister of Hea...

Australia will remove the requirement for the Covid vaccine and travel bans for foreign visitors

Under new rules that will take effect this week, travellers entering Australia won't need to reveal their Covid vaccination status or apply for a travel exemption.

With the revisions to the Biosecurity Act made on the advice of the chief medical officer, Paul Kelly, the home affairs...

Denmark has reached a major milestone in vaccine donation, but it hasn't been easy

Denmark has reached its objective of donating 10 million vaccines worldwide by donating more than 1.2 million COVID-19 vaccines to Thailand.

Last Thursday, 1,266,000 Moderna-Spikevax vaccines arrived in Thailand. Denmark will continue its efforts to locate recipient countries for its ex...

Joint Purchase Of Vaccines

The European Union is working at a very fast pace to get the situation of monkeypox under control so it does not spread more. The European Union is now on a mission to centralize the vaccine purchases and all the treatments that are required to cure the viral infection i.e, monkeypox. The Europea...

A husband-and-wife team of scientists pleaded guilty to illegally importing potentially toxic lab chemicals and sending confidential mRNA vaccine research to China

Chenyan Wu and Lianchun Chen, a married couple who worked as research scientists for a major American pharmaceutical company, pleaded guilty today in federal court to criminal charges stemming from their efforts to obtain confidential mRNA research from that company to advance their husband's...

Soon, the Thailand Pass will be replaced with a Vaccine Pass

Many assumed Thailand was finally ready to drop its infamously rigorous Covid restrictions when it lifted all testing requirements for vaccinated travellers. Although entry processes have been reduced, those expecting a full reopening may be startled to find that the country is intending to intro...

6,680 Doses of Covid-19 Vaccine Administered in the UAE in 24 Hours

The United Arab Emirates has administered a total of 6,539 doses of the Covid-19 vaccination in the last 24 hours. The Ministry of Health and Prevention of the UAE said that the total number of vaccines administered in the country now stands at 24.6 million. This means that the rate of doses has ...

Just weeks after unveiling its first COVID-19 vaccine prototype, the WHO's mRNA technology is moving to Asia and Europe

 So far, the initiative has generated a prototype COVID-19 vaccine that is comparable to Moderna's but not identical. It's based on the same publicly accessible sequence, but due to Moderna's unwillingness to help (beyond pledging not to pursue its patents during the epidemic), W...

At designated facilities, fully vaccinated persons can play sports together; no self-testing is required

Up to 30 completely vaccinated persons can engage in sports at supervised or operated sports facilities starting next Friday (Feb 25), without needing to self-test at the facility before engaging in their game.

The number of persons comprises players, coaches, and umpires, with ActiveSG...