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Japan mulls approving AstraZeneca COVID vaccine for people 18 and over firstwordpharma
June 24, 2021
According to sources, Japan is considering approving the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine for people aged 18 or over, as reported Kyodo News+ on Wednesday.
SAHPRA and the Sinopharm Vaccine firstwordpharma
June 24, 2021
SAHPRA has received documentation for the Sinopharm vaccine developed by the China National Pharmaceutical Group in China.
Siemens and BioNTech expand their collaboration for global vaccine production firstwordpharma
June 24, 2021
Siemens supplies the latest automation and digitalization technology for the production of Covid-19 vaccines
COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage in U.S. Highest Among ≥65-Year-Olds drugs
June 23, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine coverage is 80.0 percent among those aged 65 years and older, while 34.0 percent of those aged 18 to 39 years report having received a COVID-19 vaccine, according to two studies published in the June 21 early-release issue
Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine effective against variants found in India firstwordpharma
June 23, 2021
AstraZeneca, citing a study, said its COVID-19 vaccine is effective against Delta and Kappa variants, which were first identified in India, as reported by U.S. News & World Report.
Novavax Statement on Completion of the National Research Council of Canada Biologics Manufacturing Centre firstwordpharma
June 23, 2021
The Honourable Fran?ois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry announced today that construction of the new Biologics Manufacturing Centre (BMC) at the National Research Council of Canada's (NRC)’s Royalmount location.
U.S. likely to miss July 4 COVID-19 vaccine target, White House says firstwordpharma
June 23, 2021
The US will likely fail to meet President Joe Biden's goal to deliver at least one COVID-19 vaccine to 70% of adults by July 4, as reported This is Money on Tuesday.
Novartis aims to bottle more than 50 mln doses of BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in 2021 firstwordpharma
June 23, 2021
Novartis aims to bottle more than 50 million doses of BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine this year at its fill-and-finish facility in Stein, Switzerland, as reported in KFGO.
IEHP Provides COVID-19 Vaccine Access to Nearly 4,000 Homebound Residents prnewswire
June 23, 2021
Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) has utilized My Turn online (myturn.ca.gov) to provide and administer COVID-19 vaccines to nearly 4,000 homebound residents.
AHA News: Should Rare Cases of Heart Inflammation Put Your COVID-19 Vaccine Plans on Hold? drugs
June 22, 2021
A possible link between some COVID-19 vaccines and heart inflammation bears close monitoring, but it's no reason for parents or their teenage children to avoid vaccination.