The Serum Institute of India (SII), India’s local manufacturer of the AstraZeneca/Oxford coronavirus vaccine, announced on Sunday that it would like to focus its efforts on providing vaccines to the Indian population over the next two months before expanding the vaccine distribution to other interested countries.
During an interview, SII...
The Russian government has announced its plans to test the latest vaccine candidates in late clinical trials to take place in Ukraine, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) announced on Saturday. This COVID-19 vaccine is a combination of the already-completed Russian vaccine, the Sputnik V, and...
As a result of a heavily failing economy, the Venezuelan government has decided to move to a fully digitized economy. With U.S. sanctions and collapsing oil revenues plaguing the country, hyperinflation has practically made the bolivar banknotes worthless. What’s more, the U.S. dollar is being used on an increasing...
The European Union launched a cross-border vaccination program on Sunday in an attempt to rid the continent of the coronavirus pandemic. This initiative is being done with the intention of safeguarding the health of European citizens while also rebuilding a fractured European economy. So far, billions of lives have...
The Argentinian government expects to begin vaccinating its citizens on Tuesday, the government revealed on Sunday. The South American nation will do so using the Russian-manufactured Sputnik V vaccine, which was approved for emergency use by Argentinian health authorities.
Around 300,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine arrived in Argentina...
After the United States implemented an exemption on its current sanctions, Iran found a way to purchase coronavirus vaccines. And in due time, considering their country is experiencing the worst COVID-19 outbreak in the Middle East.
The Iranian government looks to acquire 16.8 million vaccine doses from the World Health...
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced on Thursday that the Turkish government reached a deal with Pfizer and BioNTech to purchase 4.5 million doses of their joint-effort coronavirus vaccine.
This deal provides an opportunity for the Turkish government to purchase another 30 million doses later on should they decide to...
Pennsylvania-based Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc experienced a rise in share price following the company’s latest breakthrough regarding the development of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
As phase 1 test data showed, Inovio’s vaccine candidate, known as INO-4800, has been shown to be immunogenic in all test subjects. There was also no trace...
Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca Plc has decided to make a move to purchase rare-disease specialist Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. for a hefty price tag of $39 billion. According to AstraZeneca, this move will account for the majority of the company’s growth, particularly following its low-return attempt at developing a COVID-19 vaccine...
The British pound sterling climbed by as much as 1.2% to $1.3384 as of Sunday morning, following talks between the United Kingdom and the European Union regarding a trade deal following Brexit.
During discussions, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen agreed that both...