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Russia vaccine claim faces skepticism as nations renew virus battle

Andrea Palasciano, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 12 05:25 AM

Russia's health ministry said clinical trials were not yet complete and final stage testing involving more than 2,000 people was to start only on Wednesday. Read more »

Mexico signs deals for coronavirus vaccine trials

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 12 05:18 AM

Mexico said Tuesday it had signed deals with three pharmaceutical companies from the United States and China to carry out clinical trials of potential coronavirus vaccines in the hard-hit country. Read more »

'Vaccine made during pandemic may only have 50% to 60% effectiveness'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 12 12:41 AM

The Russian government approved the possible coronavirus vaccine before clinical trials were completed and without disclosing its side effects. Read more »

Indian serum institute to make 100 million virus vaccine doses

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 08 03:53 AM

Up to 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses could be made available for poorer countries by 2021 under a deal struck Friday for production at the Serum Institute of India.   Read more »

Trump says US coronavirus vaccine 'possible' by November

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 07 03:41 AM

President Donald Trump on Thursday said that a vaccine may be produced ahead of the US presidential election on November 3 -- a more optimistic timeline than given by his top infectious diseases doctor. Read more »

Elderly, minority trial recruits vital to COVID-19 vaccine success: expert

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 06 05:39 AM

Past medical research in the United States has been plagued by focusing on homogeneous populations, skewing results, despite federal guidelines to include diverse groups, he said. Read more »

US signs $1 billion vaccine deal with Johnson & Johnson

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 06 05:32 AM

The US government Wednesday announced a new $1 billion investment in a COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Johnson & Johnson, guaranteeing 100 million doses. Read more »

EU reserves 300 million doses of potential Sanofi virus vaccine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 01 09:45 AM

The EU announced Friday that it had struck a deal with French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi for 300 million doses of a potential coronavirus vaccine. Read more »

AstraZeneca targets year-end for COVID-19 vaccine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 22 05:56 AM

A coronavirus vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca should be available globally "at cost price" by year-end, the firm's director-general said Tuesday.   Read more »

Trials with Oxford COVID-19 vaccine start in Brazil

Reuters
Posted at Jun 23 08:00 PM

SAO PAULO - Oxford University this weekend started human clinical trials for a potential coronavirus vaccine in Brazil, sponsor Lemann Foundation said in a statement late on Monday. Read more »

Sanofi eyes approval of COVID-19 vaccine by first half of 2021

Matthias Blamont, Reuters
Posted at Jun 23 01:49 PM

PARIS - French drugmaker Sanofi SA said on Tuesday it expects to get approval for the potential COVID-19 vaccine it is developing with Britain's GlaxoSmithKline Plc by the first half of next year, faster than previously anticipated.   Read more »