Vaccine

COVID-19 strain found in Da Nang won’t impact Vietnamese vaccine study The latest mutation of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) found in Da Nang will not affect the gene pool selected by Vietnamese researchers for antigens and vaccines, according to experts.   … [Read more...] about Vietnam expects to launch domestic Covid-19 vaccine by October 2021

The data, published in Nature, show the company’s investigational adenovirus serotype 26 (Ad26) vector-based vaccine elicited a robust immune response as demonstrated by “neutralizing antibodies,” successfully preventing subsequent infection and providing complete or near-complete protection in the lungs from the virus in non-human primates (NHPs) in the pre-clinical study. … [Read more...] about Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine candidate demonstrates protection in pre-clinical studies

Classes for more than 25 million primary and secondary students were shut down in the Philippines in March. (Photo: AFP/Maria TAN) Nations like France and South Korea began resuming face-to-face classes as they got their outbreaks under control, but Philippine authorities see the risk as too great. … [Read more...] about Philippines to keep students away from school until COVID-19 vaccine is available

“The COVID-19 situation in Vietnam is evolving quickly,” said Stefanie Stallmeister, Acting Country Director for the World Bank in Vietnam. “This emergency operation will not only support the government to quickly monitor and respond to COVID-19 but also contribute to building a resilient health system for future health emergencies.” … [Read more...] about World Bank provides emergency aid to help Vietnam cope with COVID-19

Australia's Victoria state imposed fresh, sweeping restrictions on Sunday, including a curfew in Melbourne for the next six weeks, a ban on wedding gatherings, and an order that schools and universities go back online in the coming days. … [Read more...] about Global virus cases top 18 million as Australian city imposes curfew