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French president Emmanuel Macron attending the video conference on Monday. (AP)

World leaders pledge billions for coronavirus vaccine research

The funds fell marginally short of the 7.5 billion euros being sought.

05 May 2020 12:26 PM

Scientific coordinator Aude Echalier (R) and head of quantitative pharmacology Martin Redhead look at a screen showing results of vaccine research as they work in the laboratory of British pharmatech company Exscientia at Oxford Science Park in Oxford, in southern central England. AFP Photo

Vaccine holds the kley to Tokyo Olympics, says Japanese medical association chief

He called for more testing as the current rate was not enough to judge whether infection rates in the country were falling

28 Apr 2020 8:30 AM

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, wife Patty Quillin donate USD 30 million for vaccines

The Geneva-based Gavi, on Friday shared the information about the cash donation from Hastings and Quillin

20 Apr 2020 9:49 AM

In this Wednesday, April 8, 2020 photo provided by the Center for Pharmaceutical Research, a pharmacy technologist using a biosafety level 2 hood prepares a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine candidate for testing in Kansas City, Mo. This early safety study, called a Phase 1 trial, is using a vaccine candidate developed by Inovio Pharmaceuticals. (Photo | AP)

Studies being done to see whether vaccines for TB and Polio could be effective against COVID-19

Theories say countries with large BCG-vaccinated populations may fare better against coronavirus but UK with a high death rate disproves it

14 Apr 2020 1:30 PM

A doctor from inside a protective chamber collects swab sample of a person at a newly installed Walk-In Sample Kiosk (WISK) for COVID-19 test at a government-run hospital during the nationwide lockdown, in Chennai. PTI photo

Govt warns chemists against OTC sales of drug after people stock up hydroxychloroquine

India is the world's largest manufacturer of hydroxychloroquine, which is used in the treatment of malaria

14 Apr 2020 9:38 AM

Representative image of a vaccine being administered to a person. (Photo | US Air Force - Briana Jones)

Human trials of Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine to begin in September

US pharmaceutical Moderna has already moved into human trials for its vaccine candidate, as has China's CanSinoBIO.

31 Mar 2020 6:02 PM

A 3D medical illustration of 2019 Novel Coronavirus, derived from a CDC released image. The cross-section shows the inner components of the virus. (Photo | Creative Commons - Scientificanimations.com)

Australia looking through particle accelerator at coronavirus protein structure to help design vaccine

Using the technology, within five minutes one can understand why a drug does or does not attach to a COVID-19 protein, researchers said

31 Mar 2020 4:16 PM

Namecheap CEO Richard Kirkendall said in an email to customers Thursday that the company was banning terms such as “coronavirus,” “COVID” and “vaccine” from the company's domain availability search tool.

Phishing in coronavirus webspace: GoDaddy, NameCheap restrict COVID-19 websites to prevent cyberfraud

Recently the US ordered a site removed after it claimed to sell COVID-19 vaccine, whereas no such vaccine exists yet

27 Mar 2020 9:02 PM

First made-in-India Covid-19 test kit gets commercial approval

The company said the kit will cost nearly one-fourth of the current procurement cost

25 Mar 2020 12:42 PM

Here is a snapshot of the website's home page which uses what appears to be a screengrab of television coverage on the pandemic and carrying a fraud message to fool gullible people.

Beware: No vaccine exists for coronavirus, but website claiming to sell it is active in India

The US has shutdown the website coronavirusmedicalkit.com and lawsuits have been filed it

23 Mar 2020 3:58 PM

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