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'No way to know how long this might take': Coronavirus vaccine

01:39 The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced on Friday that it will seek to fast-track research into a vaccine for the novel coronavirus.But how long does it take to develop

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This woman hopes to develop a coronavirus vaccine in a few months

02:53 The moment the genetic code for the 2019 novel coronavirus was released by the Chinese government, Kate Broderick's team at INOVIO Pharmaceuticals in California began to develop

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Europeans evacuated from Hubei arrive home to coronavirus quarantine

02:09 European citizens are gradually arriving home after being evacuated from the Hubei province in China due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.In Frankfurt, a quarantine center staye

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U.S. medical expert speaks highly of Chinese response to coronavirus

03:11 Chinese scientists and the Beijing government have impressed the U.S. medical community with their quick response and decisive measures in the face of the outbreak of viral pneum

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'2019-nCoV' cures underway in China

The 2019-nCoV does not currently have an effective medicine treatment or vaccine, though efforts to develop them are underway.Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CCDC) announced Sunday

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China CDC developing novel coronavirus vaccine

The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has started developing vaccines against the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), an official with the center said

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Nigerian businessman takes fight against malaria to Antarctica

Nigerian businessman Ned Nwoko plants Nigeria flag at the South Pole.Courtesy: Ned Nwoko/Instagram Ned Nwoko, founder and president of Prince Ned Nwoko Foundation (PNNF), a humanitarian group,

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Chinese scientists develop new vaccine for post-surgical cancer therapy

Chinesescientistshavedevelopedatumorvaccinethatcaneffectivelyinhibittherecurrenceandmetastasisofpost-surgicalcancer.Surgicalresectionisoneofthemainclinicaltreat

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Confusion, blame game fuels Philippines vaccine scandal

MelindaColiteshakeswithrageassheclutchesaphotoofhergrandson,whoshesaysdiedaftergettingtheanti-denguefevervaccineattheheartofabitterscandalinthePhilippines.While

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Kenyan researchers to use drugs and vaccine to end malaria menace

KenyanresearcherssaidonSaturdaythattheyplantouseacombinationofnewdrugsaswellasavaccineinordertoendthemalariamenaceinthecountry.LucasOtieno,deputydirectorofClini

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EU witnesses four-fold rise in measles cases

TheEuropeanUnion(EU)iswitnessinganunprecedentedfour-foldincreaseinmeaslescasesduetolowimmunization,warnedtheWorldHealthOrganization.In2017,thediseaseaffected21,

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WHO warns of soaring rates of measles in Europe

Europehasseenabigsurgeinmeaslescasesin2017,whichtheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysisatragedyafterarecordlowof5,273casesin2016.Casesincreasedfour-fold,withmorethan20

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Philippines wants money back from Sanofi for dengue vaccine

ThePhilippinegovernmentwilldemandarefundof3.5billionpesos(69.5millionUSdollars)fromvaccinemakerSanofiPasteurandlookatpossiblelegalactionafterastudyshowedthevacc

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Philippine government to sue SANOFI

ByAPDwriterMeloM.AcunaMANILA,Dec.7.(APD)–HealthSecretaryFranciscoT.DuqueIIIsaidthePhilippinegovernmentwilleventuallysuetheFrance-basedpharmaceuticalcompanySanof

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Philippines suspends world-first public dengue vaccination program

ThePhilippinessaidFridayithadsuspendedalandmarkpublicvaccinationprogramforthepotentiallydeadlydenguevirusafteritsmanufacturerwarneditcouldworsenthediseaseinsome

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HPV vaccine developed in China gets permission for clinical testing

Thesecond-generationhumanpapillomavirus(HPV)vaccinedevelopedinChinahasbeenofficiallyapprovedbytheChinaFoodandDrugAdministration(CFDA)forclinicaltesting,accordin

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After US and Russia, China gets vaccine for Ebola virus

China'stopfoodanddrugauthorityannouncedonFridaythatithasapprovedthecountry'sfirstvaccineforEbolavirusdisease.ItmakesChinathethirdcountry,aftertheUnitedStatesand