FILE PHOTO: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. /VCG Image Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed an announcement by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech that an experimental COVI
The death toll in South Korea after getting seasonal flu shots has risen to nearly 100, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said Saturday, which rais
VCG Image The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have sounded the alarm over a decline in the number of children in Libya receiving life-saving vac
Malaysia has approved the use of two South Korean flu vaccines after a temporary ban following a safety assessment, Malaysian Health Ministry said on Tuesday.Taking int
This photo taken on March 11, 2020 shows vials displayed during a neutralising antibody test on the Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus at a Bio Safety Level (BSL) 3 laboratory
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has begun laying the groundwork for COVID-19 vaccination by purchasing and pre-positioning syringes and other necessary equipment,
In a public address, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he is confident about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines developed by China, the Inquirer.net reported on Thursday."Those of you are asking
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. /Reuters Strong international cooperation on COVID-19 vaccines could speed up the world economic recovery and add $9 trillion to global income by 20
A staff member displays samples of the COVID-19 inactivated vaccine at Sinovac Biotech Ltd., in Beijing, capital of China, March 16, 2020. /XinhuaEuropean Commission Pr
In their first phone talks since the new Japanese leader took office earlier this month, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday he is eager to resolve a territ
VCG Image The number of COVID-19 deaths globally are closing in on the one million mark as some regions continue reporting a resurgence in new cases.According to data from the United States-ba
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said countries were given sufficient warning. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP The COVID-19 pandemic has offered the biggest indication since World War II that the world needs t
Germany says it is providing up to 750 million euros ($892 million) to support three domestic pharmaceutical companies that are developing vaccines against the new coro
FILE PHOTO: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres. /VCG Image United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for additional funding for the World Health Organ
Kenya on Sunday hailed China for the support it has provided to strengthen the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Rashid Aman, chief administrative secretary of the
VCG Peru's Health authorities have approved a Phase 3 clinical trial for a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by China National Biotec Group (CNBG), the company announced on Chinese social m
Chinese biopharmaceutical firm CanSino Biologics Inc. /CFP Russia's Petrovax has started a late-stage trial of a COVID-19 candidate vaccine from CanSino Biologics Inc. in the country, records