Tag: vaccines
MOH procuring more influenza vaccines for seniors
The Ministry of Health (MOH) is in the process of procuring additional influenza vaccines for senior citizens, on top of the 170,000 doses already allocated, Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad said last Friday. In response to Senator Dr RA Lingeshwaran’s question […]
EU drug regulator hopes for approval for adaptive coronavirus vaccines this year
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is hoping to have access to multi-protection vaccines, including one that is able to address several coronavirus variants, by September 2022. Vaccine developers are currently investigating whether shots that target just one variant offer advantages […]
Experimental mRNA-based HIV vaccines enter human trials
Biotechnology company Moderna Inc. (Moderna) has commenced a Phase 1 human trial testing three different mRNA vaccines that targets HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). The success of the “safe and highly effective” COVID-19 vaccines enabled this opportunity, run in association with […]
Unvaccinated people 11 times more likely to die from COVID-19, CDC Director
A new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has indicated that the COVID-19 vaccines still hold strong against the Delta variant (Delta) of the coronavirus. The report, which offered insights into the effect of Delta […]
Thailand’s winning strategies amid the health crisis
By Roshel Jayasundera,Senior Director, Global Consulting, Axios International Roshel Jayasundera of Axios International, anInternational firm who is focusing on the emerging market including Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and Middle East, discussed current healthcare trends in Thailand and Southeast Asia, […]
Cambodia to mix vaccines as booster shots in COVID-19 fight
Cambodia will begin offering a third vaccination dose to nearly one million frontline workers in the country as a measure against COVID-19. Prime Minister Hun Sen said Cambodia will be switching between the AstraZeneca (AZ) and Chinese COVID-19 vaccines – […]
The impact of media on public opinion and trust in vaccines
Good communication has become essential during this global pandemic – in particular, how leaders/officials, governments, and subject matter experts of various countries and regions behave, how they communicate, and how the media reports on it all have significant impacts and […]
New microneedle patches melts like ice
A team of researchers from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) have devised an ingenious new alternative to polymer microneedle patches – this one uses ice. Just like existing patches, the ice microneedle patches, or cryomicroneedle patches, can be loaded […]
Thailand secures 2 mn Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines; gets first 200K in Feb
Thailand is reportedly getting its first 200,000 Covid-19 vaccines from Sinovac Biotech next month. It is expected to receive the remaining batches of 800,000 vaccines by March, and 1 million vaccines by April. It targets to inoculate at least half […]
Japanese residents to get COVID-19 vaccines free of charge
The Japanese government has approved a bill this past week to cover all costs to administer COVID-19 vaccination to all residents in Japan, in line with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s pledge to secure novel coronavirus vaccines for everyone in the […]
