Health Feb 11 AstraZeneca expects new version of its COVID-19 vaccine by fall AstraZeneca said it expects to have a new version of its COVID-19 vaccine, as drugmakers respond to concerns about emerging variants of the disease that may be more transmissible or resistant to existing vaccines. By Danica Kirka, Associated Press
Health Feb 10 WHO expert group recommends use of AstraZeneca vaccine Independent experts advising the World Health Organization have recommended the use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine to fight COVID-19 even in countries that have turned up worrying coronavirus variants in their populations. By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press
Health Feb 07 AstraZeneca vaccine being tweaked to fight S. Africa variant Health officials in Britain are trying to contain the spread of the variant first identified in South Africa amid concerns that it is more contagious or resistant to existing vaccines. More than 100 cases of the South African variant have… By Associated Press
World Jan 16 India starts world’s largest COVID-19 vaccination drive Indian authorities hope to give shots to 300 million people, roughly the population of the U.S and several times more than its existing program, which targets 26 million infants. The recipients include 30 million doctors, nurses and other front-line workers,… By Aniruddha Ghosal, Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press