US COVID vaccines start to roll out for young children
US regulators authorised Moderna Inc's two-dose vaccine for children aged six months to five years.
Wed Jun 22 2022
Singapore not counting Sinovac shots in COVID-19 vaccination tally
Currently, this only includes those vaccinated with the Moderna Inc and Pfizer-BioNTech/Cominarty vaccines.
Wed Jul 07 2021
Millions of COVID vaccine doses on the way for Taiwan, alert level extended
Taiwan has ordered more than 20 million doses from AstraZeneca Plc and Moderna Inc and is also developing its own vaccines.
Tue May 25 2021
Factbox : When and which COVID-19 vaccines are likely to be available in Asia
Regulators in Asia are weighing approval for COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer with partner BioNTech SE, Moderna Inc and AstraZeneca.
Thu Jan 07 2021
Pfizer seeks emergency approval for COVID-19 vaccine in India, media say
Pfizer Inc has applied for emergency use authorisation of its coronavirus vaccine in India, media said on Sunday.
Sun Dec 06 2020
Moderna CEO confident of producing 500 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in 2021
Moderna Inc will be able to produce 500 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in 2021.
Sat Dec 05 2020
Moderna to supply up to 125 million COVID-19 vaccine doses globally in first quarter
The first-quarter doses are within the 500 million to up to 1 billion doses the company expects to manufacture globally in 2021.
Fri Dec 04 2020
Explainer: When and how will COVID-19 vaccines become available?
If regulators approve any vaccines in coming weeks, the distribution could begin almost immediately with governments around the world deciding who gets them and in what order.
Wed Nov 25 2020
Moderna says its vaccine is 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19
Moderna Inc said on Monday its experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19 based on interim data from a late-stage clinical trial.
Mon Nov 16 2020
Next crop of COVID-19 vaccine developers take more traditional route
Many leading candidates in final-stage test are based on new, largely unproven technology platforms designed to produce vaccines at speed.
Thu Oct 29 2020
Oxford and AstraZeneca resume coronavirus vaccine trial
Oxford University announced Saturday it was resuming a trial for a coronavirus vaccine it is developing with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.
Sun Sep 13 2020
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine study paused after one illness
AstraZeneca didn't reveal any information about the possible side effect except to call it "a potentially unexplained illness."
Wed Sep 09 2020
J&J to begin human trials of COVID-19 vaccine in second half of July
Johnson & Johnson said it would bring forward by two months human trials of its potential COVID-19 vaccine to the second half of July.
Wed Jun 10 2020
Taiwan says live fire China drills may be part of a 'deterrence' effect
Taiwan's defence ministry said those exercises were part of routine Chinese training and it was keeping a close watch.
Tue Oct 22 2024
Bursa Malaysia's early gains erode as investors lock in profits
The benchmark index had initially opened 1.78 points firmer at 1,647.46.
Tue Oct 22 2024
Brazil's Lula says head injury 'serious,' with update from doctors in coming days
The president's injury forced him to cancel a trip to Russia for a summit of the BRICS group of major emerging markets being held in Kazan.
Tue Oct 22 2024
Blinken heads to Israel to revive Gaza ceasefire talks after Sinwar death
Blinken will focus discussions on how to end the war, plans for the enclave after the fighting ends and how to improve humanitarian assistance.
Tue Oct 22 2024
Facebook owner Meta restarts facial recognition tech in 'celeb-bait' crackdown
Meta said it will enroll about 50,000 public figures in a trial which involves automatically comparing their Facebook profile photos with images used in suspected scam advertisements.
Tue Oct 22 2024
BHP trying to avoid responsibility over Brazilian dam collapse, UK court told
More than 600,000 Brazilians, 46 local governments and around 2,000 businesses are suing BHP over the 2015 collapse of the Mariana dam in southeastern Brazil.
Mon Oct 21 2024
Minimum wage not benchmark for all employees' starting salaries - Sim
Steven Sim says the increase in the minimum wage is intended as a basic wage for workers with lower academic qualifications and skills.
Mon Oct 21 2024
Climate and China weigh on how the US views Pacific relations
Pacific leaders keep their preference for US President quiet, yet viewing relations only through the lens of China does nobody a service.
Mon Oct 21 2024
Gulen, the powerful cleric accused of orchestrating a Turkish coup, dies
Gulen was a one-time ally of Erdogan but they fell out spectacularly, and Erdogan held him responsible for the 2016 attempted coup.
Mon Oct 21 2024
[COLUMNIST] The reality of earthquakes in Malaysia: A threat we can’t ignore
The government needs to prepare the public to deal with such disasters in any way possible.
Mon Oct 21 2024