Fortune or foresight? AstraZeneca and Oxford’s stories clash on COVID-19 vaccine
London (Reuters) - AstraZeneca and Oxford University have given conflicting accounts of how they came upon the most effective dosing pattern for their COVID-19...
WHO praises ‘phenomenal’ promise of COVID vaccines
ZURICH (Reuters) - The promise of COVID-19 vaccines is “phenomenal” and “potentially game-changing”, World Health Organization European director Hans Kluge said on Thursday, a...
In world first, UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
London (Reuters) - Britain approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, jumping ahead of the rest of the world in the race to begin the...
No more Insulin Injections, as Israel to invent Oral Tablets for Diabetic Patients
Tel Aviv - An Israeli company is in the final-stages of testing its oral insulin tablets which will replace injections. If it succeeds, then...
Explainer: Will COVID-19 vaccines protect us? Does efficacy equal effectiveness?
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The frontrunners in the COVID-19 vaccine race have emerged with different success rates for their shots in clinical trials, but what does that mean...