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Vaccines developed by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinopharm Group have now been used on nearly one million people, with no serious adverse reactions reported, and only a few people reporting mild symptoms, Sinopharm Chairman Liu Jingzhen told Chinese media. The vaccines'...

Mexico said that it aims to start coronavirus vaccinations next month in the Latin American country, which has one of the world's highest COVID-19 death tolls. The government has signed deals with major pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer, which with its...

The US plans to distribute 6.4 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in the first week after it is cleared for emergency use, which is likely next month, officials said. A committee of the Food and Drug Administration meets...

The European Union on Tuesday has reached a deal with drugmaker Moderna for the supply of its experimental coronavirus vaccine candidate, the head of the European Commission said. "I am happy to announce that tomorrow we will approve a new...

Trial successes from Pfizer Inc. and Moderna Inc. have buoyed hopes that a Covid-19 vaccine is coming soon. But much of the world, outside of rich nations like the U.S., is counting on another company's shot to escape the...

Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is 95 percent effective according to a second interim analysis of clinical trial data, its developers said on Tuesday. The two-dose vaccine will be available on international markets for less than $10 (8.40 euros)...

The Government of Canada is taking steps to provide Canadians with effective therapies as part of its response to COVID-19. The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Public Services and Procurement and the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, announced...