covid vaccine

2024.06.18

03:47

Kansas accuses Pfizer of misleading public about COVID-19 vaccine

Asia Tech Wire (June 18) -- The U.S. state of Kansas has accused New York-based drugmaker Pfizer Inc. of misleading the public about its COVID-19 vaccine.

2022.01.25

13:01

Pfizer & BioNTech Initiate Clinical Trials on Vaccine Targeting Omicron

Asian Tech Press (Jan 25) -- Pfizer and BioNTech have reportedly launched clinical trials on a Covid-19 vaccine targeting the Omnicron strain. The two pharmaceutical companies said they began enrolling adults aged 18 to 55 in the United States and South Africa to examine the vaccine's safety, tolerability, and the immune response it produces.

2021.11.17

03:35

Novavax seeks approval for COVID-19 vaccine in South Korea

Asian Tech Press (Nov 17) -- Novavax and SK bioscience, a Korean biotechnology company, announced the submission of a Biologics License Application (BLA) for Novavax's Coronavirus vaccine to the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFD).

2021.11.03

05:32

AstraZeneca to invest an additional $90 million in Vietnam for drug production

Asian Tech Press (Nov 03) -- According to the Vietnamese government website, AstraZeneca will invest an additional $90 million in Vietnam to help the country improve its pharmaceutical production capacity.

2021.08.17

08:26

Argentina finds China's Sinopharm COVID vaccine 84% effective in preventing death

The Argentine Ministry of Health has released a report announcing data on the incidence of adverse reactions to China's Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine in Argentina and the vaccine's effectiveness in preventing death in people aged over 60.

2021.08.11

09:23

1.6 million doses of Pfizer vaccine arrived in South Korea

According to Yonhap News Agency, 1.6 million doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine had arrived at Incheon International Airport on August 11 morning.

06:41

Singapore ups 2021 GDP outlook on faster pace of vaccinations

Singapore's economic growth in the second quarter exceeded initial estimates, and the government has raised its growth forecast for the full year 2021 as Covid-19 vaccinations at home and abroad proceed, according to Reuters.

2021.08.05

08:41

China's Sinovac effective against Gamma variant, Brazil study says

The Butantan Institute, a leading medical research institute in Brazil, recently released the results of a study showing that the Chinese Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine can help protect people over 70 years of age effectively against the Gamma Covid-19 variant.

2021.07.27

10:06

Chinese inactivated Covid-19 vaccine receives $10M support from CEPI

According to China National Biotec Group Company Limited (CNBG), with the support of Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) and Sinopharm China Biologicals have launched a collaborative "ECOVA" project to conduct a Phase III clinical trial of the BBIBP-CorV Covid-19 inactivated vaccine developed by the Beijing Institute of Biological Products.

2021.07.19

04:43

SK tells Vietnamese President it is willing to provide vaccines to Vietnam as a priority

According to Yonhap News Agency, SK Group expressed in person to Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc its intention to supply vaccines to Vietnam on a priority basis.

2021.07.12

10:16

LG left out from Vietnam COVID-19 vaccine support despite donation

According to the Vietnamese government and local industry sources on the 12th, LG Group, which has donated 1.55 billion won ($1.4 million) to Vietnam's vaccine fund, has not yet received any Covid-19 vaccines for its local employees.

2021.07.02

11:43

Taiwan Prosecutors Investigate Insider Trading in High-End Vaccine Stocks

The Shilin District Prosecutor's Office launched an insider trading investigation after shares of Taiwan vaccine maker Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corporation (MVC) soared ahead of the announcement of positive results from its clinical trial II.

09:14

China's Foreign Ministry: Over 100 countries approved the use of Chinese vaccines

Wang Wenbin, the spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that since the epidemic outbreak, China has firmly upheld the "first attribute" of vaccines as a global public product.

2021.06.15

15:00

Malaysia announces conditional approval for the use of China's CanSinoBIO Covid vaccine

Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah, Director General of the Malaysian Ministry of Health, announced today that a decision was made at the National Pharmaceutical Control Bureau meeting to conditionally approve two single-dose vaccines, including the Chinese CanSinoBIO vaccine and the Janssen vaccine for use in Malaysia. (CCTV News)

2021.06.08

16:30

S. Korea's purchase of 650,000 doses of Pfizer's Covid vaccine arrives tomorrow

Email Subscription

Newsletters and emails are now available! Delivered on time, every weekday, to keep you up to date with North American business news.

Weekly Highlights

                                    Singapore investigates Nvidia server export fraud
                            2025-03-03

                                    Shenzhen: By 2027, there will be more than 1,200 companies related to the embodied intelligent robot industry cluster
                            2025-03-03

                                    Hongqi Chain Store: Deputy General Managers Zhang Ying, Wan Chun, Hong Fan and Yang Yuanbin resigned
                            2025-03-03

                                    Shenzhen: Focus on supporting key core technologies such as core components of embodied intelligent robots, AI chips, and bionic dexterous hands
                            2025-03-03

                                    Intel showcases Xeon 6 processor-based network infrastructure at MWC2025
                            2025-03-03