FDA strikes neutral tone ahead of vaccine booster...

Influential government advisers will debate Friday if there's enough proof that a booster dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective — the first step toward deciding which Americans...

Co-inventor of mRNA shots sets sights on pan-coronavirus...

Drew Weissman's decades of research helped pave the way for mRNA Covid-19 vaccines, but the scientist isn't resting on his laurels.The University of Pennsylvania immunologist, who this month shared the...

Vaccines set to unleash pent-up oil demand: IEA

After three months of decline in global oil demand, Covid-19 vaccine roll-outs are set to unleash thirst for oil stymied by pandemic restrictions especially in Asia, the International Energy Agency...

4 vaccinated front-line U.S. workers cope with pandemic's...

The early months of the coronavirus pandemic shined a spotlight on essential workers.As cities shutdown, thank you signs went up on windows and applause rang out each evening for the...

New Zealand buys further 500,000 COVID-19 vaccines as...

New Zealand has purchased 500,000 doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine from Denmark, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Sunday (Sep 12), as the country struggles with a cluster of infections...

Germany recommends Covid-19 vaccinations for pregnant women

Germany's vaccine oversight body on Friday (Sep 10) recommended that women who are pregnant or breastfeeding should be vaccinated against COVID-19 with an mRNA-based shot. The Permanent Vaccination Commission (STIKO)...

S Korea planning to live 'more normally' with...

South Korea is drawing up a plan on how to live more normally with Covid-19, expecting 80 per cent of adults to be fully vaccinated by late October, health authorities...

Japan PM Suga to back vaccine minister Kono...

Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will back the popular minister in charge of the nation's vaccination rollout, Taro Kono, to succeed him, Nippon News Network reported today.Political manoeuvring was...

Guam halts vacation-and-vax tours as virus cases rise

The U.S. Pacific territory of Guam has suspended a program allowing international visitors to receive a COVID-19 vaccination while enjoying a tropical holiday due to a surge in virus cases.The...

EU Digital COVID Certificate and UK NHS COVID...

The EU Digital COVID Certificate (DCC) and UK NHS COVID Pass can now be uploaded into the IATA Travel Pass as verified proof of vaccination for travel.Travelers holding an EU...

Pregnant or worried about infertility? Get vaccinated against...

As the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 surges across the U.S., almost 1 in 5 Americans continue to resist getting shots that are widely available, safe and effective – particularly for...

Vaccine protection wanes within 6 months: phone app...

Protection from two doses of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines wanes within less than six months, according to a study of phone app data Wednesday, suggesting that booster shots may...

This is going to hurt: COVID scams to...

From the sophisticated to downright strange, the pandemic has set off a wave of scams around the world from bogus doses and fake vaccine passes to criminal cremations.Here are 10...

U.S. regulators give full approval to Pfizer COVID-19...

The U.S. gave full approval to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine Monday, potentially boosting public confidence in the shots and instantly opening the way for more universities, companies and local governments to...

Sydney extends lockdown and puts 2m under curfew

A lockdown of Australia's largest city Sydney has been extended to the end of September as authorities struggle to contain a wave of Delta cases.The city's five million residents have...

Back of the line: Charity only goes so...

An international system to share coronavirus vaccines was supposed to guarantee that low and middle-income countries could get doses without being last in line and at the mercy of unreliable...