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An illustration shows syringes and a screen displaying the word Omicron. Photo: Justin Tallis / AFP

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More contagious, less severe: What we know about Omicron

A month after it was first detected in southern Africa, Omicron is now known to be far more contagious than previous variants of Covid-19 but appears to cause a less severe illness than its predecessors

1 year ago

Europe's medicines watchdog has approved a Covid jab by Novavax, which uses a more conventional technology that the biotech firm hopes will reduce vaccine hesitancy. Photo: Justin Tallis / AFP

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The technology behind Covid jabs

How do the different vaccines work against Covid-19? The WHO has authorised the use of Novavax's Nuvaxovid, a subunit vaccine that contains a purified piece of the virus to trigger an immune response

1 year ago

A woman receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 in Texcacoac, Chiautempan, Tlaxcala state, Mexico. Photo: Pedro Pardo / AFP

A woman receives a dose of the Pfizer-Bi... […]

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Global hits, local heroes: Covid-19 jabs around the world

More than six billion doses of anti-Covid vaccines have been given around the world. This is an overview of more than 20 approved vaccines currently in use, and a few that fell by the wayside

2 years ago

A selection of pills, tablets, and pharmaceutical drugs Photo: Loic Venance / AFP

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Covid treatments: What works, what doesn’t, what might

Overshadowed by the global push for vaccines, the search for treatments for Covid-19 has made steady progress. This is what works, what might work, and what definitely isn't helpful

2 years ago

(L-R) Vials with different vaccines against Covid-19 by Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca. Photo: Thomas Kienzle / AFP

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Pharmaceutical firms rake in billions with Covid jabs

Some of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies have released their latest financial results which show how the Covid vaccines have added billions to their coffers

2 years ago

A surgeon receives a dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. Photo: Loic Venance / AFP

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Covid-19: How vaccines work against the Delta variant

The Delta variant of the coronavirus, first identified in India, is a cause for global concern with studies showing it is more contagious and resistant to vaccines than other forms of Covid

2 years ago

European Medicines Agency (EMA) Executive Director, Emer Cooke, poses outside the EMA headquarters in Amsterdam. Photo: FranÁois Walschaerts / AFP

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EMA chief urges worldwide vaccine access, after G7 vow

The head of the European Medicines Agency told AFP that all countries must have access to coronavirus vaccines, as G7 leaders pledged one billion doses for poor nations

2 years ago

A health worker receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 in Cali, Colombia. Photo: Luis Robayo / AFP

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G7’s billion jabs plan highlights global imbalance

The G7's plan to donate one billion Covid-19 vaccine doses will help combat the pandemic in poorer countries but will hardly end the drastic global imbalance in access to jabs

2 years ago

The EMA says the benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine in preventing Covid-19 outweigh the risks of side effects. Photo: Joel Saget / AFP

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EU asks for big penalties against AstraZeneca over dose delays

The European Union has asked a Belgian court to impose penalties running to millions of euros per day on AstraZeneca for Covid-19 vaccine doses it has failed to deliver to the bloc

2 years ago

A Covid-19 vaccine and a syringe on an European passport. Photo: Joel Saget / AFP

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The European Covid certificate, a user’s guide

The EU will launch its digital Covid certificate on July 1. How will it use data on vaccinations, tests and immunity to usher in a return to summer tourism and travel across the European Union?

2 years ago

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More contagious, less severe: What we know about Omicron

The technology behind Covid jabs

Global hits, local heroes: Covid-19 jabs around the world

Covid treatments: What works, what doesn’t, what might

Pharmaceutical firms rake in billions with Covid jabs

Covid-19: How vaccines work against the Delta variant

EMA chief urges worldwide vaccine access, after G7 vow

EU asks for big penalties against AstraZeneca over dose delays

The European Covid certificate, a user’s guide

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