Covid-19 vaccines online or in development
With several Covid-19 vaccines either being rolled out or under trial, here is a rundown of the various stages of their development
Pandemic showcases Belgium as Europe’s Vaccine Valley
A small country with an outsize reputation in research and pharmaceuticals, Belgium has emerged with a strategic role in the world's battle against the coronavirus
More than 100 million vaccinated worldwide
More than 100 million Covid-19 vaccines have been given around the world, an AFP tally has found, but none of the world's 29 poorest countries has formally started mass vaccination drives
Questions surround AstraZeneca vaccine use for elderly
The subject of a sometimes acrimonious row between the EU and Britain, the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine has also fuelled debate over its effectiveness among the elderly
EU warns AstraZeneca over vaccine delivery delay
The European Union has issued an angry warning to pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca over its unexpected delay in delivering millions of doses of its Covid-19 vaccine to the bloc
New virus mutation raises vaccine questions
The British coronavirus variant has increased transmissibility, but other mutations are provoking concern among scientists who are scrambling to work out if they will still respond to vaccines.
How the world has sped up vaccine approvals
As Britain becomes the first Western country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine for general use, authorities in Europe, the US, Russia and China have also sped up their approval procedures
EU regulator defends vaccine rules as Britain OKs jab
The EU's medicines regulator insists it has the "most appropriate" method to approve a coronavirus vaccine, after Britain became the first Western country to give one the green light
Frontrunners emerge in race for Covid-19 vaccine
Positive results from trials of several vaccine candidates have raised hopes that there is light at the end of the tunnel in the quest to curb a pandemic that has already killed 1.4 million
Vaccine innovation sparks hope, questions
Pfizer and BioNTech say their vaccine is 90% effective in preventing Covid-19 infections, but experts say the announcement raises many questions such as who it will protect and for how long?
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