Japan’s first coronavirus shots have been given to health workers, beginning the vaccination campaign considered crucial to holding the already delayed Tokyo Olympics.The government gave its...
It could take six years for the world to be vaccinated against COVID-19, so jabs must be shared with developing countries to ensure “more sinister” strains...
Almost all people previously infected with COVID-19 have high levels of antibodies for at least six months that are likely to protect them from reinfection, a...
Vietnam has confirmed its first case of the highly infectious coronavirus variant from South Africa in an overseas arrival.The 25-year-old South African man arrived at Hanoi’s...
A man has been arrested for allegedly sending a suspicious package to a coronavirus vaccine production site in the UK, prompting the site to be evacuated.Anthony...
South African scientists have discovered chemical compounds that could potentially be used for a new line of drugs to treat malaria and even kill the parasite...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has imposed an effective lockdown on more than 16 million people in England and reversed plans to ease curbs over Christmas, saying...
Nearly one in four people may not get COVID-19 vaccines until at least 2022 because rich countries including Australia with less than 15 per cent of...
Provincial governments across China are placing orders for experimental, domestically made coronavirus vaccines, though health officials have yet to say how well they work or how...
The UK’s National Health Service staff will be working through the weekend to prepare for the launch of the country’s COVID-19 vaccination program, with the first...