Health minister Ong Ye Kung told parliament on Tuesday that the unused vaccines were an ‘insurance premium’, without which the city state would have to resort to further ‘circuit breakers’. Source link
Read More »EU offers China free Covid-19 vaccines as infections surge
China has yet to respond, said European Commission; it did not say how many jabs it was offering. Source link
Read More »Moderna’s personalised cancer vaccine shows promise for next phase trials
Data from Moderna and Merck skin cancer Phase 2 trials shows an ‘extremely strong result’ for a personalised mRNA cancer vaccine. Source link
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New cases in the US averaged around 39,300 a day as of Tuesday – far lower than last winter but a vast undercount because of reduced testing and reporting. Source link
Read More »Hopes rise of changes to China’s Covid controls as rules start to ease
Although the authorities have stressed the zero-Covid policy remains, observers said Friday’s changes marked the first signs of a gradual shift. Source link
Read More »Free reassessment for Hongkongers affected by fake jabs exemption raids
Move comes after criticism of sweeping move to wipe out more than half of exemptions in use citywide, following police operations against seven doctors. Source link
Read More »Monkeypox vaccine will be available in Hong Kong within the month
Close contacts of confirmed monkeypox cases and other high-risk groups in Hong Kong will be able to get vaccinated. Source link
Read More »US clears updated Covid-19 boosters targeting newest variants
The combination aims to increase cross-protection against multiple variants. 01:52 Live seafood ‘tested’ for Covid-19 in China “It really provides the broadest opportunity for protection,” Pfizer vaccine chief Annaliesa Anderson said. The updated boosters are only for people who have already had their primary vaccinations, using the original vaccines. Doses …
Read More »Indonesia confirms first monkeypox case, in Jakarta man
The 27-year-old tested positive with mild symptoms and is under home isolation, officials said; he had travelled abroad. Source link
Read More »UK first to approve Covid vaccine targeting original and Omicron variants
Medicines regulator has approved the vaccine, made by US drug company Moderna, as a booster for adults, ‘a sharpened tool in our armoury as virus evolves’. Source link
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