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[ad_1] Doubt about the COVID-19 vaccine lessens as people learn more about vaccine safety testing, so these conversations are important for making informed decisions about public health. As the second wave of COVID-19 intensifies in Canada and around the world, drug companies have been announcing the results of vaccine trials …

[ad_1] If all goes well, the first batch of vaccines could arrive as early as December. PHOTO: REUTERS SINGAPORE – The American biotech company Moderna has asked Singapore authorities to approve the use of its Covid-19 vaccine here. If all goes well, the first batch of vaccines could arrive as …

[ad_1] Rocker and radio host Ramón “RJ” Jacinto, shown in this 2015 photo with Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, is now the president’s telecommunications advisor. FILE PHOTO FOR CONSULTATION MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang announced Wednesday the appointment of radio musician and jockey Ramon Pereyra Jacinto as telecommunications advisor to President …

[ad_1] (CNN) Inside a gray warehouse at Shenzhen International Airport in southern China, a row of white chambers sits in a cordoned off corner, each equipped with a display showing the custom temperature inside. A security worker in a mask, surgical gown and rubber gloves stands guard. Anyone entering this …

[ad_1] Production areas for transgenic (GM) corn in the Philippines have increased by as much as 7,607 percent in the past two decades, a report by the Global Agricultural Information Network (Gain) showed. The agency, which operates under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), said this “indicates a greater …

[ad_1] The Climate Change Commission (CCC) on Tuesday praised the decision to adopt the climate body’s resolution to declare a climate and environmental emergency in support of efforts to address the worsening impacts of climate change. In a statement, the CCC said that House Resolution No. 1377 called for the …

[ad_1] Issued on: 01/12/2020 – 14:49 In its message for World AIDS Day 2020, the United Nations called for global solidarity and warned that in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, the world cannot afford to make the same mistakes it made in the fight against it. HIV, when millions …

[ad_1] The world has two, and possibly three, Covid-19 vaccines ready to ship before the end of the year. In several months, a significant portion of the world’s population will have received at least the first dose of the vaccine, meaning that the manufacturers – so far Pfizer, Moderna, and …

[ad_1] Moderna plans to start a new trial to test the vaccine in adolescents before the end of the year, followed by another in even younger volunteers in early 2021. Image via Reuters / File Photo Moderna Inc. said Monday that it applied for emergency U.S. clearance for its COVID-19 …

[ad_1] STR / NurPhoto via Getty Images For the most up-to-date news and information on the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. Moderna will petition the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to authorize its coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, the pharmaceutical company said Monday. Their data shows that the vaccine …