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[ad_1] A nurse shows a Covid-19 vaccine produced by the Chinese company Sinovac Biotech at the Sao Lucas Hospital, in Porto Alegre, Brazil. RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s health regulator said on Monday that it suspended clinical trials of a Covid-19 vaccine developed in China after an “adverse incident” involving a …

[ad_1] LONDON: People in Britain will be able to decide whether they want to get the COVID-19 vaccine or not, Health Minister Matt Hancock said on Tuesday (November 10), adding that children do not need to be vaccinated. “We are not proposing that this be mandatory, mostly because I think …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Bugis Street, Mustafa Center, Jurong Point, and Kitchener Complex are among the new places visited by coronavirus patients while they were infectious, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday (November 10). Bugis Street was visited on three different occasions: between 8.15 p.m. and 11 p.m. on November 1, …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MINSA) established an expert committee to advise and evaluate the efficacy and safety of COVID-19 vaccines last month, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said on Tuesday (November 10), as the companies around the world compete to find the right options. At a press conference, …

[ad_1] Vial of COVID-19 vaccine. (PHOTO: Getty Images) SINGAPORE – A COVID-19 vaccine developed jointly by an American pharmaceutical company and the Duke-NUS School of Medicine is expected to be ready and supplied to Singapore in the first quarter of next year. The company, Arcturus Therapeutics, said in a press …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: As of December 1, any company or person that requires a COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test will be able to obtain it from approved suppliers, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said on Tuesday (November 10). ). This includes people who need pre-departure testing before traveling. They no …

[ad_1] MANILA: With the tropical heat, remote island communities and a shortage of ultra-cold freezers, many Asian countries are not betting that Pfizer’s experimental vaccine will solve their COVID-19 crisis anytime soon. The world applauded on Monday (November 9) when Pfizer announced that its injection, developed in conjunction with BioNTech …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Non-Singaporean travelers or permanent residents entering Singapore from high-risk countries will be required to undergo a COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test within 72 hours of departure. This is part of the country’s plans to reduce the risk of imported cases from high-risk countries and regions, the Ministry …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Scientists around the world are studying nearly 200 Covid-19 vaccine candidates. Of these, 44 are already in clinical trials, which means they are being tested in humans. The Straits Times highlights some of the prominent candidates in the Covid-19 vaccine race. 1. Duke-NUS and Arcturus Therapeutics: Lunar-Cov19 …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Nine new coronavirus cases were confirmed as of noon on Tuesday (Nov. 10), bringing Singapore’s total to 58,473. They include seven imported cases that were placed on stay-at-home notices upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said. There was a community case and a case …