World News There May Not Be Enough Coronavirus Vaccine Doses To Quickly Supply The World Gates Foundation Says Cnbc

Vaccine is no shot in the arm yet for emerging markets

Emerging markets have surged on the prospect that coronavirus vaccines will become widely available soon, but analysts think the rally is overplayed given the risks from slower rollouts for some ... Read More

Sinopharm says may be able to make over 1 bln coronavirus vaccine doses in 2021

China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm), one of several Chinese firms developing coronavirus vaccines, said it may have the capacity to produce more than 1 billion doses in 2021, Chairman Liu ... Read More

Pfizer says supply chain challenges contributed to slashed target for COVID-19 vaccine doses in 2020

Challenges in Pfizer Inc's supply chain for the raw materials used in its COVID-19 vaccine played a role in its decision to slash its 2020 production target, a Pfizer spokeswoman told Reuters. Read More

AstraZeneca says COVID-19 'vaccine for the world' can be 90% effective

AstraZeneca said on Monday its COVID-19 vaccine was 70% effective in pivotal trials and could be up to 90% effective, giving the world's fight against the global pandemic a third new weapon that can ... Read More

Amnesty: rich countries have bought too many COVID-19 vaccines

Rich countries have secured enough coronavirus vaccines to protect their populations nearly three times over by the end of 2021, Amnesty International and other groups said on Wednesday, possibly ... Read More

Enough doses of COVID-19 vaccine could be made for U.S. by March to April - HHS

Enough doses of a coronavirus vaccine could be manufactured by March to April next year for every American who wants one, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said on Thursday. Read More

We can stop COVID-19: Moderna vaccine success gives world more hope

Moderna Inc's experimental vaccine is 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19 based on interim data from a late-stage trial, the company said on Monday, becoming the second U.S. drugmaker to report ... Read More

East Bay dry ice company ready to transport COVID-19 vaccines, but will there be enough?

BENICIA, Calif. (KGO) -- The crush of demand for dry ice has never been greater. It's needed to pack millions of coronavirus vaccine doses for shipments around the world. A Bay Area company is ready ... Read More

World should not be complacent after COVID-19 vaccine news - WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomed Moderna reporting on Monday that its experimental vaccine showed 94.5% efficacy but said that "many questions" remained and it was no time for complacency. Read More

Biden to announce 200 mln additional coronavirus vaccine doses secured -Washington Post

U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to announce on Thursday that his administration has secured deals for an additional 200 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine, the Washington Post reported, ... Read More