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Saturday, 2 November

15:39
Novavax’s Covid Vaccine Is Authorized in Europe
The European Commission has granted a conditional marketing authorisation (CMA) for the COVID‑19 vaccine Nuvaxovid, developed by Novavax, the fifth COVID-19 vaccine authorised in the EU.

14:27
Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines’ effectiveness against Delta variant: study results
Two doses of Pfizer or AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccineare highly effective against the Delta strain, which is now the dominant COVID-19 variant in the world.

14:57
Europe has found a way to accelerate the global access to vaccines
MEPs have backed a motion demanding the temporary lifting of intellectual properties rights for Covid-19 vaccines - a symbolic move that puts pressure on the European Commission to change its position on the issue of global access to vaccines, EU observer reports.

19:44
WHO approves Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
The World Health Organisation validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving countries, funders, procuring agencies, and communities the assurance that it meets international standards for safety, efficacy, and manufacturing, WHO press service announced in its statement.

20:54
BioNTech made a statement regarding the effectiveness of its COVID-19 vaccine against different coronavirus strains
The Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine does not require any modifications to ensure the protection against new strains of COVID-19.This was stated in a statementpublished by BioNTech.

22:56
Two new strains of COVID-19 have been recorded in the Philippines
On Saturday, the Philippines confirmed a new COVID-19 variant first detected in the Philippines, calling it P.3, with a total of 98 cases recorded so far.

19:14
EU regulator urges caution on Sputnik COVID-19 vaccine
A senior European Medicines Agency (EMA) official urged European Union members on Sunday to refrain from granting national approvals for Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V while the agency reviews its safety and effectiveness.

22:18
Seven dangerous coronavirus strains were found in the US
Seven coronavirus mutations have been detected in the U.S., which may be more dangerous than the common strain of COVID-19, as was reported by the Medrxiv portal.

08:05
"It's very unpleasant to realize": Zelensky spoke about the real situation with COVID-19 vaccines
President Volodymyr Zelensky admitted that Ukraine is not on the priority list of countries first to receive an effective vaccine against COVID-19.