Taoiseach: Covid vaccine could be a 'wonderful Christmas voucher' for next year
Micheál Martin told Virgin Media that the Covid-19 vaccine “gives us hope, and enables us to say, ‘let’s double down’.”
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Micheál Martin told Virgin Media that the Covid-19 vaccine “gives us hope, and enables us to say, ‘let’s double down’.”
An emergency use authorisation request for the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech is expected to be filed today.
EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced the possibility today.
According to researchers, volunteers in the trial demonstrated similar immune responses across all age groups.
The vaccine has been tested on 43,500 people in six countries.
Ursula von der Leyen confirmed the deal would be signed in a video message today.
The European Commission has signed agreements with four companies so far.
A vaccine won’t be able to stop Covid-19 if people are reluctant to take it, a top WHO expert has said.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said it would be available to priority groups before then.
People who are most vulnerable to Covid-19 will be the immediate priority of government.
As the worlds largest producer of mink fur, Denmark has 1,080 mink farms, with Covid-19 being detected on 207 of them.
The results are in from its phase three trial.
Ben Blackwell from Ratoath in Co Meath won damages in the High Court today.
Any circulation of the vaccine in 2020 “will be very, very minimal”, says Dr Paul Duffy, Vice President of Pfizer Global Supply.
This vaccine from Astrazeneca and Oxford University is being tested in various locations around the world.
Results from a number of vaccine trials have been encouraging and some are aiming to file for authorisation as early as November.
The US’s top infectious disease specialist said such knowledge could arrive by the end of November or beginning of December.
Although the research is by no means complete, there is a strong sense of optimism in the medical and scientific community.
This vaccine includes the killed virus mixed with aluminium hydroxide, which is known to boost immune responses.
A leader behind the vaccine said it could be ready by the end of the year despite the pause.
Boots is rescheduling some not at-risk flu jab appointments due to delay in the vaccines arriving.
Pharmacists will be able to give people the flu jab outside the pharmacy premises.
“The flu vaccine is one of the safest vaccines we have, it’s one of the oldest vaccines we have,” a GP said.
The flu vaccine without charge has been extended to a number of additional groups this year.
The Chinese vaccines have been administered before final regulatory approval for general use.
It is the eleventh Covid-19 vaccine candidate to reach the Phase 3 stage globally.
“We think we can start sometime in October,” US President Trump claimed.
AstraZeneca announced on Wednesday it had “voluntarily paused” its trial of the vaccine.
Russia surprised the world when it announced the development of a vaccine last month.
There may be enough data on the Oxford vaccine to put it before regulators this year.
For the first time, children aged 2-12 are also entitled to a free flu vaccine.
The prediction comes amid a spike in cases across Europe.
Scott Morrison made the comments after Australia reached a deal to manufacture a “promising” vaccine in development.
The poll surveyed 2,000 people in July.
WHO director-general Dr Tedros urged governments to focus on testing, distancing, and face masks.
UK government agreements are now in place for 250 million doses of potential vaccines.
It is one of several candidates to find a cure for the pandemic.
A widely shared Facebook post incorrectly claims that medications which ‘cure’ the virus have been banned in Ireland.
We speak to one of the Oxford researchers working on a vaccine that has seen good results so far.
Researchers at Oxford University described the results as encouraging but said “there is still much work to be done”.