WASHINGTON (AFP) – Imagine a Covid-19 vaccine that came as a pill: no needles, no medical professionals required to administer it, potentially delivered directly to people’s homes. Israeli pharmaceutical Oramed is attempting to accomplish just that, and is poised to
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LONDON (REUTERS) – Pfizer and Moderna have raised the prices of their Covid-19 vaccines in their latest European Union supply contracts, the Financial Times reported on Sunday (Aug 1). The new price for the Pfizer shot was 19.50 euros (S$31.34
LONDON (REUTERS) – Pfizer and Moderna have raised the prices of their Covid-19 vaccines in their latest European Union supply contracts, the Financial Times reported on Sunday (Aug 1). The new price for the Pfizer shot was 19.50 euros (S$31.34
SINGAPORE – The nation’s Covid-19 vaccination rate has been going up by about one percentage point a day, with 54 per cent of the population having received two doses of the vaccine as at Sunday (July 25). Revealing this in
SINGAPORE – More vaccinated people who have Covid-19 – but with no or mild symptoms – will be admitted directly to community care facilities instead of going first to hospitals, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung. Fully vaccinated people with
SINGAPORE – All households here will receive Covid-19 self-test kits progressively, as Singapore scales up its testing regime and works to live with the coronavirus. These antigen rapid test (ART) kits, which are now widely available at retailers, are being
SINGAPORE – People who are severely immunocompromised can now receive the Covid-19 vaccine, said the Expert Committee on Covid-19 Vaccination on Wednesday (July 28). Updating its recommendation for this group, the committee said data has shown vaccination is safe and
SINGAPORE – Most Home Team officers have been vaccinated against Covid-19, said Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam on Friday (July 30). As at the end of June, about 96 per cent of medically eligible officers had received at
SINGAPORE – Two children at a PAP Community Foundation Sparkletots pre-school in Bedok North have tested positive for Covid-19, the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) said on Saturday (July 31). In a circular to parents seen by The Straits Times,