Russian President Vladimir Putin has said a locally developed vaccine for Covid-19 has been given regulatory approval after less than two months of testing on humans. Mr Putin said the vaccine had passed all the required checks, adding that his daughter had already been given it. Officials have said they plan to start mass vaccination…
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The replication of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can be prevented by several existing drugs, according to a global team of scientists. Due to the lengthy vaccination development process, repositioning clinically evaluated drugs has been recognised as a practical strategy for identifying treatments of new infectious diseases like COVID-19. A range of clinical studies…
– COVID-19 Action Fund for Africa (CAFA) airlifting nine 747 cargo loads of masks and other PPE to 12 countries in first round – Largest mobilization of PPE to Africa aims to protect one million community health workers in 24 countries from COVID-19 – Coalition seeks to raise up to $100 million to fill critical…