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A medic in a protective suit and mask holds an injection syringe and vaccine. (oshcherban via iStock by Getty Images)
Nathan Jeffay
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Nathan Jeffay
Expert: 6 vaccine hurdles mean we’re ‘nowhere near’ Israel-wide immunity in 2021
Top epidemiologist says that with inoculations wowing in trials, ‘there’s light at the end of the tunnel — we just don’t know the length of the tunnel’
A cemetery worker prepares new graves at the Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery on the outskirts of the Iranian capital, Tehran, Iran, November 1, 2020. (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP)
December 3, 2020, 3:29 pm
Coronavirus case tally in Iran tops 1 million
49,348 people have reportedly died of COVID-19 since February in hardest hit Middle East country, though even health minister says number is likely much higher
By Ahmad Parhizi
A medic in a protective suit and mask holds an injection syringe and vaccine. (oshcherban via iStock by Getty Images)
December 2, 2020, 11:54 am
Expert: 6 vaccine hurdles mean we’re ‘nowhere near’ Israel-wide immunity in 2021
Top epidemiologist says that with inoculations wowing in trials, ‘there’s light at the end of the tunnel — we just don’t know the length of the tunnel’
By Nathan Jeffay
The first patient enrolled in Pfizer's COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine clinical trial at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, May 4, 2020. (Courtesy of University of Maryland School of Medicine via AP, File)
December 2, 2020, 10:01 am
UK becomes 1st country to approve Pfizer vaccine, to be available from next week
Firm’s CEO calls British decision ‘a historic moment’; mass vaccination program to initially prioritize nursing home residents, health care staff, then older adults
By Agencies and TOI staff
Illustrative photo of a syringe and a bottle reading 'COVID-19 Vaccine' next to the Pfizer company logo, November 23, 2020. (JOEL SAGET / AFP)
December 1, 2020, 1:36 pm
Pfizer, BioNTech ask Europe to approve coronavirus vaccine
Companies say shot, if authorized for use, could be rolled out before end of year; German science minister says safety standards are being maintained
By Agencies and TOI staff
Vials of a potential coronavirus vaccine are seen on an assembly line in a photograph released by Israel's Institute for Biological Research on October 25, 2020. (Defense Ministry)
November 30, 2020, 6:00 pm
Israel’s COVID-19 vaccine being delayed by red tape, bio institute head laments
Shmuel Shapira of Defense Ministry’s Institute for Biological Research says shot will only be publicly available in summer, admits ‘very minor’ side effects detected in 1st trials
By TOI staff
This Sept, 2, 2020, file photo shows University of Miami Miller School of Medicine lab tech Sendy Puerto processing blood samples from study participants who volunteered to take part in testing the National Institutes of Health-funded Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Miami (AP Photo/Taimy Alvarez, File)
November 30, 2020, 3:12 pm
Moderna seeks US, EU approval for vaccine as final results show 94% efficacy
‘I allowed myself to cry for the first time’ when learning of the results, says Israeli chief medical officer as pharma firm asks regulators to allow emergency use of the jab
By Agencies and TOI staff
In this file photo taken on September 11, 2020, a laboratory technician supervises capped vials during filling and packaging tests for the large-scale production and supply of the University of Oxford's COVID-19 vaccine candidate (Vincenzo PINTO / AFP)
November 29, 2020, 2:07 am
UK hospitals expected to receive first virus vaccines by December 7
British medical staff to be first to receive Pfizer’s jab, if it receives regulatory approval; government appoints vaccines minister to oversee massive inoculation campaign
By TOI staff and Agencies
Illustrative: A medic disinfects the hands of colleague against the coronavirus, at a hospital in Tehran, Iran, March 1, 2020 (Koosha Mahshid Falahi/Mizan News Agency via AP)
November 28, 2020, 5:42 pm
Iran claims slain nuclear scientist was working on virus detection kit, vaccine
Following assassination of physicist, officials in Tehran assert ‘dear unassuming scientist’ was involved in various important projects on virus and military defense
By TOI staff
A Russian medical worker administers a shot of Russia's experimental Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Moscow, Russia, September 15, 2020. (Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/AP)
November 27, 2020, 12:32 am
Russia says its vaccine dose will cost under $10, less than some competitors
Russian Direct Investment Fund vows two-shot jab will be cheaper for foreign governments than those by Pfizer, Moderna, and free to its citizens
By DARIA LITVINOVA
A researcher in a laboratory at the Jenner Institute in Oxford, England, works on the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, November 23, 2020. (University of Oxford/John Cairns via AP, File)
November 26, 2020, 8:23 pm
AstraZeneca says further research needed on COVID vaccine amid growing scrutiny
CEO of pharmaceutical giant says new survey will be faster and smaller as efficacy of inoculation is proven, after questions over manufacturing error and trial methodology
By Agencies and TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein visit the Teva Pharmaceuticals logistics center in Shoham, where coronavirus vaccines would be stored in freezers and then distributed, November 26, 2020. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
November 26, 2020, 7:39 pm
Netanyahu says end of virus crisis in sight; tours vaccine freezer storage site
PM claims ‘we are on our way out of the pandemic,’ promises there will be plentiful supply of ‘millions’ of shots with no logistic limitations
By TOI staff
A researcher in a laboratory at the Jenner Institute in Oxford, England, works on the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, November 23, 2020. (University of Oxford/John Cairns via AP, File)
November 26, 2020, 11:05 am
AstraZeneca facing questions about vaccine after admitting to testing error
Manufacturing glitch casts shadow on results of study after British drug group and Oxford university said lower dose of inoculation provides better protection from virus
By AP and TOI staff
In this July 27, 2020, photo, a nurse prepares a shot as a study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., gets underway in Binghamton, New York. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
November 25, 2020, 11:07 pm
Medical staff and over 65s first: Report lays out Israel’s vaccination plan
Five-stage proposal, which has yet to be confirmed, would reportedly see teachers, prisoners, pregnant women and babies receive shot before general population
By TOI staff
Screen capture from video of Israel's former coronavirus czar Ronni Gamzu during the Israel Democracy Institute's annual Center for National Security and Democracy conference, held online, November 24, 2020. (Israel Democracy Institue)
November 25, 2020, 1:24 pm
Virus crisis will be over by next year, says ex-COVID-19 czar, citing vaccines
Ronni Gamzu expects massive production in various countries will produce enough immunization units during first half of 2021
By TOI staff
A pharmacy officer conducts routine checks of the Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (EVIN) cold storage equipment, at a government hospital proposed by the Bangalore municipality for the storage and dispatch of the COVID-19 vaccine when available, in Bangalore on November 23, 2020. (Manjunath Kiran/AFP)
November 24, 2020, 5:33 pm
World governments ramp up COVID-19 vaccine preparations
Hopes grow that a shot could soon be available, as the coronavirus spreads rapidly around globe
By AFP
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