Archive: 29/12/2020
Phase 3 trials begin for Novavax vaccine in US, Mexico
Clinical trials to determine the safety and efficacy of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate from American biotech company Novavax have begun in the United States and Mexico, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced Monday.
Dec 29, 2020
Rio de Janeiro to block beach access on New Year's Eve
Rio de Janeiro authorities announced Monday they will block beach access the night of December 31 to prevent crowds in one of Brazil's worst-hit cities by the coronavirus pandemic.
Dec 29, 2020
UK virus strain has been in Germany since November
The new coronavirus strain sweeping Britain has been in Germany since November, health officials said Tuesday, after detecting the variant in a patient who died in the north of the country.
Dec 29, 2020