SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — SKYCovione, South Korea’s first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine developed by SK Bioscience Co., has been proven to be effective against coronavirus omicron subvariants when administered as a booster shot, a state-run research center said Friday. The Center for Infectious Disease Research (CIDR) said it has confirmed through research SKYCovione’s efficacy [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has decided to send 40,000 doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to Guyana, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Monday, in a move to support the South American country’s fight with the virus. The doses are scheduled to be sent later Monday night and expected to arrive in Guyana’s capital [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Wednesday approved the use of SKYCovione, the country’s first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine developed by SK Bioscience Co., taking a major step toward achieving vaccine sovereignty in the fight against the pandemic. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) said it approved the use of SKYCovione, [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s first COVID-19 vaccine candidate, developed by SK Bioscience Co., has received an approval recommendation from a government advisory group of pharmaceutical experts, officials said Monday, pushing the vaccine candidate one step closer to commercial launch. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said GBP510, the vaccine candidate [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea’s state-controlled media carried reports Tuesday questioning the usefulness of COVID-19 vaccines, as the secretive nation has claimed progress in efforts to control the virus outbreak. The North’s latest stance may suggest a dimmer prospect of accepting the international community’s existing offers of vaccine aid, including Washington’s stated [...]
New York, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – MedAccess, the Open Society Foundations, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance today announced a new partnership to create a Risk Sharing Facility to help countries procure additional COVID-19 vaccine doses, including variant-adapted doses in response to risks and shocks. The $200 million facility is designed to enable countries to protect [...]
SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass., March 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Virtusa Corporation today announced that its Virtusa Vax Manager is available to provide businesses with an easy way to track employee vaccination status. The COVID-19 vaccine tracker and return to office capabilities of Virtusa Vax Manager can be built rapidly, and is easily configurable on technology from Pegasystems, the software company that [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s drug safety agency on Wednesday authorized the use of global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged between 5 and 11. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety convened a panel of experts from both inside and outside to review the safety and efficacy of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The defense ministry’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution task force marked its first anniversary last Thursday. So far, the task force has distributed 120 million vaccines, covering a distance of more than 9 million kilometers across the country in the process. The task force has deployed 52,000 military and police vehicles, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Several male recipients of the COVID-19 vaccine are struggling with severe hair loss. A 23-year-old man surnamed Ahn, began experiencing hair loss two weeks after being vaccinated with the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by Moderna Inc. last October. The hair loss continued, and after two weeks, his [...]