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SK Bioscience’s SKYCovione Proven Effective Against Omicron Virus Subvariants as Booster Shot

SK Bioscience’s SKYCovione Proven Effective Against Omicron Virus Subvariants as Booster Shot

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 [...]

S. Korea Approves Use of 1st Homegrown COVID-19 Vaccine from SK Bioscience

S. Korea Approves Use of 1st Homegrown COVID-19 Vaccine from SK Bioscience

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, [...]

SK Bioscience’s COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Inches Closer to Launch After Experts’ Approval Recommendation

SK Bioscience’s COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Inches Closer to Launch After Experts’ Approval Recommendation

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 [...]

N. Korea’s Media Shifts Stance, Questions Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines

N. Korea’s Media Shifts Stance, Questions Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines

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 Gavi Risk Sharing Partnership with MedAccess and the Open Society Foundations to Help Meet Country Demand for COVID-19 Vaccines

New Gavi Risk Sharing Partnership with MedAccess and the Open Society Foundations to Help Meet Country Demand for COVID-19 Vaccines

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 [...]

Virtusa Delivers COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker

Virtusa Delivers COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker

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 [...]

Men in 20s Struggle with Hair Loss Following COVID-19 Vaccinations

Men in 20s Struggle with Hair Loss Following COVID-19 Vaccinations

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 [...]