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SK bioscience Appoints New Executives towards Global Business Growth
2022 21 Oct
Global experts continue to join SK bioscience, while its U.S. corporate entity is being established Company plans to strategically invest in personnel, innovation & infrastructure to ensure global competitiveness SK bioscience, a global innovative vaccine and biotech company committed to promoting human health from prevention to cure across... Read more
Pfizer CEO Says Omicron-Targeted Vaccine is Most Likely Outcome
2022 11 Jan
Pfizer Inc Chief Executive Albert Bourla said a redesigned COVID-19 vaccine that specifically targets the Omicron coronavirus variant is likely needed and his company could have one ready to launch by March. Bourla said Pfizer and partner BioNTech SE are working on both an Omicron-targeted vaccine version as well as a shot that would include both... Read more
2021 in Healthcare: Snowballing into Future
2021 15 Feb
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, digitalisation in healthcare has become as important as probably never before. Its upgraded role spans across a multitude of areas, from blockchain applications and smart hospitals to patient data protection and vaccine logistics. An expert provides an overview of the most promising trends and technologies... Read more
Ensuring COVID-19 Vaccine Traceability
2021 15 Feb
A recent paper (Vander Stichele et al. 2020) published in Vaccine highlighted the need for global monitoring of vaccine use (who was inoculated with which vaccine product, where and when) as well as its safety and effectiveness. HealthManagement.org asked the authors about the challenges of implementing such system in practice and possible measures... Read more
Securing Trust In The Global COVID-19 Supply Chain
2021 28 Jan
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Pregnancy, COVID-19, and Hope for a New Vaccine
2020 30 Nov
Key Points For the past 10 months, COVID-19 has spread rapidly, debilitating communities, plummeting economies, and killing 1.3 million people worldwide. According to the CDC, pregnant women are at higher risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes compared with non-pregnant women. Immunisations are especially important in pregnancy, to ensure... Read more
Game Changer: COVID-19 Vaccine Offers 90% Protection
2020 11 Nov
According to the latest reports, the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech has been tested on 43,500 people in six countries and shows 90% protection within seven days after the second dose. The vaccine, which has been tested in participants in the U.S., Germany, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa and Turkey, could be a real game-changer in... Read more