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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 12, 2020
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine trial reaches key goal to gauge merit
The bet among top experts in the field is that Moderna's therapy will likely prove to be highly effective.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 12, 2020
Russia says its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is 92% effective
Experts welcomed the news but warned that the results were only based on a small number of trial volunteers who had contracted COVID-19.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 12, 2020
Brazil says Chinese vaccine trial can resume after suspension
Brazil health regulator Anvisa on Wednesday allowed resumption of late-stage Brazilian clinical trials for China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, which had been suspended due to a study subject's death that was registered in Sao Paulo as a suicide.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 11, 2020
Brazil halts trial of Chinese vaccine. But was science or politics to blame?
Brazil's health regulator provided little information on its decision to suspend the trial, including whether a reported adverse reaction was related to the vaccine.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Nov 10, 2020
Why Pfizer’s vaccine won't be at the local pharmacy anytime soon
The vaccine's complex and supercold storage requirements are an obstacle for even the most sophisticated hospitals and may impact when and where it is available.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 10, 2020
China vaccine trial halted in Brazil after serious adverse event
The final-stage trial of a Chinese front-runner vaccine candidate has been halted in Brazil due to a serious adverse event, the first time that any of the Asian nation’s rapidly developed COVID-19 shots have met with such a setback.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 10, 2020
Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine trial success signals breakthrough in pandemic battle
The vaccine candidate is more than 90% effective based on initial trial results, the drugmaker said Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 7, 2020
The potential for a policy failure on vaccines is huge
Leaders must make decisions about who will get a coronavirus shot first and provide adequate explanations to those denied the vaccine.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2020
Five U.S. states pass legal marijuana measures
Legal marijuana is becoming the American norm as ballot measures passed in Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota, adding to the 44 states that already allow it for medical or recreational purposes.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 4, 2020
Oxford COVID-19 vaccine trial results due this year but not there yet, trial chief says
A vaccine that works is seen as a game-changer in the battle against the coronavirus, which has killed more than 1.2 million people worldwide.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2020
Can humanity grow up?
Whether humanity survives this critical period is ultimately up to us. Because the greatest risks are not from nature but from our own action.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Nov 4, 2020
China’s race for COVID-19 vaccine raises safety questions
Process has been unhindered by common scientific setbacks being reported by Western rivals, raising questions about how stringently they are vetting potential issues.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 1, 2020
England virus lockdown may be extended beyond December
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced that England would go into a second, partial lockdown, as virus cases have spiked.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 30, 2020
Medical students in Aichi struggle to get on-site training amid pandemic
Medical departments in universities are having difficulty conducting anatomy classes, clinical rotations and other training for students.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 29, 2020
Japan's Shionogi readies COVID-19 vaccine for December trial
The firm plans to put its vaccine candidate into Phase 1 clinical trials in December and shift into Phase 2 by January.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Oct 29, 2020
Vaccines, not spy planes: U.S. misfires in Indonesia
Not only has the United States not promised to help with vaccine supplies, it also shocked Indonesia officials by asking to land its spy planes in the country.

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