The logistics sector has urged the government to tap the private sector storage and logistics expertise because they have enough capacity to handle the different temperature requirements of COVID-19 vaccines if only government will give the business to industry players and not do it on their own....
WASHINGTON (AFP) – To find out whether experimental Covid-19 vaccines are safe and effective, researchers design clinical trials involving thousands of volunteers, divided into groups that receive either the drug under investigation or a placebo. Data from such trials have shown that two vaccines...
MIAMI (AFP) – A key facet of the global mad scramble by Pfizer, Moderna, and other pharma groups to develop a viable coronavirus vaccine is the recruitment of tens of thousands of volunteers willing to participate in clinical trials. AFP’s correspondent in Miami, Leila Macor, took part in such...
The local stock market surged past the 7,000 level as investors celebrated positive reports on breakthrough in COVID-19 vaccines. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) leaped 349.63 points, or 5.23 percent ,to close at 7,035.48 as share prices rose across the board with the Holding Firms...