REUTERS, Nov 10 — Pfizer Inc's experimental Covid-19 vaccine is more than 90 per cent effective based on initial trial results, the drugmaker said on Monday, a major victory in the war against a virus that has killed over a million people and battered the world's economy.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 — China will work together with Malaysia and enhance cooperation in Covid-19 vaccine development and resumption of production, said its outgoing ambassador to Malaysia Bai Tian.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — A vaccine for Covid-19, once it is found, must be accessible to all nations and peoples, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

ZURICH, Sept 9 — Safety of a prospective vaccine for Covid-19 comes "first and foremost", the World Health Organization's chief scientist said on Wednesday, as a trial of a candidate from AstraZeneca was paused, at least temporarily, due to concerns over side effects.

REUTERS, Sept 9 — AstraZeneca Plc said it has paused global trials, including large late-stage trials, of its experimental coronavirus vaccine due to an unexplained illness in a study participant.

JAKARTA, Sept 3 — Indonesian President Joko Widodo has declared that the country has set a plan to start its own vaccine production by mid-2021, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported.

RAYONG, Aug 26 — The Thai Cabinet on Tuesday endorsed the budget of one billion baht (RM133 million) for development and manufacture of Covid-19 vaccines, said Sathit Pitutecha, Deputy Minister of Public Health.

LONDON, Aug 21 — Russia's plan to roll-out its "Sputnik-V" Covid-19 vaccine even before full trials show how well it works is prompting concern among virus experts, who warn a partially effective shot may encourage the novel coronavirus to mutate.

MOSCOW, Aug 12 — The vaccine, known as “Sputnik-V” was developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute, and its mass production has already begun at AFK Sistema's Binnopharm pharmaceutical factory.

MOSCOW, August 12 — Russia has received a request for the production of 1 billion doses of the Covid-19 vaccine produced by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology from 20 states, said head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev during an online conference.

MOSCOW, Aug 12 — The world's first registered vaccine against the coronavirus infection which was developed in Russia was named Sputnik-V, the official vaccine website launched on Tuesday said.