World Oxford University vaccine trial halted after participant falls ill AstraZeneca, who is running the trials, is investigating whether the COVID-19 candidate vaccine recipient's "potentially unexplained” illness is a result of receiving the shot. 09/09/2020
Russia Russia's COVID-19 vaccine: Trial results 'encouraging but small' A peer review of trials of the Sputnik V vaccine published in The Lancet reports promising results, but adds that more work is needed. 04/09/2020
World Record flu vaccine doses produced to avert COVID-19 hospitals crisis Authorities are hoping to reduce the number of flu patients in hospitals this winter amid fears of a COVID-19 rebound. 16/08/2020
USA US developing strain of coronavirus for future vaccine tests The strain of coronavirus could one day be injected into volunteers to test whether experimental vaccines are effective. 15/08/2020
United Kingdom COVID-19: Only 50% of Brits say they will definitely get vaccinated Researchers found that respondents who are sceptical about science and authority are more likely to refuse the vaccine. 10/08/2020
United Kingdom Misinformation on social media is a 'threat' to coronavirus vaccine Concern among doctors is growing over the spread of misinformation about vaccines on social media platforms. 05/08/2020
World COVID-19: EU reserves 300 million doses of vaccines in Sanofi deal Coronavirus: EU says it struck deal with Sanofi for 300 million doses of potential COVID-19 vaccine 31/07/2020
Life Crab blood used to make COVID vaccine outrages animal rights activists Horseshoe crab blood has been a cornerstone of biomedical research for decades, but do things need to change? 20/07/2020
Smart Regions Project harnesses data from 11 EU countries to help beat COVID-19 Smart Regions takes a look at one EU project that's strengthening the epidemiological and virological surveillance of COVID-19 by harnessing patient data from 11 European countries. 22/06/2020
futuris Powerful properties: how tobacco is being used to fight COVID-19 Futuris takes a look at how scientists in Spain are using tobacco and molecular farming to help create tailor-made vaccines and antibodies. 25/05/2020
futuris Engineering bacteria to defeat disease Futuris investigates how scientists are treating respiratory disease with synthetic vaccines developed from bacteria. It's hoped the research could eventually help in the fight against COVID-19. 18/05/2020
