Novavax

BioNTech/Pfizer’s mooted EU deal for 70m Covid shots threatens rivals

European health officials have advocated portfolio diversity to help fight different variants

Mon May 01 2023 - 13:24

Unused Covid-19 vaccines worth €95m discarded by HSE last year

More than 850,000 doses of past-expiry date Covid-19 vaccines thrown out

Mon Apr 24 2023 - 05:00

Shine comes off vaccine stocks

Novavax had a terrible week while Pfizer and Moderna are well off their pandemic highs

Tue Mar 07 2023 - 05:15

Vaccine maker Novavax tumbles after warning of ‘substantial doubt’ over future

Manufacturing woes meant it lost out in race to market with its Covid vaccine

Wed Mar 01 2023 - 12:27

Vaccine makers face revenue slump as demand falls for Covid-19 jabs

Pharmaceutical companies hunt for new revenue streams as pandemic becomes endemic

Sun Oct 16 2022 - 13:09

Investors ditch vaccine stocks after Joe Biden says ‘pandemic is over’

Top jab makers lose combined $10bn of market value amid fears over growing public apathy

Mon Sept 19 2022 - 19:54

Iseq lags slightly as European markets recover following Monday’s battering

Bargain-hunters enter market after sell-off on economic worries

Tue May 10 2022 - 18:38

‘Stay vigilant’: no let-up in North Korea’s two-year Covid lockout

Pyongyang says it has kept its population Covid-free by sealing the country’s borders

Thu May 05 2022 - 12:37

Got a Covid booster jab? You probably won’t need another for a while

Three doses can protect against serious illness and death for a long time, studies suggest

Tue Feb 22 2022 - 15:30

Lifting of restrictions in Ireland greeted as vindication by those who refused vaccine

‘I was called an anti-vaxxer, and I took exception to that. My children are vaccinated’

Sat Feb 12 2022 - 01:00

‘Santa Claus’ rally under way in Europe as markets hit one-month high

Investors’ appetites for risk increases as fears recede over economic impact of Omicron

Thu Dec 23 2021 - 17:50

EU sets binding nine-month validity of vaccinations for Covid-19 travel pass

Validity will be extended after booster shot without a time limit

Tue Dec 21 2021 - 11:12

EU expects Europe plants to produce 3.6 billion Covid shots in 2022

Total global output will be more than 20 billion shots for the year

Wed Dec 08 2021 - 11:13

Q&A: All you need to know on getting the Moderna vaccine as a booster

Moderna will be the main vaccine administered over coming weeks to over-60s, over-50s, healthcare workers and younger people in vulnerable groups

Tue Dec 07 2021 - 20:08

Omicron variant: what South African medics are saying

‘It was like a tap being turned on from Thursday or Friday last week. It’s been mostly young people’

Fri Dec 03 2021 - 12:10

PCR tests required for passengers arriving into UK after Omicron variant detected

Johnson unveils ‘temporary and precautionary’ Covid restrictions to slow variant

Sat Nov 27 2021 - 19:28

Pfizer to produce coronavirus pill at Ringaskiddy plant

Tablet has potential to avoid nine of 10 hospitalisations with virus, says pharma giant

Fri Nov 05 2021 - 13:44

Novavax files for Covid-19 vaccine’s UK authorisation

Company to submit application for US authorisation by end of the year

Wed Oct 27 2021 - 13:49

Novavax again delays seeking US approval for Covid-19 vaccine

Company has filed for regulatory authorisation for shot in India, Indonesia, Philippines

Fri Aug 06 2021 - 10:50

Coronavirus: Tokyo hits record virus cases days after Olympics begin

World wrap: Sydney lockdown could last months as daily cases reach record high

Tue Jul 27 2021 - 10:35

American Covid vaccine shows strong trial results, but will US need it?

US vaccination take-up rates are slowing, as Novavax jab on course for autumn approval

Mon Jun 14 2021 - 20:26

Novavax vaccine trial shows 90% efficacy against Covid-19

CEO expects early supplies to be used for Covax supplies as analysts eye shot as booster option

Mon Jun 14 2021 - 18:14

GSK moves to make up ground in vaccine race

Company is talking to governments about creating vaccine manufacturing facilities

Mon May 17 2021 - 08:10

Glanbia and AB Inbev among top performers on mixed day for stocks

Vaccine-makers drop on Wall Street after Biden backs intellectual property waivers

Thu May 06 2021 - 18:52

Novavax plans to ship Covid-19 vaccines to Europe this year

Ireland is in line for up to 2.2m doses of company’s vaccine supply from late-2021

Mon May 03 2021 - 14:46

Ireland’s four Covid-19 vaccines: Supply, efficacy and side effects

Explainer: The best vaccine is the one that you are offered, say public-health doctors

Mon Apr 26 2021 - 06:01

Q&A: Can different Covid-19 vaccines be mixed?

Oxford scientists test vaccine combinations amid concern over rare side effects

Wed Apr 14 2021 - 09:47

India’s block on vaccine exports deals blow to dozens of nations

Serum institute is biggest supplier to the international Covax programme

Fri Mar 26 2021 - 09:50

Q&A: Is the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine safe for older people?

Firm facing complaints over delivery pledges but also reports of possible side effects

Sun Mar 14 2021 - 15:28

Novavax Covid vaccine is 86% effective against more contagious variant

EU hoping to buy up to 200m Novavax vaccines

Fri Mar 12 2021 - 16:58

EU approves single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Company to deliver 200m doses to EU with 600,000 to Republic between April and June

Thu Mar 11 2021 - 13:25

Experts recommend authorisation of Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose Covid-19 vaccine

EU has deal with company for millions of doses

Sat Feb 27 2021 - 00:59

Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker: How many people have been inoculated in Ireland?

Daily updates as Ireland embarks on largest inoculation programme in its history

Wed Feb 17 2021 - 11:00

Single-dose vaccine will be a game-changer, says Taoiseach

Johnson & Johnson vaccine should be available in Ireland by April

Wed Feb 17 2021 - 03:03