Move marks first time vaccines already approved by US regulators will be sent abroad

Cabinet also adopting Niac advice to offer mRNA vaccines to all pregnant women

President also expected to outline second part of his infrastructure plan, and to address foreign policy issues

Exports will not begin immediately as there are ‘zero doses’ available, White House says

The SH-111 drug will have a significant benefit, particularly for children with leukaemia

European regulator finds benefits of one-shot vaccine outweigh risks of rare blood clots

Re-evaluation of their effectiveness and associated risk will hamper vaccination rollout

Clinical trial results push AstraZeneca closer to FDA approval amid fears of cases growing

President claims US is on track to reach 100m vaccine doses in his first 100 days in office

Company also expanding capacity to increase number of doses it can produce

Advice comes as Biden signals 1.5m inoculations daily within first 100 days in office

Country’s move to rapidly inoculate population helped to change public mood

Vice-president claims the US is ‘rounding the corner’ on Covid despite rising infection rates

Second vaccine urgently needed as cases, hospitalisations and deaths climb to new highs ahead of the holidays

Health workers and elderly in long-term facilities expected to be main recipients of first round of doses

Daily deaths from coronavirus continue to breach 3,000 mark in US

Food and Drug Administration holds key meeting to consider approving Pfizer vaccine

Canada approved jab with the first doses expected to arrive in the country next week

LetsGetChecked is opening a lab in Ireland and is also expanding internationally

Diseases expert apologises for comments about UK’s approval of Pfizer vaccine, saying he did not mean to imply it had rushed the process

Fauci claims US is proceeding ‘the correct way’ on vaccine while the UK ‘did not do it as carefully’

Head of public health body warns of ‘rough times’ ahead amid rising infection numbers

If vaccine is approved by FDA first shots could be delivered in December

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Country musician’s $1m donation supported breakthrough by Moderna

Q&A: How does it work, is it safe, and how does it differ from Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine?

There are a number of issues to resolve before people will be rolling up their sleeves for a jab

Experimental antibody drug is similar to the treatment given to Donald Trump

At-home testing start-up adding 50 roles, while US tech company to create 30 jobs

Irish specialist in rare diseases says successful drug could tap $1bn market

Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca among companies moving to ease safety concerns

US president accuses food and drug administration of delaying vaccine until after election

Dublin market closed marginally higher with food stocks leading the way

President says the US is doing better on testing than any other country in the world

Chanelle Pharmaceuticals chief has made inroads into US vet pharmaceuticals market

Biotech start-up that began in Cork accelerator is bringing lab-developed dairy products to market

US biopharma firm employing more than 1,000 in Limerick has begun late-stage trials

Fares Siddiqui gets nod for remote system that can help detect Covid-19 symptoms

Company secures FDA approval for its flagship medical device called ReActiv8

Chanelle spent two years securing approval from Food and Drug Administration