A vaccine against Middle East Respiratory Syndrome - Corona Virus (Mers-CoV) is likely to be developed in 2017, a senior official of the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has disclosed.
European scientists announced Thursday they had discovered antibodies which attack Zika, a step they hope will pave the way for a protective vaccine against the brain-damaging virus.
A study, co-authored by a Qatar University professor, has claimed a major breakthrough in fighting coronaviruses through solving the first low-resolution structure of human coronaviruses Spike trimer.
An Indian drugmaker said it was developing the world's first vaccine against Zika after the World Health Organization declared an global emergency over the rapidly spreading virus.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has voiced concern over a report the Zika virus has been sexually transmitted in the US and called for further investigation into the mosquito-borne virus.
