Merkel urges US to export COVID vaccines German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday urged the United States to export coronavirus vaccines made on its soil, as she rejected a patent waiver call from Washington for the jabs. May 8, 2021 0 3
India deaths top 4,000 as Macron urges end to vaccine export limits New COVID-19 deaths surged past 4,000 for the first time in India on Saturday in one of the world's worst outbreaks, as EU pressure mounted on Washington to end vaccine export limits and offer a concrete plan to lift patents. May 8, 2021 0 2
Variant among accelerators of India's Covid explosion: WHO top scientist A COVID-19 variant spreading in India is more contagious and it is feared it could be dodging some vaccine protections, contributing to the country's explosive outbreak, the World Health Organization's chief scientist said ... May 8, 2021 0 21
As US reopens, campuses tighten restrictions for virus About a year into mask mandates, nasal swabs and remote classes, the atmosphere turned tense at the University of Vermont as the school cracked down on rules for social distancing and face coverings amid a spike in student ... May 8, 2021 0 4
States scale back vaccine orders as interest in shots wanes States asked the federal government this week to withhold staggering amounts of COVID-19 vaccine amid plummeting demand for the shots, contributing to a growing U.S. stockpile of doses. May 8, 2021 0 23
EU says US stand on patent virus waiver is no 'magic bullet' European Union leaders cranked up their criticism of the U.S. call to waive COVID-19 vaccine patents Saturday, arguing the move would yield no short-term or intermediate improvement in vaccine supplies and could even have ... May 8, 2021 1 3
Switch of breast tumors to HER2-low in recurrence may provide greater therapeutic options The finding that breast tumours can evolve to express low HER2 potentially widens the number of patients who can benefit from new investigational agents, typically novel antibody-drug conjugate therapies, that are currently ... May 8, 2021 0 2
EU agrees potential 1.8 billion-dose purchase of Pfizer jab The European Union cemented its support for Pfizer-BioNTech and its novel COVID-19 vaccine technology Saturday by agreeing to a massive contract extension for a potential 1.8 billion doses through 2023. May 8, 2021 0 12
After lull, cases spread in Vietnam's cities, provinces After over a month with no local infections, Vietnam has recorded 176 confirmed coronavirus cases from several outbreaks that have spread to 19 provinces during the past 10 days, the Health Ministry said. May 8, 2021 0 7
Thailand wants to buy more vaccines as surge worsens Thailand's prime minister said he wants to secure more vaccines for his country and give as many first doses as possible, as it battles a surge of the pandemic with Bangkok reporting a record number of cases. May 8, 2021 0 3