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AstraZeneca mulls spinning off China activities: FT
Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca could spin off its Chinese division and list it in Hong Kong to minimize China-related risks, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
Jun 19, 2023
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Pfizer's COVID cash powers a 'marketing machine' on the hunt for new supernovas
For drugmaker Pfizer, a fortune amassed in the COVID pandemic is now paving the path to pharma nirvana: a weight loss pill worth billions.
Nov 9, 2022
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China quarantines college students under strict COVID policy
Almost 500 students at China's premier college for broadcast journalists have been sent to a quarantine center after a handful of COVID-19 cases were detected in their dormitory.
Sep 11, 2022
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Pfizer Q1 revenues jump 77% to $25.7 bn on Covid-19 vaccine
Pfizer reported another quarter of huge revenues growth because of its COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, but lowered the company's full-year profit forecast due in part to shifts in foreign exchange.
May 3, 2022
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COVID outbreak 'extremely grim' as Shanghai extends lockdown
The COVID-19 outbreak in China's largest metropolis of Shanghai remains "extremely grim" amid an ongoing lockdown confining around 26 million people to their homes, a city official said Tuesday.
Apr 5, 2022
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Medications
EXPLAINER: Why 'world's pharmacy' India is short on shots
Last year, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the United Nations his country would make enough COVID-19 vaccines "to help all humanity." Now India is struggling to meet its own domestic needs for the shots amid a startling ...
May 22, 2021
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Vaccination
China approves second domestic COVID-19 vaccine
China's drug authorities have given "conditional" approval for a second COVID-19 vaccine, Sinovac's CoronaVac jab, the pharmaceutical company said Saturday.
Feb 6, 2021
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Vaccination
China joins COVAX coronavirus vaccine alliance
China, which has at least four coronavirus vaccine candidates in the last stage of clinical trials, said Friday it is joining an international initiative to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to countries worldwide known as COVAX, ...
Oct 9, 2020
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Tunisia launches virus-tracking app
Tunisia on Tuesday launched a contact-tracing mobile phone app that identifies and alerts users who may have had contact with others infected with the new coronavirus.
May 19, 2020
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Chinese scientists ask for patent on US drug to fight virus
Scientists in the city at the center of China's virus outbreak have applied to patent a drug made by U.S. company Gilead Sciences Inc. to treat the disease, possibly fueling conflict over technology policy that helped trigger ...
Feb 6, 2020
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