Vaccination
EU approves new COVID jab to stem Omicron onslaught
The EU's drug regulator on Monday approved a fifth COVID jab as the US warned of a bleak winter with the Omicron variant spurring new waves of infections globally.
Dec 20, 2021
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WHO approves Novavax vaccine for emergency use against COVID
The World Health Organization has given emergency approval to a coronavirus vaccine made by U.S.-based Novavax and the Serum Institute of India, paving the way for its inclusion in the U.N.-backed program to get such vaccines ...
Dec 17, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO sees unprecedented Omicron spread, 'probably' in most countries
The World Health Organization warned Tuesday Omicron was spreading at an unprecedented rate and urged countries to act, as drug maker Pfizer said its coronavirus pill was effective against the variant.
Dec 14, 2021
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Vaccination
Mexico to reverse course, give COVID-19 booster shots
Mexican officials have reversed their previous position against giving coronavirus booster shots and said Tuesday they are studying a plan to administer third doses to people over 60.
Nov 30, 2021
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HIV & AIDS
AIDS timeline: Four decades but still no silver bullet
With hopes of eradicating AIDS badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic, we look at the fight against the deadly condition since its emergence 40 years ago, as the planet marks World AIDS Day on Wednesday.
Nov 30, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pandemic prognosis: Where does it go from here?
The world could see the COVID pandemic begin fading next year into an endemic disease like others humanity lives with, unless glaring inequality in vaccine access drags it out and worse variants emerge.
Nov 30, 2021
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Medications
Merck COVID pill backed for EU emergency use
The EU's drug watchdog on Friday backed Merck's anti-COVID pill for emergency use ahead of its formal authorisation and started reviewing Pfizer's antiviral treatment as cases soar across Europe.
Nov 19, 2021
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Vaccination
Covax hits 500 mn COVID-19 vaccine dose deliveries
The Covax scheme aimed at equitable global access to COVID-19 vaccines has now delivered more than 500 million doses around the world, figures showed Wednesday.
Nov 17, 2021
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Vaccination
Oxford vaccine reaches 2-billion-dose milestone
Today, as AstraZeneca reports 2 billion doses of the COVID-19 vaccine released for supply, University of Oxford scientists explain how it has been possible to produce so much of the vaccine in less than a year, and the unprecedented ...
Nov 16, 2021
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Medications
UK authorizes Merck antiviral pill, 1st shown to treat COVID
Britain granted conditional authorization on Thursday to the first pill shown to successfully treat COVID-19 so far. It also is the first country to OK the treatment from drugmaker Merck, although it wasn't immediately clear ...
Nov 4, 2021
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