health

US to buy 10 million Pfizer Covid-19 treatments for $5.3 billion

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the United States is buying 10 million courses of…

AstraZeneca announces ‘robust’ results from anti-Covid drug trial

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on Thursday announced that clinical trials of an antibody-based Covid-19 drug had…

In Ukraine, the latest Covid surge is attacking more children

  by Ania TSOUKANOVA Agence France Presse KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Three-month-old Misha has spent 10 days in a Kiev…

Novavax files for EU Covid vaccine approval

by Jan HENNOP THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- Pharmaceutical giant Novavax has applied for authorization for their coronavirus vaccine in…

US wants to produce one billion doses of mRNA vaccine a year

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States wants to produce one billion more doses of mRNA vaccines each year,…

Covax hits 500 million Covid-19 vaccine dose deliveries

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The Covax scheme aimed at equitable global access to Covid-19 vaccines has now delivered more than…

Spain to offer Covid booster shots to over 60s

ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- Spain will provide Covid booster shots for those aged 60 and over as well as health…

PHL starts giving booster shots to health workers; DOH issues recommended booster dose combinations

  (Eagle News) – The Philippine government started on Wednesday, Nov. 17, giving booster shots to the country’s health workers,…

Uber resumes shared rides in US

  SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Ride-hailing giant Uber has resumed its ride-sharing service in the United States, a…

Delhi schools shut indefinitely as smog worsens

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) - Delhi shut down schools until further notice, urged people to work from home and banned…

Beijing tightens Covid-19 entry rules ahead of Olympics

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Strict new Covid-19 restrictions come into force in Beijing on Wednesday for visitors to the Chinese…

India welcomes back tourists but smog shrouds Taj Mahal

by Laurence THOMANN Agence France-Presse AGRA, India (AFP) - Foreign tourists have been welcomed back to India after pandemic travel…

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