Chinese Covid vaccine gets WHO emergency approval
GENEVA, Switzerland: The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted emergency approval for a Covid vaccine made by the Chinese state-owned company Sinopharm. It is the...
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US plans to vaccinate 160 million adults by Independence Day
WASHINGTON DC, USA: US President Joe Biden has laid out plans to vaccinate 70% of US adults by 4 July and roll out the shots...
Over half of Israel’s population fully vaccinated as Palestinians await supplies
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, Palestine: More than half of Israel’s 9.2 million people have received both doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 while vaccination is far...
US reports first known case of highly-infectious Covid-19 variant
WASHINGTON DC, USA: The first reported US case of the highly-infectious Covid-19 variant that emerged in the UK has been confirmed in the state of...
90-year-old woman receives first Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in UK
LONDON, UK: A 90-year-old woman from Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, has become the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine outside trial...
Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine approved for use next week in UK
London, UK: The UK has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for widespread use. British regulator, the MHRA,...
Moderna to charge $25-$37 for Covid-19 vaccine as company’s stocks soar
MASSACHUSETTS, United States: Moderna Chief Executive Stephane Bancel has said the company would charge governments between $25 and $37 per dose of its Covid-19 vaccine...
Coronavirus vaccine over 90% effective: Pfizer
NEW YORK, USA: Pfizer and BioNTech said their jointly developed vaccine was more than 90% effective in preventing coronavirus, in what comes as a major...
UK govt ready for ‘hard negotiation’ with Pfizer
LONDON: Britain is ready for “hard negotiation” to ensure Pfizer sticks to specific promises on jobs and science under the U.S. drugmaker’s proposed takeover of...
Pfizer profits jump on asset sale gain
New York: The world’s biggest pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, reported Tuesday a big jump in fourth-quarter earnings as cost-cutting efforts plus a gain from an asset...