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China’s Xinjiang sees protests against COVID lockdown
Local authorities to partially and progressively ease lockdown in ‘low risk’ areas, CNN reports.
Retired head of vaccine R&D at Pfizer about COVID vaccines: “We flew the aeroplane while we were still building it”
Recently retired head of vaccine R&D at Pfizer, Kathrin Jansen, discusses the lightning speed development of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines — and the implications for vaccine platforms. Recently retired head of vaccine R&D at Pfizer, Kathri...
Elon Musk threats to 'thermonuclear name and shame' companies that paused advertising on Twitter
Companies including General Motors, Volkswagen, Audi, and Pfizer have all paused ads on Twitter, expressing concern over threats to brand safety.
China to maintain zero-COVID policy
Measures should be fine-tuned to better help vulnerable people, officials say.
Twitter mass layoffs begin as Musk slashes costs
Thousands of Twitter employees were ordered to stay home on Friday to await a bracing round of layoffs that could see half of the payroll axed as new owner Elon Musk launches his major overhaul of the company.
The Changes Elon Musk Has Made At Twitter In Just 7 Days
The Tesla boss, who will also serve as chief executive of Twitter, has announced some major actions in the past week
Pfizer: The price of the corona vaccines will quadruple - up to 130 dollars per dose
The pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer plans to increase the price of the corona vaccines fourfold to around $110-130 per dose, after its current sales contract with the American government ends next year - according to Angela Lukin, a s...
EU prosecutor’s office opens investigation into COVID vaccine purchases
The EPPO didn’t specify who was being investigated, or which of the EU’s vaccine contracts are under scrutiny.
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla got COVID again
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla Twitted: “I have tested positive for COVID. I’m feeling well & symptom free. I’ve not had the new bivalent booster yet, as I was following CDC guidelines to wait 3 months since my previous COVID case which was ba...
What looks like a bribe, sounds like a bribe, and is hidden by the beneficiaries like a bribe, is probably, if not obviously, a bribe.
The CEO of Pfizer has refused to testify before the European Parliament Special Committee on Covid-19. Albert Bourla was expected to face serious questions on October 10 on how secretive Covid vaccine deals were struck. But he’s pulled out.
Covid infections rise by 14% in UK and now top a million
Covid infections in the UK are rising and have topped more than one million, according to official estimates.
EU stonewalls over von der Leyen’s role in multibillion-euro Pfizer vaccine deal
European Court of Auditors accuses Commission of refusing to release details of how the bloc’s biggest vaccine contract was negotiated.
New York ends mask requirement for subways, buses and other mass transit
New Yorkers are no longer required to wear masks on subways, buses and other mass transit, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday.
EU regulator approves Omicron vaccines
The European Union’s drug regulator has recommended the use of two Omicron-tailored vaccines developed by the Pfizer-BioNTech partnership and Moderna Inc ahead of a fresh booster programme this fall across the continent.
WHO: New COVID cases, deaths keep falling nearly everywhere
The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported globally continued to fall nearly everywhere in the world in what the World Health Organization described as a “welcome decline” at a media briefing on Wednesday.
Britain approves Novavax COVID shot for 12-17 year-olds
Britain's medicines regulator on Friday approved Novavax's (NVAX.O) COVID-19 vaccine for children aged between 12 and 17 years.
Moderna Sues Pfizer Over Covid Vaccine
In a statement issued on Friday, Moderna says Pfizer and BioNTech infringed on its patents in developing their vaccine shots.
Efficacy of Pfizer’s Covid-19 pill questioned
An Israeli study has indicated the medication is of little measurable benefit to patients in the 40-65 age bracket
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla tests positive for Covid-19 after 4 jabs
Albert Bourla, CEO of drugmaker Pfizer, has tested positive for Covid-19 and has "very mild symptoms," he said in a tweet on Monday.
Pfizer agrees to $5.4B deal for Global Blood Therapeutics
Pfizer Inc. has agreed to buy Global Blood Therapeutics Inc. for $5.4 billion, in a deal that would give the big drugmaker a foothold in the treatment of sickle-cell disease.
Biden still testing positive after rebound Covid-19 case but 'continues to feel well,' White House says
President Joe Biden is continuing to isolate at the White House on Sunday after testing positive for a rebound case of Covid-19 Saturday morning, White House physician Kevin O'Connor wrote in a letter Sunday that was released by the Whit...
Biden tests negative for Covid
US President Joe Biden tested negative for Covid-19 on Tuesday evening, his physician announced on Wednesday. Biden, who caught the virus despite having received a total of four vaccine doses, had suffered only mild symptoms.
Pfizer and Flynn fined for overcharging NHS for life-saving epilepsy drug
Pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and Flynn both intend to appeal the UK competition watchdog's finding that they "exploited their dominant positions" to charge the NHS "excessive" prices.
Covid boosters: who could be eligible for autumn jabs in UK?
We take a look at who is covered by the latest recommendations from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation
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