USA – Vir Biotechnology and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have collaborated to develop broadly neutralizing antibodies with a vaccinal effect for HIV treatment and malaria prevention. According to…
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FRANCE – Pfizer has said that it will add a production facility for its antiviral COVID-19 pill in France as part of a five-year investment plan worth 520 million euros…
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BELGIUM – The COVAX global vaccine-sharing programme has delivered 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses, one of the organizations which manages it said. Supplies to poorer countries have long been severely…
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ETHIOPIA – Health systems in Ethiopia’s troubled Tigray region are collapsing — and they aren’t just a result of circumstance, but an intentional target, according to a report by Devex…
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UGANDA – In a government campaign, pregnant women are being urged not to put off getting their Covid jab or booster. According to the UK Obstetric Surveillance System, more than…
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USA – Pfizer CEO, Albert Bourla has said that the company expects a Covid-19 vaccine targeting the Omicron variant to be ready in March. Albert Bourla told CNBC that the…
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USA – A group of institutional investors is urging companies to tie CEO pay to equitable access to the COVID vaccine. Pay packages for CEOs at COVID vaccine makers Pfizer,…
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AFRICA – According to Africa’s top public health official, John Nkengasong, severe lockdowns are no longer effective in preventing the spread of Covid 19. The director of the Africa Centres…
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AFRICA – According to leading African health experts Christian Happi and John Nkengasong in the 6 January 2022 edition of science journal Nature, the Covid-19 pandemic highlights the urgent need…
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USA – Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE have announced a new research, development, and commercialization collaboration to create the world’s first mRNA-based vaccine for shingles prevention. The agreement is Pfizer…
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