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AFRICA – Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), a public health agency of the African Union, has partnered with pharmaceutical corporation Pfizer to supply the firm’s antiviral…
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SWITZERLAND – The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) has announced that it has signed contracts with 27 manufacturers to manufacture Merck’s COVID-19 pill. MPP’s agreements with generic manufacturers cover the production…
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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 – The United States has increased its order for Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid from 10 million to 20 million courses, the company has announced. With two COVID-fighting antiviral pills…
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CANADA – Merck & Co has announced a deal with Thermo Fisher Scientific to manufacture its experimental COVID-19 pill at the medical device maker’s Whitby, Ontario facility, according to Reuters…
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USA – Pfizer CEO, Albert Bourla has confirmed the company’s plans to increase production of its Paxlovid antiviral treatment in order to combat the spread of the new Omicron variant.…
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GERMANY – Bayer Healthcare and Amgen subsidiary Onyx Pharmaceuticals have agreed to drop their patent lawsuit against Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories over the proposed generic version of Nexavar. According to a…
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USA – Pfizer Inc has announced that the US government will pay US$5.29 billion for 10 million courses of its experimental COVID-19 antiviral drug, as the country seeks promising oral…
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USA – Pfizer, a US-based pharmaceutical giant has asked the Food and Drug Administration to approve its experimental COVID-19 pill for emergency use, setting the stage for a likely launch…
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SWITZERLAND – Roche Holding AG has terminated its collaboration with Atea Pharmaceuticals Inc.to develop a COVID-19 antiviral pill, the Swiss drugmaker has announced. The partnership termination has happened a month…
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