FRANCE – The US FDA has approved Enjaymo (sutimlimab-jome) infusion to reduce the need for red blood cell transfusion due to hemolysis (red blood cell destruction) in adults with cold…
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Omicron subvariant BA.2 more infectious than original strain: Danish study
DENMARK – According to a Danish study, the omicron BA.2 subvariant is inherently more contagious and more capable of infecting vaccinated people than any other Covid strain, but vaccinated people…
Read MoreAfrica’s health boss seeks to entice expatriate medics to return home
ETHIOPIA – Dr. John Nkengasong, the director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), stated that the organization is planning a program to entice scientists, doctors,…
Read MoreUS Pharma retail giants prepare to distribute free N95 masks
USA – This week, Walgreens, CVS, and other Chicago-area pharmacies and retailers will begin distributing free N95 masks as part of a Biden administration initiative to combat an increase in…
Read MoreDemand surge for Covid-19 antibody prompts GSK, Vir to ramp up output
USA – To meet rising demand, GlaxoSmithKline and partner Vir Biotechnology are increasing output of their COVID-19 antibody treatment sotrovimab at a second plant. The supply crunch is exacerbated further…
Read MorePfizer scores another Paxlovid deal with the US government
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…
Read MoreGermany reduces travel risk status for Southern Africa countries, as Namibia applauds decision
NAMIBIA – All countries that appeared on Germany’s ‘virus variant areas list’ will be moved to its high-risk list, according to an announcement by the country’s Robert Koch Institute. Namibia…
Read MoreAU calls for ‘predictable supply’ of Covid vaccines as WHO warns jab inequity will lengthen crisis
ETHIOPIA – The World Health Organization (WHO), the African Union, Unicef, GAVI, the vaccine alliance, and the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have issued a joint statement…
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