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Pfizer’s Paxlovid? can be used for the treatment of COVID-19, says EMA EuropeanPharmaceuticalReview
December 21, 2021
New European Medicines Agency advice states Paxlovid? can be used to treat those at high risk of developing severe COVID-19 symptoms.
EC grants marketing authorisation to GSK-Vir’s Xevudy for Covid-19 Pharmaceutical-Technology
December 21, 2021
The European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorisation to GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Vir Biotechnology’s Xevudy (sotrovimab) to treat Covid-19 in the early stage.
Bharat Biotech seeks nod for trial of intranasal vaccine as booster dose expresspharma
December 21, 2021
An intranasal vaccine as a booster dose would be easier to administer in mass vaccination campaigns and has the potential to prevent transmission.
Omicron Now Accounts for 73 Percent of New COVID-19 Cases drugs.com
December 21, 2021
In record time, the omicron variant has become the dominant variant in the United States, accounting for 73 percent of new infections last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.
UNICEF Selects Ultra-Low Temperature (ULT) Freezers from BioLife Solutions to Extend Thermal Stability of COVID-19 Vaccines prnewswire
December 20, 2021
BioLife Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLFS), a leading supplier of class-defining bioproduction tools and services for the cell and gene therapies ("CGT") and broader biopharma markets...
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Urges Everyone to Get the Flu Vaccine prnewswire
December 20, 2021
Physicians at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross) encourage everyone to protect themselves, their family and friends from the flu this season by getting vaccinated.
Chinese mainland reports 56 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases NMPA/Xinhua
December 20, 2021
The Chinese mainland reported 56 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Dec 16, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Dec 17.
Study finds Omicron multiplies 70 times faster than Delta, UK COVID-19 cases exceed 75,000 PharmaTimes
December 17, 2021
A warning has been issued to UK MPs from the head of NHS England that hospitalisations could exceed numbers recorded in January 2021.
Prenetics Launches Circle Healthpod At Hong Kong, S.A.R., China International Airport, Providing Travellers With Rapid COVID-19 PCR Quality Results In Less Than 60 Minutes prnasia
December 17, 2021
Prenetics (the "Company"), a global leader in diagnostics and genetic testing, today announced that it has launched Circle HealthPod for COVID-19 pre-departure testing in Hong Kong, S.A.R., China International Airport ("HKIA").
BINUS SCHOOL Simprug Announces Students' Participation in an International Scientific Publication about COVID-19 prnasia
December 17, 2021
BINUS SCHOOL Simprug, an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School in Indonesia, announces that 15 of their high school students have participated in the creation of a scientific journal titled Voice Processing...