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The European Medicines Agency has allowed marketing authorisation for the Covid-19 variant vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech SE for children aged six months and older, according to a joint statement.
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Pfizer, BioNTech gets EMA marketing nod for variant Covid-19 vaccine

The European Medicines Agency has allowed marketing authorisation for the Covid-19 variant vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech SE for children aged six.

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Negotiations at reaching a global accord to help fight pandemics better will conclude by 2025 or “earlier if possible at a special session of the World Health Assembly in 2024,” according to the World Health Organization.
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Global pandemic accord may see the light of day in 2025, ‘or earlier’: WHO

Negotiations at reaching a global accord to help fight pandemics better will conclude by 2025 or “earlier if possible at a special session.

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Pfizer Inc., announced a $1.5 billion “multi-year” savings plan to cut costs of goods sold, on top of a similar $4 billion initiative unveiled in October last year, when sales of its Covid-19 vaccine plummeted.
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Pfizer Inc. unveils a new $1.5 billion plan to cut costs as vaccine sales fall

Pfizer Inc., announced a $1.5 billion “multi-year” savings plan to cut costs of goods sold, on top of a similar $4 billion initiative.

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Remember that Covid-19 is still with us, continuously evolving and forming new lineages and we still need to stay ahead of it. Maintaining a cautious vigilance rather than undue panic is the need of the day.
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Neomycin may treat viral respiratory infections, says study

HQ Team April 27, 2024: Viral infections are commonly treated with antivirals. The recent Covid-19 pandemic saw the SARS CoV-2 virus being treated.

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The WHO, health experts and agencies have agreed on the terminology used to describe the spread of a disease through the air after “airborne” and “aerosol transmission” contributed to misleading information during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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‘Through the air’ is the new terminology for pathogen spread: UN agency

HQ Team April 19, 2024: The WHO, health experts and agencies have agreed on the terminology used to describe the spread of a.

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Humans transmit more viruses in domestic and wild animals than the other way around, scientists found after analyzing 12 million viral genomes from public databases.
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People spread more virus to animals, not the other way around: Scientists

HQ Team March 27, 2024: Humans transmit more viruses in domestic and wild animals than the other way around, scientists found after analyzing.

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A panel consisting of Nobel laureates, former presidents and prime ministers has urged global negotiators of WHO member states to redouble their efforts to reach a consensus on the Pandemic Accord.
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Negotiators must close Pandemic Accord talks fast: Global panel

HQ Team March 21, 2024: A panel consisting of Nobel laureates, former presidents and prime ministers have urged global negotiators of WHO member.

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The Covid-19 virus can damage the heart, even without directly affecting the heart tissue, according to a study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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Severe Covid-19 infection can cause heart damage: NIH study says

HQ Team March 20, 2024: The Covid-19 virus can damage the heart, even without directly affecting the heart tissue, according to a study.

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Lysolipid, a byproduct of the human immune response to viruses and bacteria, may be behind lung instability caused due a life-threatening illness— acute respiratory distress syndrome, researchers said.
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Excess lysolipids may be main reason for acute respiratory distress syndrome

HQ Team March 13, 2024: Lysolipid, a byproduct of the human immune response to viruses and bacteria, may be behind lung instability caused.

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An 82-year-old German male, who took Covid-19 vaccine 217 times, did not have his immune system weakened but rather strengthened, researchers said.
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German male injects Covid-19 vaccines 217 times, immunity didn’t weaken

HQ Team March 7, 2024: An 82-year-old German male, who took Covid-19 vaccine 217 times, did not have his immune system weakened but.

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