FDA nod for Pfizer-Biotech vaccine booster for children
The FDA cleared the emergency use of bivalent Pfizer-Biotech COVID-19 vaccine for a single dose booster in children aged six months to four.
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Pfizer to buy Seagen for $43 billion to fortify cancer portfolio
Pfizer will acquire Seagen for $43 billion to beef up its cancer portfolio, with COVID-19 vaccine sales forecast to plummet.
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Don’t play “geopolitical football” with COVID-19 virus origins: WHO
The WHO urged nations to come forward with information regarding the origins of the COVID-19 virus and not play "geopolitical football" as it.
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World Bank loans India $1 billion to aid healthcare sector
The Indian government and the World Bank signed two agreements to support and enhance the development of the health sector in the south.
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Iceland tops list of antidepressant drug users in Europe
Antidepressant drug consumption is on the rise in Europe, and Iceland tops the list, followed by Portugal and the UK, according to the.
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Moderna-Merck’s cancer vaccine gets FDA breakthrough therapy designation
Moderna Inc., a biotechnology company, and Merck announced that an experimental personalised cancer vaccine, based on the messenger RNA (mRNA) technology, has received.
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‘Every two minutes, a woman dies during childbirth, pregnancy’
Maternal deaths have risen or stagnated globally over recent years, and every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to.
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Merck’s pill fails to prevent COVID-19 infection among households
Merck's COVID-19 pill does not stop the risk of prevention of the virus spreading to others in a household, the company stated.
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Large study provides clues on immunity against Covid reinfection
A large study provides clues on how long immunity lasts against Covid reinfection and does vaccination help in reducing its severity
