Updated 10/27/2021 09:06 am Pharmaceutical company Merck has agreed to allow other drug makers around the world to produce its COVID-19 pill with the intention of helping millions of people in the poorest countries, a UN-backed public health organization reported Wednesday. The organism Medicines Patent Pool said in a statement that it signed a voluntary […]
Tag: Covid-19
What worries executives? COVID and more COVID
Updated 10/27/2021 04:40 am The risks related to COVID-19 and the economic havoc that are derived around the world keep executives awake. That’s the conclusion of an Aon Plc survey of 2,344 risk managers, risk managers and CFOs conducted in the second quarter. Cyberattacks were the number one danger most cited, and more than half […]
WHO estimates that the pandemic is “far from the end” and maintains a global emergency
Updated 10/26/2021 02:06 pm The Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) for COVID-19 has concluded in its last meeting that the pandemic is still “far from its end”, Which is why it has chosen to maintain the international emergency against the coronavirus, declared on January 30, 2020. As reported by the WHO, the […]
COVID Has Higher Risk of Brain Conditions Than Vaccines
Updated 10/26/2021 04:56 am COVID-19 is more likely to cause rare neurological conditions than are caused by vaccines, according to a study published in the journal Nature Medicine. The study, led by the University of Oxford, analyzed the health records of 32 million people in England to identify the risks of developing rare brain diseases […]
How to End Booster Vaccine Confusion
By Faye Flam The message about booster shots is cumbersome and confusing, but the science is pretty straightforward and reassuring. Your vaccine still reduces your risk of getting a severe case or dying from COVID-19, even if it has been several months since you received it. Regardless of when they first received vaccinations, an additional […]
European Medicines Agency launches accelerated review of Merck’s anti-COVID-19 pill
Updated 10/25/2021 08:32 am The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced that it has launched the accelerated review of the antiviral pill against COVID-19 from the American pharmaceutical company Merck, an easy-to-administer drug crucial in the fight against the pandemic. “The EMA Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) launched an ongoing review of the […]
Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and protects children ages 6 to 11
Updated 10/25/2021 09:22 am Biotech company Moderna Inc. announced that its COVID-19 vaccine elicited a strong immune response and was generally well tolerated in children ages six to 11, and that it plans to submit the data to global regulators soon. Moderna reported that its two-dose vaccine generated virus-neutralizing antibodies in children and its safety […]
Learn about the measures for a company to apply for bank financing in times of COVID-19
Companies with smaller capitals were the most affected in their economic situation due to the pandemic, for which they were forced to restructure and adapt to the lockdown and social distancing. Thus, micro, little and medium businesses were among the most affected by COVID-19, they play a very important role in the national and regional […]
Products sold at Christmas will rise 20%
By: Cristina Alvarado O. While thousands of Peruvians hope to spend a much calmer Christmas than the year of the pandemic, the vendors of different commercial emporiums in Lima do not know if they will be able to pay the December bills. This week the Lima Chamber of Commerce (CCL) warned that the prices of […]
Cuban tourism sector is buried by COVID-19 and bad government strategies
The mismanagement of the pandemic and the terrible strategies supported by the Cuban government have buried the tourism industry on the island, and 2021 is expected to be catastrophic for the sector, the worst in 30 years, said the president of the advisory firm Havana Consulting Group, Emilio Morales. Tourism in Cuba is bogged down […]