COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers say they are now producing 1.5 billion doses a month and will have produced 12 billion doses by the end of the year. In theory, that would be enough to meet the World Health Organization (WHO) goal of vaccinating 70% of the world’s population. The challenge is to ensure that those vaccines […]
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Protecting the economy is now more important than fighting COVID-19, according to international survey
Preserving the economy, even if it leads to a deterioration in the health situation, is now more important to a section of public opinion, especially in the United Kingdom and Germany, according to an international study published on Monday. Carried out by the Kekst CNC cabinet in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Sweden […]
Russia: reasons for its low progress in immunization despite developing one of the first vaccines
Russia has been exceeding its maximum COVID-19 contagion day by day and today’s latest figures are no exception: 34,303 reported cases, the fourth consecutive daily maximum since the beginning of the pandemic. This places Russia as the fifth country in the world that has registered the highest number of infections with more than 7.8 million […]
Brexit, COVID-19 and logistics problems, a British toymaker’s nightmare before Christmas
Gary Grant, founder of The Entertainer, does not hide his concern surrounded by toys for Christmas in his warehouse in Amersham, on the outskirts of London, as the holidays approach and the pressure increases due to logistical problems. “We have difficulties getting truckers to take our containers out of the ports,” he explains while giving […]
WTO fails to reach agreement to release patents for COVID vaccines
Updated 10/15/2021 10:07 pm The World Trade Organization (WTO) noted that its member countries did not reach an agreement on the release of the patents of the COVID-19 vaccines demanded by some nations to ensure a more equal distribution. After a two-day meeting of the council that deals with intellectual property issues (Adpic), its president […]
Toyota to cut global production by 15% in November due to lack of chips
Updated 10/15/2021 09:03 am The automotive manufacturer Toyota announced on Friday a reduction of around 15% or 150,000 vehicles in its production of November units due to the global shortage of chips and the risk posed by energy problems in China. The manufacturer will cut its production by Japan in about 50,000 units and international […]
European Medicines Agency examines AstraZeneca antibody cocktail against covid-19
Updated on 10/14/2021 01:14 pm The European Medicines Agency (EMA), the European drug regulatory body, announced that it has begun testing a cocktail of antibodies from AstraZeneca against COVID-19, which could lead to the authorization of its use in the European Union (EU). The laboratory assures that it can be effective in preventing COVID-19 in […]
COVID-19: FDA advisers weigh convenience of Modern COVID-19 vaccine booster
Updated on 10/14/2021 11:56 am Israeli health authorities stated that Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine booster doses improve protection against severe disease in people 40 years of age and older, in presentations made to US scientists examining the need. of a booster dose of Moderna’s vaccine. The data was reported at a meeting of external advisers to […]
WHO: tuberculosis deaths increased in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
For the first time in more than a decade, deaths from tuberculosis increased in the world in 2020, a setback that experts have not hesitated to attribute to the COVID-19 pandemic due to the disruption of essential medical services and the diversion of resources. to address the crisis, particularly in poor countries where the first […]
Antigen tests are more accurate than thought, experts say
Updated on 10/14/2021 10:43 am Rapid antigen tests done at home are more accurate than thought and are good at detecting people who can easily transmit COVID-19, according to experts at University College London (UCL). In the researchers’ opinion, people who test positive for antigen testing (LFT) should “have confidence” in that result and “stay […]