EU agrees potential 1.8 billion-dose purchase of Pfizer jab
Sunday, 9 May 2021, 06:19
Last update: about 5 years ago
Associated Press
The European Union cemented its support for Pfizer-BioNTech and its novel COVID-19 vaccine technology Saturday by agreeing to a massive contract extension for a potential 1.8 billion doses through...
Woman from Mali gives birth to 9 babies in Morocco
Thursday, 6 May 2021, 08:05
Last update: about 5 years ago
Associated Press
A Malian woman has given birth to nine babies at once — after expecting seven, according to Mali's Minister of Health and the Moroccan clinic where the nonuplets were born. It appeared to...
India hits another grim virus record as it scrambles oxygen supply
Thursday, 6 May 2021, 07:36
Last update: about 5 years ago
Associated Press
Infections in India hit another grim daily record on Thursday as demand for medical oxygen jumped seven-fold and the government denied reports that it was slow in distributing life-saving supplies...
Where coronavirus variants emerge, surges follow
Thursday, 6 May 2021, 06:58
Last update: about 5 years ago
The Conversation
Genomic surveillance programs have let scientists track the coronavirus over the course of the pandemic. By testing patient samples, researchers are able to diagnose COVID-19. But they’re also...
Canada authorizes Pfizer vaccine for those aged 12 and older
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 18:03
Last update: about 5 years ago
Associated Press
Canadian health officials said Wednesday they have become the first to approve Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for ages as young as 12. Dr. Supriya Sharma, chief medical adviser at Health...
Pfizer's posts €4B 1Q profit as vaccine strategy pays off
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 07:22
Last update: about 5 years ago
Associated Press
Selling vaccines during a pandemic has boosted Pfizer’s bottom line and proven that a strategy it embarked upon over a decade ago is now paying off handsomely. The New York-based...
Deaths at sea highlight failings in Europe migration policy
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 12:20
Last update: about 5 years ago
Associated Press
As the waves pounded the gray rubber boat carrying more than 100 Africans hoping to reach Europe from Libya, those aboard dialed the number for migrants in distress frantically. In the series of calls...