Keyword: COVID-19

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US to Invest $3 Billion in Pandemic Stockpile

22.06.2021 -

In conjunction with its American Rescue Plan, the administration of US president Joe Biden has announced its intention to spend $3 billion on building a stockpile of...

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AstraZeneca with an Edge in First EU Lawsuit

21.06.2021 -

The European Commission’s attempt to hold AstraZeneca (AZ) responsible for the delayed and truncated supply of its Covid-19 vaccine appears to have not produced the...

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Trial Shows CureVac’s Covid Shot only 47% Effective

18.06.2021 -

In a stunning setback to the company’s ambitions of launching its mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccine in the third quarter, results from CureVac’s Phase 2b/3 trial showed the...

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US to Donate Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine to 100 Countries

11.06.2021 -

As expected, US president Joe Biden, on his first international trip since taking office in January, announced plans to donate 500 million doses of the Pfize/BioNTech...

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Supreme Court Rejects J&J’s Talc Appeal

08.06.2021 -

The US Supreme Court has declined to hear Johnson & Johnson’ appeal against a $2 billion judgment in favor of 22 ovarian cancer sufferers who claimed they contracted the...

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Bharat Biotech to Ramp up Covid Vaccine Output in India

02.06.2021 -

India’s Bharat Biotech, which specializes in infectious diseases, has announced it is adding new manufacturing capacity for its Covid-19 shot known as Covaxin, India’s...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Small, Modular Flow Plants

25.05.2021 -

In 2020, the weakness associated with global chemical supply chains was highlighted in a dramatic manner as Covid-19 was designated a global pandemic. As a result, small...

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G 20 Poised to Reject Covid Vaccine Patent Waiver

20.05.2021 -

The G 20 global health summit to be held in Rome, Italy, on May 21 is expected to commit to fund the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines and drugs to poorer countries, in...