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Pfizer, BioNTech seek U.S. COVID-19 vaccine clearance for children 5-11
Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and BioNTech SE have asked U.S. regulators to authorize emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 ...WHO backs malaria vaccine rollout for Africa’s children in major breakthrough
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday the only approved vaccine against malaria should be widely given to African children, potentially ...Thailand joins Asian nations in rush to buy Merck’s COVID-19 pill
Thailand’s government is in talks with Merck & Co to buy 200,000 courses of its experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 treatment, the ...Covid-19 antiviral pill could be a game changer
An experimental antiviral pill developed by Merck & Co could halve the chances of dying or being hospitalized for those most at ...Japan’s Takeda says ‘human error’ caused contamination of Moderna vaccines
Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd said on Friday that “human error” caused metal contaminants to get into Moderna Inc COVID-19 vaccine doses, leading ...Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine works in kids ages 5 to 11
Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11. The vaccine maker said Monday it plans to seek authorization ...U.S. set to require vaccines for most non-U.S. citizen travelers
The United States plans to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for nearly all non-U.S. citizen international air passengers traveling to the United States as ...U.S. could authorize Pfizer COVID-19 shot for kids age 5-11 in October
Top U.S. health officials believe that Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine could be authorized for children aged 5-11 years old by the end ...Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis ‘set to worsen dramatically, UN warns
The humanitarian situation in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray is set to “worsen dramatically” and to deadly effect, the UN warned Thursday, blaming an ...Japan suspends 1.6 mln doses of Moderna shot days after contamination reports
Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) said on Wednesday it has withheld the supply of about 1.63 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in Japan ...













