Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
EMA recommends Novavax COVID vaccine for adolescents
(Reuters) - The advisory committee to the European Union's drug regulator on Thursday recommended expanding the use of Novavax Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents aged 12 to 17 years. (Reporting by...
Jun 23, 2022
Brazil’s 2022/23 coffee harvest faces delays despite dry weather
(Reuters) - Brazilian farmers had harvested around 35% of the 2022 coffee crop by June 21, a slower harvest pace compared to last year and also behind the historical average for this time of the year,...
Jun 23, 2022
UN readies for possible cholera outbreak after Afghanistan earthquake
GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. humanitarian office (OCHA) said preparations were underway to avoid a cholera outbreak in Afghanistan after Wednesday's earthquake, saying that half a million cases of acut...
Jun 23, 2022
U.S. FDA labels Baxter’s respiratory device recall as most serious
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday classified the recall of some Baxter International Inc's lung therapy devices as the most serious type after reports of two deaths. Medica...
Jun 23, 2022
EU watchdog backs marketing authorisation for Valneva’s COVID-19 shot
(Reuters) - The European Union's medicines watchdog has recommended Valneva's COVID-19 vaccine for marketing authorisation, the French vaccine maker said on Thursday. The European Medicines Agency's h...
Jun 23, 2022
Siga Technologies gets orders worth $13 million for antiviral drug
(Reuters) - Drugmaker SIGA Technologies said on Thursday it has received orders worth about $13 million for its oral antiviral drug Tpoxx, as monkeypox cases spread globally. (Reporting by Leroy Leo i...
Jun 23, 2022
Austria scraps already-suspended COVID vaccine mandate
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria is scrapping an already-suspended COVID-19 vaccine mandate as it has divided the country and is unlikely to raise one of western Europe's lowest vaccination rates, Health Mi...
Jun 23, 2022
Indonesia to buy 29 million foot and mouth disease vaccine doses as outbreak worsens
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia will procure 28.7 million vaccine doses for foot and mouth disease by year-end and limit livestock transportation between regions amid a surge in cases, a senior minister...
Jun 23, 2022
GSK, Novartis pledge funds for diseases that mostly affect the poor
By Natalie Grover and Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) -GSK and Novartis reinforced commitments on Thursday to tackle neglected tropical diseases, as world leaders and health experts gather in Rwanda t...
Jun 23, 2022
FACTBOX-Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 539.29 million, death toll at 6,734,999
By Lynx Insight Service (Reuters) - More than 539.29 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 6,734,999 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infection...
Jun 23, 2022
