Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
New vaccine plant in Senegal gets 75 million euros from EIB
DAKAR (Reuters) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) committed 75 million euros ($80 million) on Thursday to finance construction of a new facility in Senegal that will produce COVID-19 and other vacc...
Jun 02, 2022
EU drugs watchdog in talks with Bavarian Nordic over wider use of smallpox vaccine
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Union's drug regulator said on Thursday it was in talks with vaccine maker Bavarian Nordic over trial data that could underpin an extension of the approved use of th...
Jun 02, 2022
Factbox-Monkeypox cases around the world
(Reuters) - Over 30 countries where monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral disease, with more than 550 confirmed or suspected infections mostly in Europe. The outbreaks are rais...
Jun 02, 2022
Pfizer seeks U.S. authorization of COVID vaccine for young children
(Reuters) -Pfizer Inc and partner BioNTech have completed the filing with the U.S. drugs regulator seeking authorization for their COVID-19 vaccine in children under 5 years of age. The filing with th...
Jun 02, 2022
Regeneron buys rights to cancer drug Libtayo from Sanofi
(Reuters) -Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said on Thursday it would buy the global rights to cancer drug Libtayo from French drugmaker Sanofi SA in a deal that includes an upfront payment of $900 million. ...
Jun 02, 2022
Omicron sub-variant fuels Portugal’s COVID-19 surge
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - An Omicron sub-variant has fuelled a surge in COVID-19 cases in Portugal that now has the world's second-highest infection rate, potentially threatening the touri...
Jun 02, 2022
Moderna, EU push back COVID vaccine delivery by several months
(Reuters) - Moderna Inc and the European Commission have entered into an agreement to push back deliveries of the company's COVID-19 vaccines to the European Union by several months. As part of the ne...
Jun 02, 2022
Africa’s COVID deaths to fall by 94% in 2022, WHO analysis shows
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Deaths on the African continent from COVID-19 are expected to fall by nearly 94 percent in 2022 compared to last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, ci...
Jun 02, 2022
Morocco reports first case of monkeypox – state TV on Twitter
(Reuters) - Morocco reported on Thursday its first case of monkeypox, in a traveler coming from Europe, state TV said on Twitter, citing the health ministry. The patient is in a stable condition, it s...
Jun 02, 2022
Evonik to build $220 million U.S. production site for mRNA lipids
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German chemicals group Evonik will build a U.S. production facility for lipids needed for mRNA therapies, winning considerable U.S. government backing for the $220 million invest...
Jun 02, 2022
