The President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, believes that the European Union (EU) will see strong economic growth and recovery during the second half (H2) of the year. “Light is at the end of the tunnel. We can see it. It is not yet within touching distance. …
Read More »The Group of Twenty strengthens IMF reserves and extends the freeze on debt service payments
According to a statement from the Group of Twenty, global financial leaders agreed on Wednesday (April 7) to increase the International Monetary Fund’s reserves of $ 650 billion and extend a freeze on debt service payments aimed at helping developing countries confront the Coronavirus pandemic. The group’s finance ministers and …
Read More »Pfizer&BionTech: Our Vaccine is 91% Effective And Provides Protection Against The South African Strain
Pfizer and BionTech said their COVID-19 vaccine is 91% effective in preventing the disease, according to new trial data that included participants who were vaccinated up to six months ago. The vaccine was 100% effective in preventing the disease among the participants in the trial in South Africa, where a …
Read More »Reuters – Pfizer announces positive topline results of COVID-19 vaccine study in adolescents
Pfizer-BioNTech announced on Wednesday that their COVID-19 demonstrated 100% efficacy and robust antibody responses in participants aged 12-15 years old, as reported by Reuters. “Companies plan to submit these data to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) as soon as possible to request …
Read More »The European Union Announces a Plan For Stricter Controls on Exports of The Coronavirus vaccine
The European Commission introduced new controls on Wednesday, March 24, to restrict exports of coronavirus vaccines from the 27-member bloc. Officials worry that drug companies will fail to meet delivery targets in the coming months. The Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, wants to ensure that member states …
Read More »UK and EU Working on Vaccine Cooperation as New Variant Emerges in India
The United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) released a joint statement, expressing aim for cooperation and creating a win-win situation by expanding vaccine supply for all citizens. “We are all facing the same pandemic and the third wave makes cooperation between the EU and UK even more important. …
Read More »Germany’s Health Minister Warns Against Re-imposing Restrictions Amid The Surge in Coronavirus Cases
A health official in Germany said today, Friday, that the number of Coronavirus cases is rising dramatically. Lars Shade, vice president of the Robert Koch Institute for Infectious Diseases, urged people not to travel during the Easter holidays to contain the increase in cases. Today’s data of the Robert Koch …
Read More »Germany’s RKI: COVID-19 Cases Are Growing Exponentially Again in the Country
Coronavirus infections are spreading exponentially once again in the country, up 20% in the last week, Germany’s Robert Koch Institute (RKI) epidemiologist Dirk Brockmann told ARD television on Tuesday. To be updated …
Read More »Moderna: We are Working on a Third Experimental Dose Targeting a New Mutated Strain of The Virus
“Moderna” revealed that it is working on a third experimental dose of the Coronavirus vaccine, targeting a new mutated strain of the virus. The company indicated that it shipped doses of the new vaccine to the National Institutes of Health for clinical trials, explaining that “Moderna is committed to making …
Read More »Pfizer: No Evidence COVID-19 Variants Result in a Loss of Protection Provided by Vaccine
Pfizer announced on Thursday that they haven’t seen any evidence that circulating variants of the coronavirus result in a loss of the protection provided by the vaccine they developed with BioNTech, as reported by Reuters. “We haven’t observed changes to neutralizing antibody levels that would predict a significant reduction in protection …
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