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Pam Cheng, chief operating officer at AstraZeneca, said that the company will have 200 million doses of its candidate vaccine, which it developed in cooperation with the University of Oxford, by the end of 2020, and that 700 million doses will be ready worldwide by the end of Q1 of …

Large-scale distribution of Coronavirus vaccines, coupled with the current monetary easing policy by the United States Federal Reserve could lead the US Dollar (USD) to weaken by as much as 20% in 2021, according to a recent report by Citibank, Reuters reported. “When viable, widely distributed vaccines hit the market, …

New York City is closing its schools again in order to curb the renewed spread of the Coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Wednesday. “New York City has reached the 3% testing positivity 7-day average threshold. Unfortunately, this means public school buildings will be closed as of tomorrow, …

Moderna said its initial, third-beta data show its coronavirus vaccine is more than 94% effective in preventing Covid-19 – a result that CEO Stéphane Bancel has called it a “game-changer”. He added, “The thing that got me the most excited today was the severe disease.” Moderna, which developed its vaccine …

Risk flows started to dominate financial markets on Monday after Moderna announced that its COVID-19 vaccine candidate is expected to remain stable at standard refrigerator temperatures of 2° to 8°c for 30 days.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Saturday, October 31, that England will adopt a second general lockdown with the spread of Coronavirus cases in the United Kingdom, which leads to the closure of all non-essential businesses, leaving schools open until December 1 while trying to suppress the virus. . Johnson …

The CEO of Pfizer said on Tuesday that the pharmaceuticals company is yet to confirm progress on the making of a COVID-19 vaccine. The confirmation could take a week or more, Reuters reported. “In case of a conclusive readout, positive or negative, we will inform the public as soon as …

The United States Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, said that talks for a new stimulus deal are showing progress. A deal could be reached pretty soon, Pelosi said in an interview with MSNBC on Thursday. “We’re on a good path.”“We’re coming closer.” Pelosi said on Wednesday that there remains …

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, said on Tuesday that he supports a new comprehensive COVID-19 stimulus package worth more than $2.2 trillion. This comes despite opposition by the Republican majority in the Senate. The White House originally proposed $1.8 trillion in relief funds, while the Democrats want …

The UK government has imposed tougher restrictions on London to try to stop the spread of the Coronavirus. The UK capital will move to the so-called “high” alert level as of midnight Friday, up from the current “medium” alert level. This means that millions of people in the richest city …