Hungary plans to have over 4 million people vaccinated by end of April

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A man receives a dose of the Sinopharm coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, in Budapest, Hungary February 26, 2021. REUTERS/Bernadett SzaboBUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary expects to have more than 4 million people vaccinated by the end of this month and to further ease lockdown measures in five or six days, when it […]

Spain limits AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to over 60-year olds

MADRID (Reuters) – Spain will only give AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine to people over 60 years old after European and British regulators found a potential link between the shot and rare brain blood clots.A woman in a wheelchair receives her first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, at Enfermera […]

EMA announcement: European Medicines Agency to give safety update on AstraZeneca vaccine

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EU regulator to probe ethical standards of Sputnik vaccine trials: FT

FILE PHOTO: Bottles of Russia’s “Sputnik-V” COVID-19 vaccine are seen before inoculation at a clinic in Tver, Russia, October 12, 2020. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva(Reuters) – The EU drug regulator will begin investigations next week on whether clinical trials of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine followed global clinical and scientific guidelines, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. […]

Vaccine supply chains disrupted by U.S. restrictions: Curevac co-founder

FILE PHOTO: A volunteer receives a dose of CureVac vaccine or a placebo during a study by the German biotech firm CureVac as part of a testing for a new vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Brussels, Belgium March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File PhotoBERLIN (Reuters) – Global supply chains for making COVID-19 vaccines have […]

White House says over 28 million COVID-19 vaccine doses will be available this week

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday more than 28 million COVID-19 vaccine doses will be available across distribution channels this week in the United States. Cumulatively over the past three weeks the administration has sent out 90 million doses of the vaccine, Psaki said. Psaki said the Biden administration does […]

Global COVID-19 death toll surpasses 3 million amid new infections resurgence

(Reuters) – Coronavirus-related deaths worldwide crossed 3 million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the latest global resurgence of COVID-19 infections is challenging vaccination efforts across the globe.Slideshow ( 4 images )Worldwide COVID-19 deaths are rising once again, especially in Brazil and India. Health officials blame more infectious variants that were first detected […]

Taking paracetamol can make chronic pain worse – Dr Philippa issues warning

Chronic pain: Expert discusses 'conflict' with using painkillers When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer.Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights.You can unsubscribe at any time. Paracetamol is a […]