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AstraZeneca vaccine row worsens as EU says it has legal right to jabs from drugmaker’s two UK plants

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

The EU slammed Covid-19 vaccine manufacturer AstraZeneca on Wednesday for allegedly failing to provide the bloc with its agreed number of jabs. It demanded the company give it some of the doses that have been produced in the UK. … Read More >AstraZeneca vaccine row worsens as EU says it has legal right to jabs from drugmaker’s two UK plants

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Madrid RUNS OUT of Covid-19 jabs, halts vaccinations for two weeks

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

Spain’s capital region of Madrid has halted new inoculations against Covid-19 as it is running out of vaccine doses, its deputy president has revealed, adding that immunization goals are unlikely to be met due to low supply. … Read More >Madrid RUNS OUT of Covid-19 jabs, halts vaccinations for two weeks

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Europe’s air safety authority declares Boeing’s 737 MAX safe to return to the skies, after deadly crashes grounded it for 2 years

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has given the green light for a modified version of the Boeing 737 MAX to return to service, but issued a package of measures that must be completed before aircraft can fly. … Read More >Europe’s air safety authority declares Boeing’s 737 MAX safe to return to the skies, after deadly crashes grounded it for 2 years

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EU officials say AstraZeneca CANCELLED meeting on vaccine supplies, pharma giant denies claim as simmering row boils over

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

Relations between the EU and AstraZeneca were dealt another blow on Wednesday as the union and the pharmaceutical company offered opposing stances on whether the firm had canceled a meeting to discuss Covid-19 vaccine supplies. … Read More >EU officials say AstraZeneca CANCELLED meeting on vaccine supplies, pharma giant denies claim as simmering row boils over

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French pharma giant Sanofi agrees to make vaccines from rivals Pfizer-BioNTech

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

French pharma giant Sanofi has bowed to pressure from the French government and vowed to produce over 125 million doses of rivals Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine in an extraordinary development in the pharma industry. … Read More >French pharma giant Sanofi agrees to make vaccines from rivals Pfizer-BioNTech

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Germany looking at air travel ban and border shutdowns in bid to curb spread of Covid-19 variants

Posted on January 28, 2021January 28, 2021By Editor

The German government is considering border closures and a ban on almost all air traffic in an attempt to limit the spread of more transmissible Covid-19 variants, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Tuesday. … Read More >Germany looking at air travel ban and border shutdowns in bid to curb spread of Covid-19 variants

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Sweden pauses payments to Pfizer until pharma giant clarifies the number of vaccine doses in each vial

Posted on January 28, 2021January 28, 2021By Editor

Sweden’s public health authority officials have told local media they are pausing payments to the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer until the company provides clarity on the number of vaccine doses in each vial. … Read More >Sweden pauses payments to Pfizer until pharma giant clarifies the number of vaccine doses in each vial

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Unrest erupts in Dutch cities for third night in a row in pushback against Covid curbs

Posted on January 27, 2021January 27, 2021By Editor

Anti-lockdown riots have broken out for the third consecutive night in the Netherlands, with fires lit, police vehicles burned, and windows smashed. Police have vowed to crack down on the lawlessness. … Read More >Unrest erupts in Dutch cities for third night in a row in pushback against Covid curbs

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AstraZeneca rejects ‘completely incorrect’ claim that Covid vaccine is less than 10 percent effective among elderly

Posted on January 26, 2021January 26, 2021By Editor

AstraZeneca has denied claims circulating in German media that its Covid-19 vaccine has low efficacy among people 65 and over. The sensational reports have emerged as the EU mulls approval for the drug. … Read More >AstraZeneca rejects ‘completely incorrect’ claim that Covid vaccine is less than 10 percent effective among elderly

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Woman knocked over & left bleeding after water cannon fires from close range during anti-lockdown protests in Netherlands (VIDEO)

Posted on January 25, 2021January 25, 2021By Editor

A woman who was present at one of the anti-lockdown demonstrations that have rocked the Netherlands was visibly injured after being toppled over by a water cannon, leaving her face bloodied as she staggered away. … Read More >Woman knocked over & left bleeding after water cannon fires from close range during anti-lockdown protests in Netherlands (VIDEO)