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FDA gives emergency authorization to Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill

Enlarge COVID-19 patients as young as 12 can now be treated with Paxlovid, an antiviral pill developed by Pfizer , after the Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization on Wednesday. “Today’s authorization introduces the first treatment for COVID-19 that is in the form of a pill that is taken orally—a major step […]

EU regulators approve Moderna’s COVID vaccine as pressure builds to speed up immunizations

Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine won the backing of the European Union drugs regulator, clearing the way for a second weapon in the bloc’s fight to stem the pandemic. The recommendation was announced by the European Medicines Agency on Wednesday. The European Commission is working “at full speed” on the final clearance step, President Ursula Von […]

A Nation with among the Most Picky COVID lockdowns is Visiting with a V-shaped recovery

New Zealand’s economy bounced back from downturn in the next quarter, attaining a so-called V-shaped retrieval as enormous monetary and fiscal stimulation fueled consumer spending. Gross domestic product soared 14 percent by the second quarter, even as it contracted that a revised 11 percent, Statistics New Zealand said Thursday at Wellington. Economists predict a 12.9percent […]