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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) of the European Union has approved single shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine, as it met the safety and quality criteria for people in the age group of 18 years and above in the European Union. Around 200 million doses of Johnson and Johnson vaccine has been ordered by European […]
Roche, The Swiss multinational healthcare company produces arthritis drug named tocilizumab which cuts the risk of death among patients hospitalised with severe COVID-19 , It also shortens the recovery time and reduces the need for mechanical ventilation. Since March 2020 there has been a range of potential treatments for COVID-19, which could possibly clear up […]
Haven, The Joint Venture created by Amazon, JP Morgan Chase and Berkshire Hathway to lower health care costs for their US employees will be dissolved exactly three years after its formation. On January 2018, Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffet, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and the investment banking giant JP Morgan Chase announced the plan to create a […]
According to United Nations, COVID-19 pandemic is pushing the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance to unprecedented levels and in one year the ranks of extreme poverty has increased dramatically. In its Global Humanitarian overview 2021 the United Nations said one in 33 people will need aid to meet basic needs like water, […]
The European Commission has fined the pharmaceutical companies Teva and Cephalon a total of €60.5 million for a ‘pay for delay’ agreement, for several years. The fines imposed by the European Commission on Teva and Cephalon are €30 million and €30.5 million respectively. According to EC the antitrust rules were violated by the agreement and […]
Skyscanner has joined hands with cover genius to launch COVID-19 travel insurance package. The product will be rolled out first in Europe and eventually be available in fifty countries worldwide. This product will be available to prospective travelers. The package includes a mixture of trip cancellation, medical and airline insolvency cover, including protection against travel […]
After receiving amazing results in a large patient trial, Pfizer and BioNTech has partnered together to supply the Coronavirus vaccine, Europe and the USA are first in line to get the Experimental Coronavirus Vaccine. The vaccine supply for the European Union would be produced by BioNTech’s manufacturing site in Germany and Pfizer’s manufacturing site in […]
Crude oil prices increased rapidly on Monday on hopes of vaccine against COVID-19 and joint actions by OPEC+ allies to keep grip on supply of oil. The global bench mark Brent Crude oil price hopped 9 percent to more than $43 a barrel and the stock market around the world hop in middle of an […]
A new global center of excellence in risk management, The “Global-Asia Insurance partnership” (GAIP) in Singapore is scheduled to be launched at first-ever Singapore International Reinsurance conference (SIRC)’2020 Re-mind’ virtual event to be held on the first week of November. As Asia faces structural and emerging risks GAIP will be the strategic response to deal […]
According to the CEO of Al-Nahdi Medical company, Yasser Johari, The pharmaceutical industry has contributed wide scope of services during the COVID pandemic with Ministry of Health to protect people in the country. Al-Nahdi Medical company also ensured that all necessities were available during health emergency and it was an active support with Saudi authorities. […]
The Japan Government plans to provide COVID-19 vaccinations free of charge to all of its citizens. The government is set to shoulder all costs by the end of June next year when sufficient when the vaccine will be available in sufficient quantities. The plan to provide free COVID-19 vaccinations could be unveiled at a meeting […]
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have developed a low-cost sensor that can identify COVID-19 antibodies in approximately 10 seconds. The novel sensor is based on a special structure of tiny gold electrodes that are 3D printed using the Optomec Aerosol Jet process. The technology would allow clinicians to instantly and accurately detect the COVID-19 […]
