Health

Pfizer says Covid shot 100% effective in adolescents after 4 months

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Pfizer and BioNTech said Monday their Covid-19 vaccine remained 100 percent effective in children 12…

US authorizes Covid boosters for all adults, recommends for over-50s

    by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States authorized the Pfizer and…

US to buy 10 million Pfizer Covid-19 treatments for $5.3 billion

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the United States is buying 10 million courses of…

AstraZeneca announces ‘robust’ results from anti-Covid drug trial

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on Thursday announced that clinical trials of an antibody-based Covid-19 drug had…

Novavax files for EU Covid vaccine approval

by Jan HENNOP THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- Pharmaceutical giant Novavax has applied for authorization for their coronavirus vaccine in…

US wants to produce one billion doses of mRNA vaccine a year

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States wants to produce one billion more doses of mRNA vaccines each year,…

Covax hits 500 million Covid-19 vaccine dose deliveries

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The Covax scheme aimed at equitable global access to Covid-19 vaccines has now delivered more than…

It’s official: Science says grannies are good for you

by Issam AHMED Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - Scientists say they have proven what many people fortunate…

Pfizer asks US to authorize Covid pill

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US pharmaceutical company Pfizer on Tuesday asked regulators to authorize its Covid pill after it…

‘Down’ but not ‘out’: Growth needs fuel India’s coal addiction

by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA Agence France-Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) - Even as its capital was blanketed by toxic smog, India…

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