U.S. gives 500,000 vaccine doses to Kosovo – Blinken

[ad_1] WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) – The United States on Friday donated 500,000 doses of Pfizer and BioNTech’s (PFE.N), (22UAy.DE) COVID-19 vaccine to Kosovo through the COVAX distribution scheme, Secretary…

U.S. administers 403.6 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC

[ad_1] Oct 12 (Reuters) – The United States has administered 403,576,826 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Tuesday morning and distributed 488,178,975 doses, the U.S. Centers for…

Pfizer, BioNTech propose EU pays half for each cancelled COVID dose, Financial Times reports

[ad_1] April 30 (Reuters) – Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and BioNTech’s (22UAy.DE) new proposal to the European Union, amid a glut of COVID-19 shots, includes a provision for member states to…

Australia taps Moderna for 25 million COVID-19 shots in vaccination ramp up

[ad_1] May 12 (Reuters) – Australia on Wednesday tapped Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) for 25 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, as it tries to speed up vaccination in people under 50 after…

GSK to buy Canada’s Bellus Health for $2 bln

[ad_1] April 18 (Reuters) – GSK Plc (GSK.L) will buy Canada-based drug development company Bellus Health Inc (BLU.TO) in an all-cash deal for $2 billion, the companies said on Tuesday,…

Thiel-backed psychedelics startup Atai valued at $3.19 bln in Nasdaq debut

[ad_1] June 18 (Reuters) – Shares of Atai Life Sciences B.V. (ATAI.O), backed by billionaire investor Peter Thiel, surged 40% in their U.S. stock market debut on Friday, giving the…

Switzerland says residents who want a COVID-19 shot should get one by summer

[ad_1] ZURICH, Jan 5 (Reuters) – Everyone in Switzerland who wants to be vaccinated against COVID-19 should be able to get a shot by summer, a Swiss health official said…

Germany recommends AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot only for under 65s

[ad_1] BERLIN, Jan 28 (Reuters) – AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine should only be given to people aged between 18 and 64, Germany’s vaccine committee recommended on Thursday, a day ahead of…

Heart inflammation risk boosted slightly by vaccine, more by COVID-19 -study

[ad_1] Aug 25 (Reuters) – The use of Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and German partner BioNTech SE’s (22UAy.DE) widely used COVID-19 vaccine marginally increases the risk of heart inflammation, but the…

S&P 500 closes at record high as Apple, healthcare stocks help shrug off Delta worries

[ad_1] Dupont, Discovery slide despite strong earnings Translate Bio surges on sale to Sanofi in $3.2-bln deal Focus on services sector data, jobs report this week Indexes up: Dow 0.8%,…