Swiss boost COVID-19 vaccine reservations with shots from Pfizer, WHO-led programme

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Small bottles labelled with “Vaccine” stickers stand near a medical syringe in front of displayed “Coronavirus COVID-19” words in this illustration taken April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File…

Factbox: Moderna’s mRNA coronavirus vaccine

[ad_1] (Reuters) – Moderna Inc became the second U.S company to release full results from a large study of its experimental vaccine, saying it was 94.1% effective against COVID-19. FILE…

Johnson says some months until all vulnerable get COVID jabs

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister said on Wednesday it would be some months before all the most vulnerable people received COVID-19 vaccines with England’s health service boss saying…

Exclusive: EU seeks Moderna COVID vaccine deal at below $25 per dose – source

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Moderna’s logo is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle in this illustration taken November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission wants…

German vaccination programme accelerating, but variants raise stakes: minister

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: German Health Minister Jens Spahn gestures as he addresses a news conference, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Berlin, Germany, February 12, 2021. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via…

Novartis CEO plays down prospects for Actelion bid: Blick

[ad_1] CEO Joe Jimenez of Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis addresses the company’s annual news conference in Basel, Switzerland January 27, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann VIENNA (Reuters) – Novartis Chief Executive Joe…

Austria and Denmark plan vaccines with Israel to bolster slow EU supply

[ad_1] By Francois Murphy, Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen VIENNA/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Austria and Denmark, chafing at the slow rollout of COVID-19 vaccines within the European Union, have joined forces with Israel to…

Novo Nordisk to boost pill-form diabetic drugs with $1.8 billion deal

[ad_1] By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen, Nikolaj Skydsgaard FILE PHOTO: Flags are seen outside Novo Nordisk headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark, February 5, 2020. REUTERS/Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Diabetes drug maker Novo…

Energy, travel stocks surge on Pfizer vaccine hopes

[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of stocks that have been demolished as the coronavirus and related lockdowns have crippled the global economy surged on Monday following positive news from…

Davidson Kempner says again it will not be tendering Qiagen shares

[ad_1] BOSTON (Reuters) – Hedge fund Davidson Kempner said again on Thursday it will not be tendering its shares in Qiagen QIA.DE, days after Thermo Fisher Scientific TMO.N said its…