COVID-19: Biden’s inauguration will be scaled down – Aide
The inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden will be a scaled-down version of the usual traditions that will not endanger Americans health amid the coronavirus pandemic, a top aide said on…
AstraZeneca, Oxford University say COVID-19 vaccine shows 70% efficacy
British drugs group AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford on Monday said their jointly-developed vaccine against COVID-19 has shown “an average efficacy of 70 percent” in trials. “This vaccine’s efficacy…
WHO warns against use of remdesivir for COVID-19 patients
World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended on Friday that the anti-viral drug remdesivir should not be used for hospitalised COVID-19 patients, arguing that trials had failed to prove that the treatment…
EU could pay over $10 billion for Pfizer, CureVac vaccines – source
The European Union could pay more than $10 billion to secure hundreds of millions of doses of the vaccine candidates being developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and CureVac, an EU official involved…
Pregnant Footballers to get a mandatory 14-week maternity leave in FIFA’s planned reform
FIFA plans to introduce a series of measures to protect pregnant footballers including mandatory maternity leave “of at least 14 weeks”, the sport’s world governing body announced on Thursday. “We…
Americans are witnessing incredible irresponsibility with Trump’s actions – Biden
US President-elect Joe Biden said Thursday that US President Donald Trump “will go down in history as being one of the most irresponsible presidents,” as Trump takes extraordinary action to…
COVID-19: Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine deliveries could begin Dec.
Pfizer Inc and BioNTech could secure emergency U.S. and European authorization for their COVID-19 vaccine next month after final trial results showed it had a 95% success rate and no…
For only 22 COVID-19 cases, South Australia imposes 6-day lockdown
After seven months of no community transmission, a sudden COVID-19 outbreak in South Australia will see the state go into a strict six-day lockdown as a “circuit breaker’’ to get…
OPEC+ panel sees weaker oil demand in 2021 – document reveals
OPEC and its allies have revised oil demand scenarios for 2021 with demand seen weaker than previously anticipated, a confidential document seen by Reuters shows, supporting the case for a…
Pfizer to begin pilot delivery program for its COVID-19 vaccine in four U.S. states
Pfizer Inc has launched a pilot delivery program for its experimental COVID-19 vaccine in four U.S. states, as the U.S. drugmaker seeks to address distribution challenges facing its ultra-cold storage…