Health

DG: Prepare for more spikes

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: New spikes in workplace infections are expected, particularly in Selangor, after a record daily increase with 2,234 Covid-19 cases across the country. Health Director General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor dominated with 1,428 new cases. The sharp increase in the number of cases is largely …

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US FDA Advisory Panel Votes For Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: A panel of external advisers from the US Food and Drug Administration voted overwhelmingly on Thursday (December 10) to support the emergency use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for the agency authorize the injection for a nation that has lost more than 285,000 lives to COVID-19. …

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China imposes more taxes on Australian wine amid tension

[ad_1] BEIJING: China said on Thursday (December 10) that it imposed new import tariffs on Australian wine, as it accused Canberra of subsidizing companies, in the latest salvo in a bitter standoff following fluctuating anti-dumping tariffs last month. The move comes as relations between the two countries continue to deteriorate …

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Japan to buy 10,500 freezers for COVID-19 vaccines

[ad_1] TOKYO: Japan will purchase 10,500 freezers to store new coronavirus vaccines and is considering purchasing dry ice in bulk as it prepares to protect its population from the virus, the Health Ministry said on Thursday (December 10). Japan has agreements to buy a total of 290 million doses of …

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Oil reaches $ 50 in vaccine launch

[ad_1] Brent crude hit $ 50 a barrel Thursday morning for the first time since oil prices plummeted in early March as hopes for a faster-than-previously thought launch of vaccines fueled bullish expectations. to strengthen oil demand early next year. At 10:35 a.m. ET, Brent crude was recovering 3.56 percent …

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