Governments are moving toward approving the first vaccines to contain Covid-19, but public concerns about dosage safety are threatening to undermine those efforts. A survey by the University of Hamburg found that about 40% of respondents in seven European countries were hesitant or unwilling to prepare for the Covid-19 vaccine …
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US stock futures rose slightly on Wednesday evening as investors awaited news of stimulus talks and the vaccine approval process. The futures contract linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 30 points, or 0.1%. The S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 gained 0.2% and 0.1%, respectively. The move comes …
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A volunteer is vaccinated on September 24, 2020, at a research center in Florida, USA, at a research center for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Marco Bello | Reuters LONDON – US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner Bioentech say they have applied to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for conditional …
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On November 20, 2020, residents in South Tyrol, Bolzano, northern Italy, conducted a free rapid rapid antigen nasopharyngeal swab test for Covid-19 at a testing facility set up at the school sports hall. Pierre Tassot | AFP | Getty Images LONDON – People who have contracted coronavirus are not “very …
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Blood samples have been prepared for analysis by laboratory technicians at Excel Research Sites in Dalland, Florida, USA on August 4, 2020. Nourphoto | Nourphoto | Getty Images Modern this week’s announcement that its vaccine is more than%% effective in preventing coronavirus, according to preliminary trial figures, has raised global …
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