BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) could produce 1 billion doses of its potential COVID-19 vaccine next year if it proves successful and would consider injecting healthy volunteers with the new coronavirus if there are not enough patients for definitive studies, a company member said. FILE PHOTO: Small bottles …
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While fighting for his political survival, Alexander Lukashenko took a big gamble by cutting off the Internet in most of Belarus. Belarussians trying to protest against his government are mostly burned out of the outside world: mobile internet is polluted and popular messaging apps are disabled, forcing protesters to find …
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“A coronavirus vaccine has been registered for the first time in the world this morning,” Putin told state television. “I know it works quite effectively. It forms a stable immunity.” Putin admitted that one of his daughters had already taken it; he said that after each dose she had a …
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(Reuters) – Politicians, drugmakers and regulators around the world offer conflicting views on whether a COVID-19 vaccine will be ready. Much depends on what ‘ready’ means and for what group of people. Some important questions about the timeline are: FILE PHOTO: A woman holding a small bottle labeled “Vaccine COVID-19” …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The number of people at work in Britain has suffered the biggest drop since 2009 and signs are growing that the coronavirus will take a heavier toll on the labor market as the government abandons its enormous job protection scheme. Led by a record dip in self-employment, …
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