MANILA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that it was concerned that the new spread of coronavirus was being driven out by people in their 20s, 30s and 40s, many of whom were unaware they were infected, a danger to vulnerable groups. PHILO PHOTO: People queue for …
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WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday slammed US President Donald Trump for saying her country was experiencing a ‘big rise’ in COVID-19, calling the remarks ‘patent wrong’. PHILO PHOTO: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks at a joint press conference with Australian Prime Minister …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – US states claim $ 2.2 trillion in damages for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP’s suspected role in America’s opioid epidemic, accusing drugmaker in new submissions press presenting painkillers on physicians and patients while playing the risks of abuse and overdose. FILE PHOTO: Bottles Prescribed Painkillers OxyContin …
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – An increasingly common mutation of the new coronavirus found in Europe, North America and parts of Asia may be more infectious, but appears less deadly, according to a prominent doctor of infectious diseases. PHILO PHOTO: The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which was …
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Aug 17 (Reuters) – US drug developer Novavax Inc said on Monday that it is launching a mid-term study of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa as the country experiences an increase in coronavirus cases. The Phase 2b trial of NVX-CoV2373 will be performed on approximately 2,665 healthy adults …
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