LIMA, Peru – Peru’s health ministry said on Saturday it had postponed a trial for the Chinese Covid-19 vaccine after a participant reported health problems. The health ministry said a trial with 12,000 volunteers for China’s synopharm vaccine had been temporarily halted because it was investigating whether the vaccine was …
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The size of the text (Photo by Andre Yates via Getty Images / AFP) Getty Images AstraZeneca Have purchased Alexian Pharmaceuticals One of the largest drug mergers of the year was 39 billion dollars for cash and stock or 175 million dollars. Alexian (Ticker: ALXN) shareholders will receive 60 cash …
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The previous version of this article incorrectly identified the manufacturer of the COVID-19 vaccine. The story has improved. European stocks continued to sell lower on Friday and the uncertainty of the Brexit deal dragged on after Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate was shocked. U.S. equity futures also stumbled as …
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Hospitals are scrambling for plans to determine if health care workers can receive the Covid-19 vaccine first, with the expectation of an initial supply of the amount needed to vaccinate all high-priority employees. Enough is expected to deliver the December vaccine to about 200 million people, according to federal officials. …
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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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