PARIS—The European Union has not yet made any new orders for AstraZeneca vaccines beyond June when their contract ends, European Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said on Sunday. Breton also said he expected that the costs of the EU’s recent order for more doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines would be higher than the earlier versions. The…
EU Has Not yet Ordered More AstraZeneca Vaccines, Says Internal Market Commissioner
EU Agrees to Potential Purchase of 1.8 Billion Doses of Pfizer Jab
The EU cemented its support for Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine by agreeing to a contract extension for a potential 1.8 billion doses through 2023.
EU Says US Stand on Patent Virus Waiver Is No ‘Magic Bullet’
May 8, 2021
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PORTO, Portugal—European Union leaders cranked up their criticism of the U.S. call to waive COVID-19 vaccine patents Saturday, arguing the move would bring no short or midterm relief. They instead urged Washington to lift export restrictions if it wants to have a global impact on the pandemic. “We don’t think, in the short term, that…
WHO Approves Emergency Use Listing for China’s Sinopharm CCP Virus Vaccine
May 7, 2021
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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday approved China’s state-owned Sinopharm CCP virus vaccine for emergency use for adults over 18. This comes despite concerns raised by a separate group of WHO experts who said they had “very low confidence” regarding the risk of serious side-effects in some patients. The Sinopharm jab’s inclusion on the…
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A top House Republican predicts Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) could lose her leadership position next week. The debate rages over whether the World Trade Organization should ease patent restrictions on vaccines. Maricopa County, Arizona officials refuse to give routers to an election audit team despite a subpoena.
Main Concerns About COVID-19 Vaccines Are Over Safety and Necessity: UK Survey
The main reasons behind some British peoples’ reluctance to get a CCP virus vaccine are concerns over the jabs’ safety and necessity, a new survey has found. According to survey results released on Friday by Britain’s Office for National Statistics (ONS), people are unsure about getting a COVID-19 jab mainly because they do not believe…
School Board Stands Against Vaccine Passports, Mandatory Vaccines for Minors
May 6, 2021
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Concerns regarding digital vaccine passports and mandatory vaccines for children prompted the Orange County Board of Education (OCBE) May 5 to oppose the measures. Its vaccine passport resolution came despite the County of Orange previously assuring the public such a platform, if approved, would be strictly voluntary. The OCBE’s decision followed an April 7 rally that…
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High-ranking Republican Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) faces increasing pressure over her criticism of former President Donald Trump. Who’s now coming to her defense? President Biden supports waiving intellectual property protections for virus vaccines. But will the World Trade Organization be able to move forward with the proposal? And how is this affecting pharmaceutical companies’ stocks?…
UK Invests More in Testing Facilities to Tackle CCP Virus Variants
The UK government has pledged more funding for COVID-19 testing facilities in order to tackle the threat of new variants of the CCP virus, Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced on Wednesday. The government will invest £29.3 million ($40.7 million) in new testing facilities run by Public Health England (PHE) at Porton Down, which will speed…
Orange County Outreach Targets the Vaccine Hesitant
May 3, 2021
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Officials in Orange County, Calif. are now focusing their inoculation efforts on residents reluctant to receive the vaccine. The strategy switch comes as the county reports a reduction of demand at its super point of dispensing (POD) sites. Meantime, officials said they need to vaccinate about 740,000 more Orange County residents in order to reach COVID-19 herd immunity….
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