Generic & Specialty Pharmaceuticals
Short on vaccines, Thailand seeks to borrow from Bhutan
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand, a regional manufacturer of AstraZeneca's coronavirus shots, is seeking to borrow 150,000 doses of the same...
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India set for huge boost in COVID vaccine supplies – ruling party chief
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India expects to get about 266 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in August as a simpler licensing...
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U.S. ships more than 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will ship just over 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Iraq on Thursday, with the...
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No toxic fallout from German chemical blast, official says
DUESSELDORF (Reuters) - The fallout from Tuesday's fatal blast at an industrial estate in western Germany did not contain any...
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Australian soldiers to help with virus checks as PM sets plan to freedom
By Byron Kaye and Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian soldiers will help to enforce coronavirus isolation orders in the hard-hit...
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Blast in German industrial park kills two, several missing
BERLIN (Reuters) -An explosion in a German industrial park on Tuesday killed at least two people and injured 31, setting...
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S.Korea says Moderna reports ‘production issue’ as vaccination widens to 50s
By Sangmi Cha and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Monday it has been informed by Moderna...
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Ghana aims to receive 18 million COVID shots by October
ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana hopes to receive over 18 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines before October as it struggles to...
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Fourth COVID wave to impact French hospitals in second half of August -scientist
PARIS (Reuters) - The fourth wave of COVID-19 infections should hit French hospitals in the second half of August, professor...
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Japan PM Suga to meet with Pfizer CEO for early delivery of vaccine doses – media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is preparing to negotiate directly with the chief executive of Pfizer as...
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Global quest underway to speed COVID-19 vaccine trials
By Julie Steenhuysen and Ludwig Burger CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists are working on a benchmark for COVID-19 vaccine efficacy that...
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UK announces new exemptions to self-isolation rules for critical workers
(Adds dropped letter in minister's name) LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Monday announced new exemptions to its rules on self-isolation...
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U.S. FDA sets January target to decide on approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot
(Reuters) -The U.S. health regulator will review Pfizer and German partner BioNTech SE's application for full approval of their COVID-19...
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Delta COVID variant now dominant strain worldwide, U.S. deaths surge -officials
By Carl O'Donnell and Jeff Mason (Reuters) -The Delta variant of COVID-19 is now the dominant strain worldwide, accompanied by...
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GSK anaemia drug shows promise as treatment in kidney disease patients
(Reuters) -GSK said on Friday its anaemia drug for patients with kidney disease succeeded in late-stage trials, marking an important...
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African countries to receive first U.S. donated COVID-19 vaccines in days – Gavi
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Nearly 50 African countries are to receive 25 million COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by...
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Thai hospital tycoon sticks to guns on vaccine claims
By Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand’s Thonburi Healthcare Group Pcl (THG) doubled down on its outspoken chairman's claim to...
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Sinovac’s vaccine finds supporters in Singapore despite effectiveness questions elsewhere
(Changes StarMed Medical Centre to StarMed Specialist Centre in paragraph 21) By Chen Lin and Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -...
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Thailand says AstraZeneca asked to delay delivery of 61 million vaccine doses
By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) -AstraZeneca has asked Thailand to extend the timeline for the delivery of...
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Thailand considering limits on AstraZeneca vaccine exports
By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand is considering imposing limits on exports of locally manufactured AstraZeneca COVID-19...
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