Tag: COVID-19

Monday, November 23rd 2020 - 09:16 UTC
Brazil will sign non-binding letters of intent for Covid-19 vaccines with four companies and Russia's sovereign fund

Brazil's health ministry said on Sunday it will sign non-binding letters of intent to purchase coronavirus vaccines from four companies and Russia's sovereign wealth fund, adding that any purchase will depend on the approval of the nation's regulators.
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Monday, November 23rd 2020 - 09:15 UTC
Spain to begin a Covid-19 vaccination program in January, president Pedro Sánchez announced

Spain will begin a comprehensive coronavirus vaccination program in January and expects to have covered a substantial part of the population within six months, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Sunday.
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Monday, November 23rd 2020 - 09:10 UTC
Falklands' 26 capital program projects focused on new port and power plant, Tussac House and housing

The Falkland Islands' government has released new information on the current state of the Capital Development Program, saying that progress has been good despite the disruption from Covid-19.
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Monday, November 23rd 2020 - 09:01 UTC
WHO official anticipates third wave of Covid-19 in Europe, early 2021; “countries failed to prepare in summer”

A World Health Organization (WHO) special Covid-19 envoy predicted a third wave of the pandemic in Europe in early 2021 if governments repeat what he said was a failure to do what was needed to prevent the second wave of infections.
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Monday, November 23rd 2020 - 09:00 UTC
Germany ready to begin Covid-19 vaccination in mid-December

Germany could start administering shots of COVID-19 vaccines as soon as next month, Health Minister Jens Spahn was quoted as saying.
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Monday, November 23rd 2020 - 08:59 UTC
US top disease center, CDC, advises against cruise travel: risk of Covid-19 is “very high”

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has advised against cruise ship travel, as the risk of Covid-19 on liners is very high.
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Monday, November 23rd 2020 - 08:38 UTC
US expects to begin Covid-19 vaccination by mid-December, a day after regulatory approval

US healthcare workers and others recommended for the nation’s first Covid-19 inoculations could start getting shots within a day or two of regulatory consent next month, a top official of the US government’s vaccine development effort said on Sunday.
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Saturday, November 21st 2020 - 09:54 UTC
“Good progress” in Argentina/IMF negotiations for an Extended Fund Facility

”Good progress” has been made in parts of a new program between the International Monetary Fund and Argentina, IMF officials said in a statement on Friday. An IMF team visited Argentina to begin discussions on repackaging some US$ 45 billion the country owes the Fund.
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Saturday, November 21st 2020 - 09:48 UTC
Pfizer wants emergency distribution of its vaccine simultaneously in US, Europe and Latin America

US drugmaker Pfizer Inc is hoping to rapidly roll out its experimental COVID-19 vaccine around Latin America soon after it gets emergency authorization in the United States, a senior executive said, which could be as early as next month.
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Saturday, November 21st 2020 - 09:36 UTC
FDA to meet December 10 to decide emergency use of Pfizer and BioNTech vaccines

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's outside advisers will meet on Dec. 10 to discuss whether to authorize the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech for emergency use, the agency said on Friday.
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