WHO to Form COVID Insurance Scheme for Vaccine Side-Effects in Poor Nations October 29, 2020 By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS – A vaccine scheme co-led by the World Health Organization is setting up a compensation fund for people in...
Mexico Government Could Absorb Some Liabilities Arising from COVID-19 Vaccine October 21, 2020 By Anthony Esposito and Adriana Barrera Mexico’s government could absorb some liabilities arising from unexpected side effects of COVID-19 vaccines but is not considering creating a...
Lack of Clarity on Liability Could Cause Delay with WHO Coronavirus Vaccine Drive October 16, 2020 By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS – Who foots the bill if people in poor countries fall sick with unexpected side-effects from coronavirus vaccines? It’s...
Insurers Remain Unfazed by Risks of Clinical Trials for COVID-19 Vaccine October 12, 2020 By Noor Zainab Hussain, Carolyn Cohn and Ludwig Burger The world is racing towards a vaccine in record time, stirring public concerns about safety to the extent that nine...
COVID-19 Vaccine Makers Expect EU Liability Shield for Unexpected Side-Effects September 22, 2020 By Francesco Guarascio Vaccine makers will be indemnified in Europe if their COVID-19 shots cause unexpected side-effects, an industry official said on Tuesday,...
Inside Big Pharma’s Stealth War on Drug Price Watchdog: Reuters Special Report September 11, 2020 By Caroline Humer As evidence grew this spring that the drug remdesivir was helping COVID-19 patients, some Wall Street investors bet on analysts’...
9 Coronavirus Vaccine Developers Pledge to Uphold Scientific Safety Standards September 7, 2020 By Ludwig Burger and Patricia Weiss Nine leading U.S. and European vaccine developers pledged on Tuesday to uphold the scientific standards that their experimental immunisations will...
China Offers Experimental Coronavirus Vaccines to Aviation Frontline Workers September 4, 2020 China has offered experimental coronavirus vaccines to aviation industry workers, according to a regulatory notice seen by Reuters, in a...
States Told COVID-19 Vaccine Could Be Ready for High Risk Groups in Late October September 3, 2020 By Manojna Maddipatla The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has asked state public health officials to prepare to distribute a...
U.S. Drug Regulator Vows Outside Review of Any COVID-19 Vaccines August 11, 2020 The United States will need to have independent experts review COVID-19 vaccine candidates before approval, the country’s top drug regulator...