WHO Says China’s Vaccine Prevents COVID But Questions Data on Side Effects: Reuters May 6, 2021 By Stephanie Nebehay WHO experts have voiced “very low confidence” in data provided by Chinese state-owned drugmaker Sinopharm on its COVID-19 vaccine regarding...
Workers Refusing Covid Vaccine Could Lose Their Jobs May 5, 2021 By Sarah Kopit Texas nurse Jennifer Bridges plans to go to work on June 7, like it’s any other day. The only difference...
Biden Administration Considering Intellectual Property Rights Waiver for COVID Vaccines April 28, 2021 By Steve Holland and Andrea Shalal The White House is considering options for maximizing global production and supply of COVID-19 vaccines at the lowest cost, including...
Jabs on the Job: Companies, Unions Offering COVID-19 Vaccines April 21, 2021 By Alexandra Olson Marie Watson wanted to be among the first in line when she and other essential workers became eligible for the...
South Africa to Launch Compensation Fund to Allay Vaccine Makers’ Liability Concerns April 20, 2021 JOHANNESBURG – The South African government’s compensation fund to cover potential injuries from COVID-19 vaccines could cost around 250 million...
FDA Halts Vaccine Manufacturing at Plant Where Doses Were Wasted April 19, 2021 By Manas Mishra and Ankur Banerjee The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asked Emergent BioSolutions Inc. to halt producing new materials for COVID-19 vaccines until...
Aon Collaborates with Insurer Partners to Protect Global COVID-19 Vaccine Shipments April 13, 2021 Insurance broker Aon plc has introduced a new solution, through broad industry collaboration, that will provide supply chain protection for...
EU Threatens to Ban COVID Vaccine Exports to Britain March 18, 2021 By Gabriela Baczynska, Philip Blenkinsop and Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS – The European Union threatened on Wednesday to ban exports of COVID-19 vaccines to Britain to safeguard scarce doses...
Oliver Wyman Predicts COVID Herd Immunity for U.S. by Mid-Summer March 16, 2021 The U.S. will reach herd immunity threshold when more than 71% of the U.S. population has been exposed to COVID...
United Airlines CEO Urges Employers to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines January 25, 2021 United Airlines may make the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for employees, and other companies should do the same, United Chief Executive...