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AstraZeneca to buy biotech firm TeneoTwo for up to $1.27 billion

(Reuters) -AstraZeneca agreed to acquire biotechnology firm TeneoTwo Inc in a deal worth up to $1.27...

5th July, 2022

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Afghanistan seeks help for earthquake survivors as aftershock kills five

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan lacks the medical supplies to treat those inju...

24th June, 2022

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Sanofi, GSK variant-specific COVID shot found effective against Omicron

(Fixes typographical error in media identifier) By Natalie Grover PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) -Late-stage...

24th June, 2022

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Moderna to build new vaccine facility in Britain

By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. biotech firm Moderna will build a new research and manufact...

22nd June, 2022

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COVID-19 vaccine scheme for world’s poorest pushes for delivery slowdown

By Jennifer Rigby and Francesco Guarascio LONDON (Reuters) – Leaders of the global scheme aiming to...

22nd June, 2022

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Britain backs offering monkeypox vaccine to at-risk men

By Natalie Grover LONDON (Reuters) -British authorities are recommending gay and bisexual men at hig...

21st June, 2022

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PharmaLedger and GLEIF Support Innovation in Global Healthcare Services by Enabling Trusted Digital Identity

Consortium that supports the design and adoption of blockchain-enabled healthcare solutions to deplo...

21st June, 2022

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Pfizer to buy 8.1 percent stake in French vaccines company Valneva

PARIS (Reuters) -U.S. healthcare giant Pfizer has agreed to invest 90.5 million euros ($95.24 millio...

20th June, 2022

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WHO looks into reports of monkeypox virus in semen

By Natalie Grover and Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) -The World Health Organisation is looking into...

15th June, 2022

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EU signs deal with Bavarian Nordic for supply of 110,000 monkeypox vaccines

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union signed on Tuesday an agreement with Bavarian Nordic for the s...

14th June, 2022

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EU agency sees risk of COVID deaths rising as Omicron subvariants spread

By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Two new subvariants of Omicron, BA.4 and BA.5, are spreading m...

13th June, 2022

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Moderna says Omicron-targeted COVID shot shows better response

By Manas Mishra (Reuters) -Moderna Inc said on Wednesday a new version of its coronavirus vaccine pr...

8th June, 2022