China’s Aging Population: A Major Challenge
BEIJING — China’s decades-long “One-Child” policy has fundamentally transformed the family structure in the country. Today, the population pyramid is inverted: a single child must support two parents and four grandparents, placing an enormous burden on the younger generation and … Continue reading China’s Aging Population: A Major Challenge
New COVID variant ‘Eris’ discovered is 36 countries
JERUSALEM – A novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) variant known as EG.5.1 is spreading around the world, health experts have said. As the JERUSALEM POST is reporting, as of July 24, 2,442 sequences of EG.5.1 had been detected in 36 countries around the world, … Continue reading New COVID variant ‘Eris’ discovered is 36 countries
Moderna Sues Pfizer, BioNTech for Infringing Patents
CAMBRIDGE, MA – Moderna, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRNA), a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, today is filing patent infringement lawsuits against Pfizer and BioNTech in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the … Continue reading Moderna Sues Pfizer, BioNTech for Infringing Patents
China plans high volume of vaccination by end of 2021
BEIJING — In the span of just five days last month, China gave out 100 million shots of its COVID-19 vaccines. After a slow start, China is now doing what virtually no other country in the world can: leveraging the … Continue reading China plans high volume of vaccination by end of 2021
Malaysia goes into serious Covid-Lockdown
KUALA LUMPUR – A brutal wave of COVID-19 infections has pushed Malaysia back into “total lockdown” mode, effective Tuesday, prompting the government to unveil over $9 billion worth of extra stimulus and clouding the prospects for holding a long-anticipated election … Continue reading Malaysia goes into serious Covid-Lockdown
Corona: Vietnam suspends incoming flights
HANOI – Vietnam will suspend incoming international flights to its capital Hanoi from Tuesday as part of the country’s effort to contain a coronavirus outbreak, the government said on Monday. The announcement made no mention of domestic flights. Vietnam has … Continue reading Corona: Vietnam suspends incoming flights
WHO now lists Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use
GENEVE – The WHO now lists the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving the green light for this vaccine to be rolled out globally. The Sinopharm vaccine is produced by Beijing Bio-Institute of Biological Products Co Ltd, subsidiary of … Continue reading WHO now lists Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use
BioNTech to Provide Vaccine Doses for Olympic Athletes
NEW YORK / MAINZ – Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to donate the companies’ COVID-19 vaccine to help vaccinate athletes, and their delegations, participating … Continue reading BioNTech to Provide Vaccine Doses for Olympic Athletes
BioNTech: 100 Million Doses of COMIRNATY for the EU
NEW YORK / MAINZ – Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) today announced they will supply an additional 100 million doses of COMIRNATY®, the companies’ COVID-19 vaccine, to the 27 European Union (EU) member states in 2021. This announcement is a … Continue reading BioNTech: 100 Million Doses of COMIRNATY for the EU
Hong Kong delays import of AstraZeneca vaccine
HONG KONG – Hong Kong said on Friday it will delay shipments of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine this year amid mounting concerns over possible links between the shot and very rare cases of blood clots. The Chinese-ruled city had ordered 7.5 … Continue reading Hong Kong delays import of AstraZeneca vaccine