Weeks after Merck & Co. scrapped development of its Covid-19 vaccines in January, one of its senior manufacturing officials began phoning his deputies, telling them their work on a pandemic shot wasn’t actually over. J&J’s unusual collaboration with a rival, and Merck’s speedy manufacturing run-up, reflect one of the biggest challenges of the pandemic: making enough Covid-19 vaccines to meet …
With over 50,000 active COVID-19 cases and a daily spike of 1.4 per cent in the number of new infections during the week ending April 21, the Telangana government is on edge as it tries to battle the rampaging virus. This was confirmed by the Telangana Health Minister Eatala Rajender: “Today Gandhi has 1,100 beds—all are ICU, oxygen or ventilator …
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the state was running out of Covid-19 vaccines and essential medicines such as Remdesivir while cases were on the rise. TMC party chief and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee during a roadshow in support of her party candidates for the ongoing State Assembly Polls, …
Authorities have arrested a Milwaukee pharmacist suspected of deliberately ruining hundreds of doses of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine by removing it from refrigeration for two nights. Key points: Police did not identify the pharmacist His motive remains unclear Police said the doses were worth between $US8,000 and $US11,000 The Grafton Police Department said the former Advocate Aurora Health pharmacist was arrested …
