Tag: Health care industry
Pressured by protests, Colombian lawmakers nix health reform
BUCARAMANGA, Colombia — Colombian lawmakers voted against a health system overhaul bill Wednesday, giving protesters another victory after 20 days of street demonstrations that...
India vaccine-maker hopes to share shots by end of the year
NEW DELHI — The Serum Institute of India said Tuesday that it hopes to start delivering coronavirus vaccine doses to the U.N-backed effort known...
Sanofi-GSK reports success in virus vaccine, after setback
PARIS — Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline’s potential COVID-19 vaccine triggered strong immune responses in all adult age groups in preliminary trials, boosting optimism the shot...
EXPLAINER: Do I still have to wear a mask? What about kids?
The government's new guidance on masks for vaccinated people has left some Americans confused and sent businesses and states scrambling to adjust their rules....
Buffett’s firm sells off financials, halves Chevron stake
OMAHA, Neb. — Investor Warren Buffett's company pared back its holdings in financial firms further during the first quarter and also halved its new...
Tunisia to reopen economy despite hospital strain
TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian authorities plan to reopen the economy next week amid public pushback against virus restrictions, even as the country's hospitals are...
Inside one network cashing in on vaccine disinformation
The couple in the website videos could be hawking any number of products.
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Pfizer head Albert Bourla writing book about Covid vaccine
NEW YORK — Pfizer Chairman and CEO Dr. Albert Bourla can now tell the incredible story.
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Medicare requires nursing homes to report COVID vaccinations
WASHINGTON — Medicare will require nursing homes to report COVID-19 vaccination rates for residents and staff, the government said Tuesday, in what officials hope...
COVID-vaccine maker BioNTech reports $1.37B profit in Q1
BERLIN — German pharmaceutical company BioNTech reported a net profit of 1.13 billion euros ($1.37 billion) in the first quarter of this year on...