BERLIN – Germany’s surge in coronavirus infections is reaching its peak, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Friday, signalling that Europe’s biggest economy can soon ease tough curbs as the wave begins to ebb. “The scientific forecasts show that the high point of the wave is in sight,” Scholz told the upper house of parliament. “That will … Read more
LONDON: British Covid vaccine maker AstraZeneca said on Thursday that the net profit collapsed last year, hit by the vast takeover of US biotech firm Alexion and other charges, despite surging revenues. Profit after tax slumped to just $112 million (98 million euros) compared with $3.2 billion in 2020, the pharmaceutical company said in a statement. … Read more
TAASTRUP, Denmark, Dec 18, 2021 (AFP) – Waiting for his first Covid jab at a vaccination centre in a suburb of Denmark’s capital, seven-year-old William shows off to his little brother. “I’m not scared, I’ve already done it 100 times,” he says, while around him nurses reassure children who have come to be inoculated against the … Read more
LISBON, (Xinhua) — Portugal will start vaccinating children between the ages of 5 and 11 against COVID-19 from Dec. 18, the country’s Deputy Secretary of State and Health Lacerda Sales announced Friday. Children under nine currently have the highest incidence of COVID-19 in Portugal, according to the Portuguese Directorate-General for Health (DGS). Therefore, Sales said, … Read more
PARIS: Pfizer on Thursday requested emergency approval from US health authorities to use its Covid jab in children aged five to 11. Here is a look at different approaches to vaccinating children against the virus and the debates it has launched around the world. What changes are made for children? Pfizer tested its jab on … Read more
