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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended the granting of a conditional marketing authorization for the oral antiviral drug Paxlovid for the treatment of Covid-19. The applicant is the concern Pfizer.more

Some stores will suggest customers continue to don a mask, with one large chain saying “safety remains our highest priority”.more

Pfizer announced yesterday that clinical trials have begun on a reformulated vaccine to protect against the coronavirus variant Omicron, the Axios news service reported.more

38 percent of Poles surveyed believe that vaccination against COVID-19 should be mandatory for all, 13 percent. - 13 percent that for selected groups, and 43 percent of respondents are in favor of voluntary vaccination - according to a CBOS survey.more

In the UK, the highest number of deaths from Covid-19 in 11 months - 439 - has been recorded in the past 24 hours, but the total for the past seven days is lower than it was in the previous seven, suggesting that the peak in deaths has passed, it was reported yesterday.more

Coronavirus may have been present in Norway as early as December 2019, although the first case of Covid-19 was confirmed in the country on February 24, 2020, according to Norwegian researchers published yesterday.more

Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization's (WHO) regional director for Europe, conceded yesterday that it was "likely" that a coronavirus pandemic was nearing an end on the continent, AFP reported.more

An 88-year-old woman has become the first person in the UK to receive a “revolutionary” bionic implant.more

Britain’s welfare system is “unfit for purpose” and in urgent need of reform, experts warned on Sunday amid fears that millions more families will struggle to make ends meet amid the dual pressures of the pandemic and the spiralling cost-of-living crisis.more

The Constitutional Council approved on Friday a law introducing a vaccine passport to replace the sanitary passport. Starting today, the document will be valid in public places for anyone over the age of 16. The law makes an exception for medical facilities and political rallies, where a negative test is still sufficient.more

Mandatory Covid jabs for NHS staff could be pushed back by six months amid nationwide protests over the measure, it has been reported.more

The annually administered vaccine against Covid-19 would be a better solution than the more frequently administered booster dose, assessed Albert Bourla, the head of the pharmaceutical concern of the Israeli television N12 News.more

Several thousand NHS public health workers demonstrated in London's Trafalgar Square yesterday against mandatory vaccination against Covid-19.more

The third dose of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines offers strong protection against the Omikron variant, according to reports published yesterday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Data from the Delta and Omicron wave periods show 90%. effectiveness in preventing hospitalization.more

Residents of Northern Ireland from Wednesday will no longer have to use covid certificates to enter a pub or restaurant. The government of this British province announced yesterday the lifting of restrictions introduced because of the Omikron variant.more

Up to "millions of vaccinated workers" could have their right to wages threatened if they end up in quarantine due to coronavirus infection, the Tagesspiegel reported Thursday.more

"This is a historic decision," - write Austrian media. Last night, the parliamentarians of the National Council voted a law on universal mandatory vaccination against Covid-19. The legislation will cover Austrian residents over the age of 18.more

Starting Monday, a vaccine passport will take effect in public places in France, replacing the sanitary passport used until now, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced at a press conference yesterday. He announced a gradual easing of restrictions from February.more

NHS dentistry is "hanging by a thread" with some patients facing two-year waits for check-ups, the British Dental Association has said.more

The prime minister cancelled a public appearance last week after Downing Street confirmed an unidentified family member tested positive for coronavirus. more

The European Parliament unanimously approved the agreement reached last year with the Council of the European Union on increasing the powers of the EU medicines regulatory authority - the European Medicines Agency - with 655 votes in favor, 31 against and 5 abstentions.more

The Omikron variant of the coronavirus is in retreat and England is in the next chapter to tackle the pandemic, said UK Health Minister Sajid Javid. He estimated that now you have to learn to live with the coronavirus as with the flu.more

Famed Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic owns 80 percent of the shares in Danish biotech company QuantBioRes, which is developing a drug for COVID-19, among other things, its CEO Ivan Loncarevic said.more

The effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna was 94.5 percent, respectively. and 95.9 percent two months after vaccination and it fell to 66.6 percent. for Pfizer and 80.3 percent. for Moderna after seven months - research conducted in the USA showed.more

The list of the happiest and most depressed cities in the UK was compiled based on the number of hours of sunshine during the winter months in each region.more