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Viral disease killing felines on 'cat island' Cyprus
AFP, Published on 11/07/2023
» NICOSIA - A sickly ginger kitten named Bebe is pulled out of a cat carrier at a veterinary clinic in the Cypriot capital, Nicosia.
WHO 'strongly recommends' Pfizer's Covid pill
AFP, Published on 22/04/2022
» GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Friday it "strongly recommended" Pfizer's Covid-19 antiviral pill Paxlovid for patients with milder forms of the disease who were still at a high risk of hospitalisation.
US regulator authorises Merck's Covid pill
AFP, Published on 23/12/2021
» WASHINGTON: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday authorised Merck's Covid pill for high risk adults, a day after giving the green light to a similar pill by Pfizer.
France jabs kids, Chinese city locks down as Omicron surges
AFP, Published on 22/12/2021
» PARIS: France started vaccinating children over five and China plunged a city into a strict lockdown on Wednesday as governments scramble to contain fresh virus surges driven by the Omicron variant.
Pfizer says Covid pill drastically reduces severe disease
AFP, Published on 15/12/2021
» WASHINGTON: Pfizer said Tuesday that clinical trials confirmed its Covid pill -- a new type of treatment that should withstand the mutations seen with the Omicron variant -- drastically reduced hospitalizations and deaths among at-risk people by almost 90 percent.
Pfizer says Covid pill drastically reduces severe disease
AFP, Published on 14/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - Pfizer said Tuesday that clinical trials confirmed its Covid pill, a new type of antiviral treatment that should withstand the mutations seen with Omicron, drastically reduced hospitalizations and deaths among at-risk people by almost 90 percent.
A year of Covid jabs, but treatments lag behind
AFP, Published on 03/12/2021
» PARIS: After a year of vaccines aimed at preventing Covid, treatments for people infected with the virus are few, with most restricted to hospital use and extremely pricey.
US health panel endorses Merck Covid pill
AFP, Published on 01/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - A panel of US health experts on Tuesday voted to recommend Merck's Covid pill for high-risk adults -- a new form of treatment that is easy to administer and could prove better able to withstand variants, including Omicron.
US health panel says Merck pill can prevent grave Covid infections
AFP, Published on 27/11/2021
» WASHINGTON - An anti-Covid pill developed by Merck has proved effective in treating the disease, the US Food and Drug Administration said Friday in a much-awaited preliminary report.
Pfizer strikes global licensing deal for Covid pill
AFP, Published on 17/11/2021
» GENEVA: US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Tuesday announced a deal to make its prospective antiviral Covid-19 pill available more cheaply in the world's least-wealthy countries.