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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.
Hong Kong doctors report people chasing Covid antivirals 'for family members'
South China Morning Post, Published on 30/01/2023
» Some people in Hong Kong have been acting suspiciously to get their hands on Covid-19 antiviral drugs, the Post has learned, with one person going to six doctors in a single day asking for the same medicine.
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.
Thailand, Indonesia to develop Covid-19 pill
Reuters, Published on 14/01/2022
» Thailand's Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Friday the country planned to develop the anti-viral pill molnupiravir to combat Covid-19 infections amid rising infections driven by the Omicron coronavirus variant.
Japan approves Merck Covid pill
Kyodo News, Published on 24/12/2021
» TOKYO: Japan’s health ministry has approved an oral Covid-19 drug developed by the American pharmaceutical firm Merck & Co, making it the first such pill to be used in the country.
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.