Author Archives: Syndicated Content
German vaccine official: rare clots after AstraZeneca shots were 20 times higher
BERLIN (Reuters) - Instances of rare clotting in people who got AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine were 20 times higher than would be likely in the same time period among a specific age group, Christian B...
Apr 07, 2021
U.S. delivering about 3 million COVID-19 vaccines per day, up 8%: CDC director
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has delivered about 3 million COVID-19 vaccine doses per day on average over the past week, up 8% over the previous 7-day average, U.S. Centers for Disease Con...
Apr 07, 2021
IMF officials endorse Biden’s corporate tax hike, global minimum plan
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -International Monetary Fund officials on Wednesday endorsed U.S. President Joe Biden's plan to raise corporate income taxes and negotiate a global minimum tax, ad...
Apr 07, 2021
EU drug regulator: 169 cases of rare brain blood clot out of 34 million AstraZeneca doses in region
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The European drug regulator has received reports of 169 cases of a rare brain blood clot in people who received AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, a official said on Wednesday, as th...
Apr 07, 2021
Mozambique seeks targeted foreign support to help tackle insurgency: president
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Mozambique has told the international community what support it needs to deal with an Islamic State-linked insurgency, but for reasons of sovereignty it will tackle some aspec...
Apr 07, 2021
UK vaccine panel says under-30s should not receive Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain should not give Oxford University/AstraZeneca's vaccine to under 30s where possible, Britain's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) said on Wednesday, due ...
Apr 07, 2021
EU regulator finds possible link between AstraZeneca vaccine and rare blood clots
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Wednesday it had found a possible link between AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine and reports of very rare cases of blood clots in peopl...
Apr 07, 2021
Swiss luxury watchmakers learn to love the pre-owned market
By Silke Koltrowitz ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss luxury watch brands have long considered the market for pre-owned watches as a potential threat to their business, but now their view is shifting as they s...
Apr 07, 2021
Britain’s medicine regulator says identified possible side effect of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's medicine regulator has identified a possible side-effect from COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca involving rare brain blood clotting, chief ex...
Apr 07, 2021
Regions in Spain tighten COVID-19 measures as cases creep up
MADRID (Reuters) - Authorities in several Spanish regions ratcheted up COVID-19 restrictions on Wednesday to rein in a rising infection rate and prevent it from evolving into a fourth wave of contagio...
Apr 07, 2021
