Moderna results show virus vaccine safe
Moderna Inc's experimental vaccine for Covid-19 showed it was safe and provoked immune responses in all 45 healthy volunteers in an ongoing early-stage study, US researchers...
Positive news on Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine could come soon: Report
Positive news on initial trials of the University of Oxford's potential Covid-19 vaccine that has been licensed to AstraZeneca could be announced as soon as Thursday...
Pharmacies could refuse entry to customers without face masks from July 24
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced that face coverings in public will be mandatory from July 24.
Those who fail to comply may be refused...
Covid-19 infection rate witnessed declining trend in May: study
The rate of Covid-19 infection recorded a declining trend in May, the last month of lockdown, halving every eight to nine days, a latest...
Covid-19 causes about 5,000 heart patients to miss lifesaving treatment in England
About 5000 heart attack sufferers in England missed out on lifesaving hospital treatment due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a latest research has showed.
The study,...
Covid-19 disrupts global API supply chain in India: GlobalData
Widespread reduction of pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity in India due to Covid-19 pandemic will severely disrupt the global and domestic supply chain, particularly for active...
Jo Churchill reassures pharmacies on funding to avoid Covid-enforced closures
Pharmacy Minister Jo Churchill has reassured MPs that the government would invest in community pharmacies and avoid widespread closures following the Covid-19 pandemic.
During a...
Swiftly waning Covid-19 immunity poses vaccination challenge
Emerging evidence that the body's immune defence against Covid-19 may be short-lived makes it even harder for vaccine developers to come up with shots fully able...
‘Pharmacy must be at the heart of preparations for a potential second wave of Covid-19’
Britain faces a potentially more deadly second wave of Covid-19 in the coming winter that could kill up to 120,000 people over nine months in...
Contractors can claim £1,630 payment, as first part of new PQS is announced
A new Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) due to commence in April but delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic has been announced.
The focus of the...
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