Tag Archives: COVID19

Gilead has sole rights to COVID-19 blockbuster Veklury, GAO concludes

Throughout the frantic response to the pandemic last year, drugmakers worldwide tested hundreds of potential treatments. Gilead’s antiviral remdesivir quickly rose to the top of treatment guidelines, and with the pandemic spiraling out of control, advocacy groups called on the U.S. government to step in and enforce patents against the company. The federal government, advocates pointed out, has supported research on the medicine over… Read More »

Houston mayor Sylvester Turner addresses diversity and inclusion efforts in COVID-19 fight

Loading the player… Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said cities need to do more to change systemic inequities that have become exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and pointed to his city’s COVID-19 relief programs for businesses that target historically underresourced areas. Speaking at one of UC Berkeley’s events featuring Black mayors on Tuesday, Turner called the… Read More »

Covid-19: Record day for UK with 711,156 vaccinations given

[unable to retrieve full-text content]More than 26.8 million first and 2.1 million second doses have now been given in the UK since December. BBC News – Health

Before and after COVID-19: How the world has changed in a year, in 37 photos

Breadcrumb Trail Links World News Health Canada This month marks the one year anniversary of Canada swiftly moving into lockdown after the World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic Author of the article: National Post Staff, The Canadian Press Article content On March 8, Canada recorded its first death from COVID-19, and just a… Read More »

Covid-19: Don’t think pandemic is over, Whitty warns

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Unlocking too quickly would lead to a substantial surge in infection, the UK’s chief medical adviser says. BBC News – Health