 | | | | Here is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that have yet to be certified by peer review. | | | | | | The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Cara Therapeutics's drug to treat moderate-to-severe itching in patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis, making it the first U.S.-approved therapy for the ailment. | | | | | | White House press secretary Jen Psaki said a review on the origins of COVID-19 sought by U.S President Joe Biden is expected to be complete by Tuesday's deadline but it will take a "few days" to put together an unclassified version for the public. | | | | | | The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech SE became the first to secure full approval from the U.S Food and Drug Administration on Monday, a move that is expected to help health authorities struggling to win over vaccine skeptics. | | | | | | French health authorities said on Monday the number of people hospitalised for COVID-19 and those treated in intensive care units (ICU) stood at the highest levels in more than two months, as the Delta variant of the disease has put a renewed strain on the health system. | | | | | | Greece's top medical advisers said on Monday vulnerable groups with underlying diseases should get COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, in a bid to curb a rise in Delta variant infections. | | | | | | Italy reported 44 coronavirus-related deaths on Monday, compared with 23 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections fell to 4,168 from 5,923. | | | | | | The Pentagon is preparing to issue updated guidance to require all U.S. service personnel to be vaccinated after Monday's approval of the Pfizer Inc /BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccine by the Food and Drug Administration, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. | | | | | | The U.S. drug regulator on Monday granted full approval to the Pfizer Inc /BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccine - the first to secure such Food and Drug Administration validation - prompting President Joe Biden to made a fresh pitch to vaccine skeptics to get the shot to fight the relentless pandemic. | | | | | | Britain reported 31,914 new cases of COVID-19, government data showed on Monday, while a further 40 people were recorded as having died within 28 days of a positive test. | | | | | |
