Sunday 25 September 2022

Prominent Chinese commentator urges COVID experts to 'speak out'

Prominent Chinese commentator urges COVID experts to 'speak out'

Prominent Chinese commentator Hu Xijin said on Sunday that as China ponders its COVID-19 policies, epidemic experts need to speak out and China ought to conduct comprehensive research and make any studies transparent to the public.

Pfizer CEO tests positive for COVID for a second time

Albert Bourla had contacted the virus in August and took a course of the company's oral COVID-19 antiviral treatment, Paxlovid. He said he has not yet taken the new bivalent booster.

GSK poaches Burberry CFO Julie Brown to create all-female top team, Sky News reports

British drugmaker GSK plc has poached Burberry Group's finance chief to create a rare all-female executive leadership team, Sky News reported on Saturday.

Moderna seeks FDA nod for Omicron-targeted COVID shot for adolescents, younger kids

Moderna Inc said on Friday it has requested U.S. authorization for use of its Omicron-targeting COVID vaccine in adolescents and children.

Biden to announce $1.5 billion to fight U.S. opioid crisis

U.S. President Joe Biden will announce on Friday nearly $1.5 billion to fund access to medications for opioid overdoses, sanctions against traffickers, and increased funding for law enforcement, the White House said.

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