Tag: Health care industry
To curb drug prices, Democrats still seeking a balance
WASHINGTON — Democrats are committed to passing legislation this year to curb prescription drug prices, but they're still disagreeing on how to cut costs...
G-7 nations gather to pledge 1B vaccine doses for world
CARBIS BAY, England — World leaders from the Group of Seven industrialized nations are set to commit at their summit to share at least...
Queen Elizabeth honors key women in UK’s rapid vaccine drive
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II has used her birthday honors list to celebrate those at the forefront of the U.K.'s rapid rollout of COVID-19...
Biden to lay out vax donations, urge world leaders to join
MAWGAN PORTH, England — One year ago, the U.S. was the deadliest hotspot of the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing the cancellation of the Group of...
Asia welcomes US vaccine donations amid cold storage worries
SEOUL, South Korea — Health officials and experts in Asia have welcomed U.S. plans to share 500 million more doses of the Pfizer vaccine...
US officials extend expiration dates on J&J vaccine doses
WASHINGTON — Johnson & Johnson said Thursday that U.S. regulators extended the expiration date on millions of doses of its COVID-19 vaccine by an...
Washington’s ‘joints for jabs’ vaccine program falling flat
SEATTLE — It was designed as an innovative way to promote COVID-19 vaccinations, but Washington’s new “joints for jabs” program is off to a...
WTO to intensify talks over protections of COVID-19 vaccines
GENEVA — World Trade Organization member states agreed on Wednesday to intensify talks toward improving access to COVID-19 products, as developing nations push for...
Germany: Delay for CureVac shot won’t hurt vaccine campaign
BERLIN — Germany's health ministry on Wednesday downplayed the possible impact on the country's coronavirus vaccine campaign after reports that the shot being developed...
WTO panel considers easing protections on COVID-19 vaccines
GENEVA — Envoys from World Trade Organization member nations are taking up a proposal to ease patents and other intellectual property protections for COVID-19...