COVID-19 pills are coming, but no substitute for vaccines

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COVID-19 pills are coming, but no substitute for vaccines, disease experts say

Oral antiviral pills from Merck & Co (MRK.N) and Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) have been shown to significantly blunt the worst outcomes of COVID-19 if taken early enough, but doctors warn vaccine hesitant people not to confuse the benef..
French health authority advises against Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for under 30s

France's public health authority has recommended people under 30 be given Pfizer's (PFE.N) Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine when available instead of Moderna Inc's (MRNA.O) Spikevax jab, which carried comparatively higher ri..
Regeneron's COVID antibody drug shows protection for up to 8 months

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (REGN.O) said on Monday a single dose of its antibody cocktail reduced the risk of contracting COVID-19 by 81.6% in a late-stage trial, in the two to eight months period following the drug's administration...
Qatar reports 149 Covid-19 cases on November 8

The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) reported today 129 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 among community and 20 among travelers. The MOPH recorded 92 recoveries from the virus during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases recovered i..
UK to roll out COVID-19 antiviral drug trial this month

Britain will start to roll out Merck's (MRK.N) molnupiravir COVID-19 antiviral pill through a drug trial later this month, Susan Hopkins, Chief Medical Adviser at the UK Health Security Agency said on Sunday. Last week Britain became..
Japan has zero daily COVID-19 deaths for first time in 15 months

Japan recorded no daily deaths from COVID-19 for the first time in more than a year on Sunday, local media said. Prior to Sunday, there had not been a day without a COVID-19 death since Aug. 2, 2020, according to a tally by national broadcaster NH..
Qatar records 103 new Covid-19 cases, 104 recoveries on Nov 17

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) today reported 103 new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) and 104 recoveries in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of recovered people in Qatar to 238,091. Out of the 103 new cases, 73 are community case..
Gene linked to doubling risk of COVID-19 death found by UK scientists

British scientists have identified a version of a gene that may be associated with double the risk of lung failure from COVID-19, a finding that provides new insights into why some people are more susceptible than othersto severe illness and which op..
Austria bans the unvaccinated from restaurants as COVID-19 cases surge

Austria said on Friday it is barring those not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 from cafes, restaurants and hairdressers as infections approach the record set a year ago and the government struggles to convince holdouts to get the shot. Roughly 6..

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