antiCovid

The drugs behind the new pills to treat COVID-19 remain very effective against the omicron variant of the virus in lab tests, according to a new study. However, lab tests also showed that the available antibody therapies -- typically given…

PARIS: French politician Stephane Claireaux, who is a member of President Emmanuel Macron's ruling La Republique En Marche party, said on Monday that he had been attacked over the weekend by protesters demonstrating against France's Covid…

Molnupiravir, developed by US-based biotechnology company Ridgeback Biotherapeutics in collaboration with US pharma giant Merck, was approved for emergency use in India on Tuesday…

Issued on: 23/12/2021 - 02:29 The United States on Wednesday authorised Pfizer's anti-Covid pill for high-risk people aged 12 and up, as a surge of cases driven by the highly…

<!-- -->At least 130 people have been arrested, four people wounded and several police officers injured.The Hague: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday slammed three nights of unrest over anti-Covid measures as "pure violence' by…

<!-- -->Dozens of people were arrested and seven people were injured in the protests.Rotterdam: Dutch police fired warning shots, injuring several people, after rioters against a partial Covid lockdown torched a police car and hurled…

Issued on: 18/11/2021 - 19:21 President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the United States is buying 10 million courses of Pfizer's Covid-19 treatment pill, in a $5.3 billion deal he…

<!-- -->AstraZeneca has already submitted an application to US regulators for approval of its Covid drug (File)London: Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on Thursday announced that clinical trials of an antibody-based COVID-19 drug had…

<!-- -->Antiviral pills are supposed to be taken orally as soon as the first Covid symptoms appear. (File)Paris: What if a simple pill could help heal from COVID-19?US pharma giants Merck and Pfizer have announced encouraging results…

The United Kingdom granted conditional authorization Thursday to the first pill officially shown to successfully treat COVID-19. It's the first country to OK the treatment from drugmaker Merck, but it is not known when the pill will be…