COVID Drugs

For much of the past two years, America has been first in line for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. Now, as drugmakers develop the next generation of therapies, the White House is warning that if Congress doesn’t act urgently the…

The US multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporation Pfizer announced that its experimental antiviral ill to treat COVID-19 can cut the risk of hospitalisation and death by 89 per cent in vulnerable adults. The company shared…

AstraZeneca has requested emergency use authorization from U.S. regulators for its new treatment to prevent COVID-19 for people who respond poorly to vaccines because of a weakened immune system. In a statement on Tuesday, the…

One promising drug that could improve things is molnupiravir, an antiviral that’s moving into the final stages of testing in humans. Researchers are hoping it can be used both to treat and prevent COVID. Importantly, it can be taken…

The GST Council, chaired by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, will meet on Friday to discuss several key issues, including a proposal to bring petrol and diesel under the GST regime. "Finance Minister Smt @nsitharaman will chair…

Apart from taxing petrol and diesel under GST, a proposal to consider Zomato and Swiggy as restaurants and levy a 5% GST on their services would be taken up by the meeting. Kerala and Maharashtra governments said they will oppose any…

The United States’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a statement on Saturday warning citizens to stop taking a horse deworming drug as defence against COVID-19, following reports of people being admitted to hospital…