Here are the top updates from Friday: The European Medicines Agency has approved Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 17. ...
Here are the top updates from Friday:
- The European Medicines Agency has approved Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 17. The vaccine has already been approved for adults across Europe. The drug regulator said that research showed the vaccine generated a comparable antibody response in children also, according to AP. In May, the European regulator had cleared the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for 12 to 15-year-old children.
- India registered 35,342 new coronavirus cases on Friday, taking the tally to 3,12,93,062 since the pandemic broke out in January last year. The number was 14.59% fewer than the 41,383 infections recorded on Thursday. India’s toll rose to 4,19,470 with 483 more deaths in the last day.
- Biotechnology company Bharat Biotech, the manufacturer of Covaxin, terminated its vaccine deal with Brazilian intermediary Precisa Medicamentos amid accusations of corruption. However, the company said that it will continue to work with Brazilian healthcare regulator Anvisa to obtain necessary approvals for the use of Covaxin in the country.
- Kerala registered 17,518 Covid-19 cases, pushing the tally of infections since the beginning of the pandemic in January 2020 to 32,35,533, PTI reported. The state’s test positivity rate crossed 13%. Kerala’s toll rose to 15,871 with 132 more deaths. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said his government will speed up vaccination to prevent a third...
