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European shares up
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European shares up

AMSTERDAM/LONDON: European stocks remained near record highs on Wednesday, with investors holding off on taking big...
Published 10 Jun, 2021 03:22am
Fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks in most places in US: CDC
World

Fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks in most places in US: CDC

  • In its new guidance, the CDC says, “fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask outdoors, except in certain crowded settings and venues.”
  • “We got to make that transition,” Fauci said. “If you are going into a completely crowded situation where people are essentially falling all over each other, then you wear a mask.”
Published 14 May, 2021 09:40am
US govt boosts Moderna COVID-19 vaccine contract to $1.25bn
Business & Finance

US govt boosts Moderna COVID-19 vaccine contract to $1.25bn

  • The company and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) had initially signed a $483 million deal for the vaccine in July last year, which was later increased to about $1 billion.
  • As of March 31, 2021, the remaining available funding net of revenue earned under the BARDA Contract, prior to the increased payment, was $317 million, Moderna said in a regulatory filing.
Published 28 Apr, 2021 05:30pm
US manufacturing activity accelerates in early April; supply constraints worsening
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US manufacturing activity accelerates in early April; supply constraints worsening

  • Data firm IHS Markit said on Friday its flash US manufacturing PMI increased to 60.6 in the first half of this month. That was the highest reading since the series started in May 2007 and followed a final reading of 59.1 in March.
  • Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the index rising to 60.5 in early April. A reading above 50 indicates growth in manufacturing, which accounts for 11.9% of the US economy.
Published 23 Apr, 2021 07:57pm
U.S. CDC probes new death, hospitalisation after J&J vaccine shots - officials
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U.S. CDC probes new death, hospitalisation after J&J vaccine shots - officials

  • The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating the death of an Oregon woman and the hospitalisation of another in Texas after receiving Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ.N) COVID-19 vaccine, state health officials said.
  • The incidents come as advisers to the CDC are set to meet on Friday to consider whether it is safe to resume injections of the single-dose vaccine, while senior health officials prepare for a green light.
Published 23 Apr, 2021 12:01pm
US panel to meet again next week to discuss pause on J&J's COVID-19 shot
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US panel to meet again next week to discuss pause on J&J's COVID-19 shot

  • The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory panel will meet on April 23, according to a notice posted on the regulator's website.
  • US health regulators recommended earlier this week that use of the J&J vaccine be paused after reports of six cases of rare brain blood clots in women.
Updated 16 Apr, 2021 07:37pm
US calls for pause to J&J COVID-19 vaccine over rare blood clots
Business & Finance

US calls for pause to J&J COVID-19 vaccine over rare blood clots

  • The move comes a week after European regulators said they had found a possible link between AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine and a rare blood clotting problem that had led to a small number of deaths.
  • Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) single dose vaccine - most COVID-19 shots are delivered over two doses - and AstraZeneca's low-cost vaccine are seen as vital tools in the fight against a pandemic that has claimed more than three million lives.
Published 13 Apr, 2021 05:48pm
PSX inks agreement to launch E-IPO System
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PSX inks agreement to launch E-IPO System

8 The E-IPO system will electronically connect investors, share registrars with brokers / TRE Certificate holders, banks via 1LINK, and the shares custodial company, Central Depository Company (CDC) on a real-time basis with a simplified end-to-end customer experience.
Published 02 Apr, 2021 12:05pm