Medical
Single course of Covid-19 treatment to cost $2,340 per patient - Gilead
The drugmaker will charge hospitals more than it charges the government. U.S. insurers will however have to pay 33% more, hiking the cost to $520 per vial or $3,120 per course, which O'Day says is a outcome of "the way the USA system is set up and the discounts that government healthcare programmes expect". [Full Article...]
Drug Company To Charge Thousands For COVID-19 Treatment
Forbes reports that the company said in its Monday statement, that the government of developed countries, including programs like Medicare in the USA, will pay $2,340 for a typical five-day treatment course, or $390 per vial for six vials. [Full Article...]
Researchers find new strain of swine flu in China with pandemic potential
According to a study published on Monday in the United States science journal PNAS , the virus named "G4" genetically descended from the H1N1 strain, which caused a pandemic back in 2009. G4 was found to be highly infectious, with capabilities of transmission to humans. "But we must not lose sight of potentially risky new viruses". Nelson added to Science that given the warning, it would be ... [Full Article...]
India's first COVID-19 vaccine candidate COVAXIN gets approval for human trials
The collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Institute of Virology (NIV) was instrumental in the development of the vaccine, Chairman and Managing Director Krishna Ella said on Monday. The proactive support and guidance from the CDSCO has enabled approvals to this project. "Expedited through national regulatory protocols, the company accelerated its objective in ... [Full Article...]
No new cases of COVID-19 reported in the Peace Region
Hospitalization remains low with 41 Albertans now in hospitals with nine in intensive care. One more person was added to the ICU, bringing the amount of ICU patients from COVID-19 to nine. A total of 8,516 people have died from COVID-19 in Canada, and there have been 103,032 positive cases. Health workers have completed 442,253 COVID-19 tests to date, according to the province. [Full Article...]
Vancouver strip club reopening following COVID-19 outbreak
Another 32 people have also recovered from COVID-19 since the last update, leaving 153 active cases across B.C. "There have been no new health-care facility outbreaks". These foundational rules allow us to increase our time with others, to restart many businesses and most importantly, to stay safe. She said that while there's no evidence so far that the strip club outbreak has led to community... [Full Article...]
Brazil signs agreement to produce AstraZeneca's experimental Covid-19 vaccine
CanSino revealed it had received a certificate from China's National Medical Products Administration to launch clinical trials. Hong Kong-listed CanSino Biologics said in a filing to the stock exchange that data from clinical trials showed the Chinese military vaccine had a "good safety profile" and potential to prevent disease caused by the coronavirus. [Full Article...]
Coronavirus updates: Covid-19 death toll passes 500,000 worldwide
Florida's Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has conceded there has been an "explosion" in new cases. At the same time, 5,557,974 people from across the world have recovered fully from the infection or were discharged from treatment - which was 92% of cases which had an outcome. [Full Article...]