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Biden: Senate Should Break Filibuster To Codify Abortion Rights Into Law
“I believe we have to codify Roe v. Wade into law and the way to do that is to make sure Congress votes to do that,” Biden said.
Leroy Merlin, Nokian Tyres, Renault—Here Are The Companies Under Fire For Russian Ties
French retailer Leroy Merlin this week became the target of the Ukrainian government, which has crusaded over the last few weeks against companies it believes aren’t doing enough to punish Russia financially.
35 Manufacturers Granted Licenses To Produce Generic Version Of Pfizer’s Covid Antiviral Pill For Developing Countries
The move will give 95 lower-income countries access to a generic version of Pfizer’s oral Covid-19 antiviral treatment.
Moderna Receives FDA Approval For Its Coronavirus Vaccine
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine is the second to earn the FDA’s full approval, joining the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine approved last August.
Study Of NBA Omicron Cases Finds Many Still Infectious After CDC-Recommended Self-Isolation Period Ends
A Harvard University study of a small number of omicron cases from the NBA’s Covid-19 testing program finds slightly more than half were still infectious five days after their first positive test.
First Local Omicron Covid-19 Infection Reported In Beijing As Olympics Near
Beijing’s first lab-confirmed instance of the omicron variant shared by Chinese state officials comes three weeks before the city is slated to host the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Denmark First In Europe To Offer 4th Covid Vaccine Dose
Denmark joins Israel and Chile as the only countries to approve a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose.
FDA Commissioner: ‘Most People’ Will Get Covid-19 Amid Record Surge
FDA Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock suggested Tuesday that further spread of the omicron coronavirus variant is unavoidable, and that the federal government should focus on how to keep hospitals, transportation and critical businesses running.
Israel Approves Fourth Covid-19 Vaccine Dose
Israel has been a trendsetter for much of the pandemic, as it was among the most vaccinated countries after Covid-19 vaccines first became available late last year.
FDA Authorizes Eli Lilly’s Covid Antibody Therapy For Emergency Use In Young Children
This is the FDA’s first emergency use authorization of a Covid-19 monoclonal antibody treatment in kids as young as newborns.
