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WHO Investigators have attempted to return to the Wuhan lab to find the origins of the novel coronavirus but are now being blocked by the Chinese government.
Senator Charles Schumer unveiled draft legislation that would decriminalize cannabis and expunge federal sentences associated with the drug, but it likely faces an uphill battle.
The CMA said some pharmaceutical firms charge the NHS with excessively high prices for hydrocortisone tablets and paid off potential competitors to stay out of the market.
Biden calls out the Health and Human Services department to submit a plan in the next 45 days to combat excessive drug prices and enhance domestic pharmaceutical supply chains.
The U.S. appears to be beating back COVID-19 but it’s still raging in many parts of the world, and studies and trials are still ongoing. Here’s a look at some of today’s top COVID-19 stories.
The data may show the need for one, but vaccine and immunologists are pushing back against Pfizer and BioNTech’s contention that one is necessary now.
The WHO panel recommends adopting global standards, giving structure to prevent the unscrupulous, inequitable, and possibly dangerous uses of CRISPR technology.
HHS issued their announcement, saying, “Americans who have been fully vaccinated do not need a booster shot at this time.”
The move by the 15 states’ attorneys general comes about a month ahead of a court hearing set for Aug. 5.
The two companies said a booster dose given six months after the second dose had a consistent tolerability profile while still creating high immune responses against the Alpha and Beta variant.
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