Infectious Disease Control

World less peaceful as civil unrest and political instability increases due to COVID-19 pandemic, reveals IEP

LONDON, June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today marks the launch of the 15th edition of the Global Peace Index from the international think-tank the Institute for Economics & Peace  (IEP). Key results * Civil unrest rose globally by 10%, with Belarus recording th...

2021-06-17 12:00 2295

Cigna Survey Confirms Mental Health Services and Support Critical to Global Pandemic Recovery

* Markets with higher COVID-19 vaccination rates report better outlook on health and well-being * Mental health seen as most important influence of whole person health, virtual mental health consultations increased 89 percent since beginning of pandemic * Employees expect more from employer...

2021-06-17 11:38 14884

DoctorOnCall, Pfizer and UOB Malaysia form Malaysia's first tripartite collaboration to improve children's access to pneumococcal vaccine

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, June 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- DoctorOnCall, Pfizer and UOB Malaysia today jointly launched"ASK4VACCINE", a financing programme that aims to improve children's access to pneumococcal vaccine inMalaysia. The " ASK4VACCINE" programme enables Malaysian parents to give their chi...

2021-06-16 09:00 2492

TCEB: Hybrid Lions Clubs International Convention In Nakhon Ratchasima A Success Against COVID-19 Situation

BANGKOK, June 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- TCEB-supported Lions Clubs International Thailand Convention proved a success, attracting over 2,000 attendees nationwide to a hybrid format event the association held for the first time under strict hygiene standards and enhanced sustainability consideratio...

2021-06-15 10:10 2281

BookDoc Seeks Strategic Partnerships for Expansion Plan

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- With the COVID-19 pandemic mandating social distancing as the new norm, there has been a clear shift in the methods through which people seek healthcare services. While previously, physical consultations have always been considered superior, m...

2021-06-15 08:34 2105

Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Demonstrates 90% Overall Efficacy and 100% Protection Against Moderate and Severe Disease in PREVENT-19 Phase 3 Trial

* 93% efficacy against predominantly circulating Variants of Concern and Variants of Interest * 91% efficacy in high-risk populations * 100% efficacy against variants "not considered Variants of Concern/Interest" * All COVID-19 hospitalizations/death occurred in the placebo group * Company...

2021-06-15 07:06 4393

LightAir adds distributors in Germany and the UK

STOCKHOLM, June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Two new distributors have been added to LightAir's network, reflecting investments in key markets inGermany and the United Kingdom. These distributorships are a direct result of a strategic move to offer clean and virus-free air to offices and schools, whi...

2021-06-15 04:13 1386

Viraleze registered for sale in Covid-ravaged India

MELBOURNE, Australia, June 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- India's vast population will have access from today to the Australian developed anti-COVID nasal spray Viraleze™ following its registration in the country. The announcement...

2021-06-11 15:15 12861

Viraleze registered for sale in Covid-ravaged India

MELBOURNE, Australia, June 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- India's vast population will have access from today to the Australian developed anti-COVID nasal spray Viraleze™ following its registration in the country. The announcement...

2021-06-11 15:03 1448

Dorsett sponsors 1,000 free room nights worldwide for vaccine lucky draw including 300 room nights in Japan, Hong Kong's most popular travel destination

HONG KONG, June 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- IT TAKES TWO TO TRAVEL: All it takes are two vaccine doses to get us one step closer to travelling again. In support of industry and community peers to boostHong Kong's Covid-19 vaccination drive, Dorsett Hospitality International is sponsoring 1,000 free ...

2021-06-10 18:03 3794

LivFul and Global Access Diagnostics announce partnership for COVID-19 test kit distribution

LIVERPOOL, England, June 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- LivFul and Global Access Diagnostics (GAD) today announced a new partnership to make a variety of diagnostic kits, starting with COVID-19 rapid antigen tests, available in Low to Middle Income Countries. While new innovations are being developed, ...

2021-06-09 10:00 1350

CCTV+: Peng Liyuan calls for global efforts in AIDS and TB prevention, treatment

BEIJING, June 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping and a goodwill ambassador of the World Health Organization (WHO) for tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, on Monday addressed via video link the opening of a WHO meeting on "Ending TB deaths among people with HIV: Step ...

2021-06-08 23:24 2681

Frost & Sullivan Unveils Strategic Opportunities in Digital Upskilling Shaping the Future of Work and Crowd Analytics

Understand the trends and emerging prospects influencing the future of work and powering business and operational intelligence in this Frost & Sullivan webinar SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- COVID-19 has compelled consumers to interact more with technology and has impacted the ...

2021-06-08 20:58 1330

Copan strengthens its operations in the Americas with a millionaire investment

Copan announces a $78 million investment to expand its Puerto Rican production site. The project – partially financed byPuerto Rico's Government – will bring Copan production and distribution capacity closer to the American market, strengthening the company's presence in the US and the rest of th...

2021-06-08 14:00 2045

CGTN: Peng Liyuan calls for global efforts in AIDS and TB prevention and treatment

BEIJING, June 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, called on people from all walks of life in all countries to join hands and take action to strengthen the prevention and treatment of AIDS and tuberculosis (TB), in order to benefit all mankind and build a glo...

2021-06-08 09:37 2439

RedHill Biopharma Completes Enrollment of Oral Opaganib Phase 2/3 COVID-19 Study

The global Phase 2/3 study of orally-administered opaganib for the treatment of severe COVID-19 enrolled a total of 475 patients, more than the planned 464 Opaganib is uniquely positioned as a leading novel, dual-action, investigational COVID-19 oral pill Blinded blended mortality rates encourag...

2021-06-07 19:00 4292

China makes great efforts to contain COVID-19, saves more lives: SCO Secretary-General

WUHAN, China, June 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- China has made great efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 and saved more lives, Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Vladimir Norov told Global Times Online on the sidelines of the SCO non-governmental friendship forum he...

2021-06-07 11:35 1492

Cigna International survey finds perception of safety and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines improving

Key research findings: * Vaccine rollout progressing well - 25% of our sample of over 13,000 people are now vaccinated * Overall vaccine acceptance up from 63% to 66%, and 60% of people believe vaccines will be readily available to them, up 2% * Notable differences between markets, particul...

2021-06-02 11:36 12667

OPAS: A Game-Changer in Post Covid-19 Landscape

PORTLAND, Ore., May 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- We believe that it's safe to say that Covid-19 will likely be one of the defining events of 2021, and it will further have implications that will keep surfacing for years to come. The situation is drastically changing, and the amount of people that are...

2021-05-31 09:00 1755

MTD Group takes part in the global effort to accelerate the COVID-19 vaccination, thanks to its new Low Dead Space syringes

LUGANO, Switzerland, May 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In delivering the COVID-19 global vaccination campaign, it is of paramount importance to be able to maximize the number of individuals that can benefit from the available vaccine vials. In particular, the use of low dead space (LDS) syringes can ...

2021-05-28 03:49 2122
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