Nektar stops clinical trials for key cancer drug, shares tumble

April 14 (Reuters) – Nektar Therapeutics said on Thursday it had stopped all trials involving its...

Poorer nations shun AstraZeneca COVID vaccine – document

Summary * Demand for AZ vaccines via COVAX similar to Chinese shots * COVAX has allocated...

Vaccines have halved Italy’s COVID-19 death toll, study shows

MILAN, April 13 (Reuters) – Vaccines against COVID-19 have roughly halved the death toll from the...

Taiwan says it’s at only early stage of COVID outbreak, cases will rise

TAIPEI, April 13 (Reuters) – Taiwan is in only the early stages of a COVID-19 outbreak...

Britain widens access to Pfizer’s COVID antiviral drug through trial

LONDON, April 12 (Reuters) – Britain will expand access to Pfizer’s (PFE.N) oral antiviral COVID-19 treatment...

Philadelphia to reimpose indoor mask mandate in public spaces

(Reuters) – Philadelphia will again require masks in indoor public settings such as restaurants, schools and...