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Prices of almost 100 medicines hiked up to 262%

PM's aide on health says prices had to be bumped up slightly, 'just enough to make sure they are available to common people' from The News International - Health https://ift.tt/2FZQWdB

EU signs deal to acquire 200mn doses of potential COVID-19 vaccine

To defeat coronavirus anywhere, we need to defeat it everywhere, says European Commission from The News International - Health https://ift.tt/32fxbH2

South Korea to mass-produce antibody treatment for coronavirus this month

The country's drug ministry is currently reviewing phase 2/3 clinical tests for the antibody-based treatment from The News International - Health https://ift.tt/336hfGB

Sanofi shelves trial of COVID-19 drug after inconclusive results

Sanofi says neither it nor its American partner "envisage further clinical tests of Kevzara for the treatment of COVID-19 from The News International - Health https://ift.tt/32Fc7ca

IMB says if drastic measures not adopted then polio could be worse in six months

Report says Pakistan is at risk of wild poliovirus cases reaching 500 by end of 2020 and vaccine-derived poliovirus cases reaching 1,000 from The News International - Health https://ift.tt/2QB1Ism

WHO to declare Africa polio-free today

Polio was endemic around world until vaccine was found in 1950s, though it remained out of reach for many poorer countries from The News International - Health https://ift.tt/3huY8fd

COVID-19: WHO advises masks for children over 12

UNICEF, WHO convened a group of experts to review limited data available on children's contribution to spread of COVID-19 from The News International - Health https://ift.tt/3j72g5o