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GSK beats forecasts on back of Covid and shingles treatments

British drugmaker confirms guidance for year in which it will spin-off its consumer goods division

Wed Apr 27 2022 - 17:06

Consumer stocks rise on ECB indications of speedy recovery

Kerry Group advances 1.7% after announcing €853m acquisition of food group Niacet

Mon Jun 21 2021 - 19:11

Covid-19: EU to receive over 1bn vaccines doses by end of September, says document

More than 1bn total doses would be sufficient to immunise entire population of bloc

Tue May 25 2021 - 10:58

Davy bids top €475m, Prepaid faces investigation, and Aer Lingus cuts

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Wed May 19 2021 - 06:45

Pandemic has shown the EU’s resilience, not its frailty

Europe’s Covid story has not yet been written, and it is possible a longer view might be more forgiving

Sat Apr 17 2021 - 01:00

EU approves single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Company to deliver 200m doses to EU with 600,000 to Republic between April and June

Thu Mar 11 2021 - 13:25

Experts recommend authorisation of Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose Covid-19 vaccine

EU has deal with company for millions of doses

Sat Feb 27 2021 - 00:59

EU looks to develop digital vaccine certificates

Non-essential travel strongly discouraged and 'open questions' over merits of system

Thu Feb 25 2021 - 21:05

How vaccine laggard CureVac hopes to come out on top

EU approval is likely to come around the middle of the year

Wed Feb 24 2021 - 10:25

Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker: How many people have been inoculated in Ireland?

Daily updates as Ireland embarks on largest inoculation programme in its history

Wed Feb 17 2021 - 11:00

EMA expects Johnson & Johnson to file for vaccine approval within days

New BioNTech production site will have capacity to produce 750m doses annually

Fri Feb 12 2021 - 21:26

EU regulator begins real-time review of CureVac vaccine

German group expects first data from pivotal trial in March or April

Fri Feb 12 2021 - 16:56

EU handling of Covid has had lots of lows but critics ignore things it got right

Perhaps most importantly, the pandemic is a lesson to EU to stick to things it’s good at

Sat Feb 06 2021 - 01:01

Everyone over 50 in Britain to be offered vaccine by May

Government target revealed in press release confirming May local elections will go ahead

Fri Feb 05 2021 - 19:59

Covid-19: Melbourne reimposes some curbs after positive case in quarantine hotel

World round-up: Cases and hospitalisations appear to be on downward trend in US

Thu Feb 04 2021 - 08:38

GSK, CureVac to develop next-generation Covid-19 vaccines

New vaccine will target several variants in one product

Wed Feb 03 2021 - 07:51

EU confirms Pfizer to deliver 75m extra vaccine doses

Additional supply part of deal announced by European Commission president last month

Mon Feb 01 2021 - 11:04

When will you be vaccinated? Four key questions

Planned vaccine rollout depends on supply – and that’s where doubt is creeping in

Thu Jan 28 2021 - 19:59

This Covid-19 lockdown must be the last - even if that means it lasts longer

Cliff Taylor: Battle we face before vaccine cavalry arrives is looking more difficult

Sat Jan 16 2021 - 06:00

What is Ireland’s plan for vaccinating people against Covid-19?

Q&A: What we know about approvals, supply and who will be prioritised for inoculation

Mon Jan 11 2021 - 16:27

EU paying less than US for supplies of Covid vaccine

Trading bloc now accounts for half of all agreed supplies of Pfizer vaccine

Sat Jan 09 2021 - 05:49

Covid vaccine could be conserved by excluding the already infected

People who have recovered from infection have already generated a protective immune response to the virus

Sat Jan 09 2021 - 05:39

Covid-19: 200m doses of Pfizer vaccine to be distributed across EU by September

Newly released timetable confirms bloc will need other vaccines to speed up inoculations

Mon Dec 28 2020 - 17:34

Cabinet approves purchase of 875,000 doses of Moderna vaccine

Taoiseach will give ‘some consideration’ for a dedicated Minister over roll-out strategy

Tue Dec 01 2020 - 17:34

Ireland to pay Denmark, Estonia €50m for ‘statistical’ renewable energy transfer

Cabinet agrees on several additional measures including Covid-19 vaccine purchases

Tue Nov 24 2020 - 21:43

The beginning of the end: 10 things to know about Covid-19 vaccines

Almost a year since Covid-19 emerged, there is a chink of light at the end of the tunnel

Tue Nov 24 2020 - 06:01

Vaccine contracts shrouded in secrecy despite massive public funding

Very little known about terms of contracts the EU has signed with pharma groups

Mon Nov 23 2020 - 12:57

Covid-19 vaccines: When will they be available and who will get them first?

Q&A - Everything we know so far about coronavirus vaccines

Thu Nov 19 2020 - 12:00

Covid-19: EU strikes deal for up to 405m doses of potential vaccine

Agreement takes the total number of vaccine supplies secured by bloc to nearly 2bn doses

Mon Nov 16 2020 - 21:18

Covid-19 vaccine makers lobby EU for legal protection

Vaccine development in covid-era has been accelerated

Wed Aug 26 2020 - 08:03

EU concludes talks with Moderna to supply Covid-19 vaccine

Member states will be able to buy up to 160m doses under potential agreement

Mon Aug 24 2020 - 16:30

Coronavirus nationalism: Fight for medical gear threatens to turn ugly

Reported US gazumping of deals angers Europe, which has its own internal wrangles

Tue Apr 07 2020 - 20:00

Inside the race to find drugs to treat Covid-19

Scientists are focusing on three main drug types

Thu Mar 26 2020 - 12:17

The science behind the race to develop a coronavirus vaccine

‘It could be ready in 12 to 18 months. That is great if it happens’

Thu Mar 26 2020 - 01:00