Medicine

Greece, France and Italy supported President Biden's initiative to waive patents for the Covid-19 vaccine during an EU Summit

The European Commission has struck a deal with BioNTech/Pfizer to buy up to 1.8 billion additional doses of their COVID-19 vaccine

The Pfizer vaccine has shown remarkable efficacy in trials with 12-15 year old teenagers, with 100% effectiveness noted thus far.

The Greek CEO of Pfizer, Albert Bourla, has expressed his opposition to the proposed waiving of coronavirus vaccine patents. 

The White House announced Tuesday that it will distribute coronavirus vaccines according to demand, marking a shift in vaccine distribution.

On Wednesday Greece started using the single-dose Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine against the coronavirus to inoculate its citizens. 

On Monday, reports that the UK would not consider Greek islands as separate from the mainland for traveler quarantine regulations this summer emerged. 

Sotiris Tsiodras announced on Thursday that the country will begin taking part in clinical trials of a Covid-19 treatment out of Israel.

Pfizer is working towards developing a single pill that would work to cure Covid-19. The pill is currently in Phase One clinical trials.

Two acclaimed Greek scientists are leading the research on a breakthrough drug to treat a rare type of leukemia.

The European Commission is suing the pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca over the delay in providing vaccines to the Union.

The European Medicines Agency has concluded there’s a possible link between the AstraZeneca vaccine and rare forms of blood clotting.

The USFDA called for a halt to federally-sponsored inoculation campaigns using the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Elon Musk is developing a mobility-enhancing solution for people with paralysis and other neurological conditions and disabilities.

President Biden announced all adult Americans will be eligible to receive vaccines as of April 19, 2021, far ahead of schedule.