Africa wants own vaccine plants to avoid missing out on shots
Rwanda, South Africa and Senegal are among countries calling for the establishment of full vaccine-manufacturing plants to prepare for future pandemics after Africa found itself…
Nikola beats estimates, details additional SEC probe inquiry
Nikola Corp. posted a narrower-than-expected loss for its latest quarter as the troubled electric-vehicle startup ramped up testing of its debut battery-electric semi trucks and…
Saudi Arabia halts some Brazil poultry including JBS plants
Saudi Arabia suspended poultry imports from 11 processing plants in Brazil, including seven owned by meat giant JBS SA, according to a list published on…
Egg cartons on backorder as packaging woes roil supply chain
The packaging backlog in the U.S. is so bad it’s delaying the rollout of new eggs.
Pharma has limited legal options if vaccine patents waived
A potential World Trade Organization waiver of patent and trade secret protections for Covid-19 vaccines would leave pharmaceutical companies with limited legal avenues to recover…
EU splits on Covid-patent waivers to cast doubt on US plan
Spain backed a U.S. proposal to waive intellectual property rights for coronavirus vaccines, breaking ranks with Germany and complicating efforts by the European Union to…
Big airlines pull back from oil hedging after losing billions
Some of the world’s biggest airlines are shrinking their mammoth fuel-hedging programs after losing billions of dollars in derivatives markets last year.
WTO wades into vaccine feud as Merkel, pharma balk at Biden plan
The pharmaceutical companies hate it. The Biden administration is embracing it. Now, finding common ground for wider distribution of Covid-19 vaccines in poorer countries falls…
Biden ramps up pressure on drugmakers with vaccine-patent gambit
President Joe Biden stunned European allies and the pharmaceutical industry when his administration announced support Wednesday for international talks on waiving patent protections for Covid-19…
Air Canada pleads with Trudeau for plan to relax travel rules
Flush with bailout funds, Air Canada called on the government of its home country to lay out a plan for reopening borders as vaccination progresses.
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