BRUSSELS—In a stinging rebuke to pharma giant AstraZeneca on Wednesday, the European Union announced plans to negotiate a massive contract extension for Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, insisting the 27-nation bloc had to go with companies that had shown their value in the pandemic. “We need to focus on technologies that have proven their worth,” said EU…
EU Throws Weight Behind Pfizer/BioNTech and New Technology
April 14, 2021
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Biden Announces US Troops Will Be Withdrawn From Afghanistan
President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced that he will move to bring American troops in Afghanistan home after nearly 20 years and after his predecessor, former President Donald Trump, attempted to draw down troops several times. “We cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in Afghanistan hoping to create the ideal…
New Pathway to Residency for 90,000 Essential Workers and Graduates: Mendicino
OTTAWA—Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says his department is creating a new pathway to permanent residency for 90,000 essential workers and international graduates who are currently in Canada. Mendicino says the new policy will grant permanent status to temporary workers and graduates who possess the skills and experience the country needs to fight the pandemic and…
Longtime GOP Rep. Brady Won’t Seek Reelection
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) said on April 14 that he won’t seek reelection in 2022, after serving in the U.S. House since 1997. “I am retiring as your congressman. This term, my 13th, will be the last,” Brady, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee, told the Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce in…
Longtime Rep. Kevin Brady Not Seeking Another Term
A U.S. representative in office since 1997 will not run for another term in 2022, he announced on Wednesday. “I am retiring as your Congressman. This term, my 13th, will be the last,” Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) told the Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce in Houston. “I set out to give my constituents the representation you…
UK Expands COVID Vaccine Mix ‘n Match Trial to Include Moderna and Novavax
A UK study that is examining the effect of mixing different COVID-19 vaccines was expanded on Wednesday to include two more vaccines. The first round of the Comparing COVID-19 Vaccine Schedule Combinations (COM-COV) trial, which was launched in February, recruited 830 participants to trial combining the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine and the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. Now with the rollout…
McConnell Suggests He Doesn’t Want to Escalate Feud With Trump
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) appears to not want to escalate a spat between him and former President Donald Trump and did not directly answer a question about critical comments Trump reportedly made about him during a speech. Trump commented on McConnell’s leadership during a recent address to Republican donors over the past weekend,…
European Medicines Agency Approves AstraZeneca Vaccine, but Concerns Remain
Commentary Following 20 million AstraZeneca jabs so far administered in the UK there have been 79 blood clot cases recorded, from which 19 deaths have occurred. The UK government’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) concludes that roughly one in 100,000 young adults are likely to develop these types of blood clots after taking…
Gov. Ricketts Declares Nebraska a ‘Second Amendment Sanctuary State’
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts signed a proclamation that designates his state as a “Second Amendment Sanctuary State,” reaffirming the state’s support for gun rights. “Nebraska has always been a state that has supported our Second Amendment rights,” Ricketts said, according to a video of the signing event. “As a symbol of that support, I am signing a…
Governor Declares Nebraska a ‘Second Amendment Sanctuary State’
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts signed a proclamation saying his state is a “Second Amendment Sanctuary State,” meaning he will support gun rights. “Nebraska has always been a state that has supported our Second Amendment rights,” Ricketts said, according to a video of the signing event. “As a symbol of that support, I am signing a proclamation…
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