The Biden administration plans to begin administering COVID-19 booster shots to Americans as early as mid or late September, pending authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a source familiar with the discussions told Reuters late on Monday.
Investment banks in South Korea have pocketed record fees from equity underwriting this year thanks to a boom in initial public offerings (IPOs), data showed - and bankers are betting a buzzing deal pipeline means a continued near-term surge.
French health authorities said on Monday the total number of people hospitalised for COVID-19 stood at 10,151, going over 10,000 for the first time since June 22.
The risk of Bell's Palsy, a type of facial paralysis, is higher after Sinovac Biotech Ltd's (SVA.O) COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac, but should not be a deterrent to vaccination, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.