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@AmeshAA shared
On Oct 3, 2022
China could just allow companies to sell their vaccine there without turning over IP or requiring the use of a Chinese partner. https://t.co/ymiInccEJw
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Moderna refused China request to reveal vaccine technology, Financial Times reports

Moderna refused China request to reveal vaccine technology, Financial Times reports

Moderna Inc has refused to hand over to China the core intellectual property behind the development of its COVID-19 vaccine, leading to a collapse in negotiations on its sale there, the ...

@Reuters shared
On Sep 29, 2022
China Walvax's mRNA COVID vaccine obtains first approval overseas https://t.co/MnjUnzJFAw https://t.co/LpOEgMjlZl
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China Walvax's mRNA COVID vaccine obtains first approval overseas

China Walvax's mRNA COVID vaccine obtains first approval overseas

The Indonesian food and drugs agency (BPOM) said on Thursday it has approved the emergency use of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Walvax Biotechnology .

@AmeshAA shared
On Sep 29, 2022
Merck agrees to allow Sinopharm to sell molnupiravir COVID drug in China https://t.co/npaVbFBdPw
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Merck agrees to allow Sinopharm to sell molnupiravir COVID drug in China

Merck agrees to allow Sinopharm to sell molnupiravir COVID drug in China

Drugmaker Merck & Co said on Wednesday that it agreed to allow China's Sinopharm to distribute and import its COVID-19 antiviral molnupiravir in China if the drug is approved for use there.

@Reuters shared
On Sep 30, 2022
The Hong Kong government said it aims to ease some coronavirus curbs in an orderly way as pandemic trends in the Asia financial hub were continuing to stabilize https://t.co/EFCJal0IXj
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Hong Kong government to further ease coronavirus measures

Hong Kong government to further ease coronavirus measures

The Hong Kong government said on Friday it aims to ease some coronavirus curbs in an orderly way as pandemic trends in the Asia financial hub were continuing to stabilise.

@JohnsHopkins shared
On Oct 3, 2022
"We were just working around the clock for that year," said Lauren Gardner, whose team created the COVID-19 dashboard that became a global resource. Gardner the 2022 Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award this week for her work on the dashboard: https://t.co/2noJma7qaZ
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This COVID-19 tracker changed how we saw the pandemic. Its creator fears it won’t be useful much longer

This COVID-19 tracker changed how we saw the pandemic. Its creator fears it won’t be useful much longer

The creator of the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 dashboard has won the Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award for changing the way we view the pandemic.

@guardian shared
On Sep 27, 2022
Apple shifts some iPhone 14 production from China to India https://t.co/qGIRZRWSKR
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Apple shifts some iPhone 14 production from China to India

Apple shifts some iPhone 14 production from China to India

Move taken against background of China’s Covid lockdowns and geopolitical tensions between Beijing and Washington

@Reuters shared
On Sep 30, 2022
On @Breakingviews: 📖@crmiller1's 'Chip War' describes America's frantic efforts to stay ahead of China on semiconductors. Both have policy and trade weapons ready. That may mean collateral damage to companies and other countries, says columnist @mak_robyn https://t.co/P0HPDJ6vWb https://t.co/kdY5cNBdkV
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Review: U.S.-China tech fight leaves global losers

Review: U.S.-China tech fight leaves global losers

No product has played such an outsized role in shaping the global economy and the balance of military power as semiconductors. Yet for years the $556 billion industry attracted scant ...

@bmj_latest shared
On Oct 2, 2022
RT @SherylHendriks: Our @bmj_latest paper describes the 3Cs disrupting food systems and the 5 interrelated mediators. Every public policy choice has opportunities, threats, and trade-offs https://t.co/8D6JCFnnUY. #WISHQatar2022. https://t.co/STf5nSp7hi
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Global environmental climate change, covid-19, and conflict threaten food security and nutrition

Global environmental climate change, covid-19, and conflict threaten food security and nutrition

Sheryl L Hendriks and colleagues describe the global risks and vulnerabilities associated with health, food security, and nutrition September 2021 saw the United Nations Food Systems ...