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Norges globale helseambassadør valgt inn i det amerikanske medisinske vitenskapsakademiet

Category: Business News

Norges globale helseambassadør, John-Arne Røttingen, er valgt inn som ett av ti nye internasjonale medlemmer i det amerikanske medisinske akademiet (National Academy of Medicine) i 2021. Begrunnelsen for utnevnelsen er Røttingens innsats for å stimulere til innovasjon for å møte store folkehelsebehov. Akademiet trekker særlig frem Røttingens innsats i etableringen av vaksineutviklingskoalisjonen Cepi med hovedkvarter i Norge. Koalisjonen har […]

Source: Regjeringen

Google Launches a New Medical App—Outside the US

Category: Business News

BILLIONS OF TIMES each year, people turn to Google’s web search box for help figuring out what’s wrong with their skin. Now, Google is preparing to launch an app that uses image recognition algorithms to provide more expert and personalized help. A brief demo at the company’s developer conference last month showed the service suggesting several possible skin conditions based on uploaded photos. Machines […]

Source: Wired

U.S. to Buy Hundreds of Millions of Doses of Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine to Donate to the World

Category: Business News

The Biden administration is buying 500 million doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine to donate to the world as the United States dramatically increases its efforts to help vaccinate more of the global population, three people familiar with the plans said Wednesday. The first 200 million doses will be distributed this year, with the subsequent 300 million shared in the […]

Source: The Washington Post

Patentrettigheter på koronavaksiner: Positive signaler fra USA

Category: Business News

– Det er veldig positivt at USA nå signaliserer at de vil engasjere seg for å finne en løsning i forbindelse med patentrettigheter på koronavaksiner som er mindre vidtrekkende enn forslaget som opprinnelig lå på bordet, og som det var stor uenighet om, sier utenriksminister Ine Eriksen Søreide – Norge har hele tiden arbeidet for […]

Source: Regjeringen.no

Published: May 5, 2021

Norway to introduce vaccine certificates in June

Category: Business News

Norway will introduce verifiable vaccine certificates in early June, allowing holders to gain admittance to events held in Norway, with an updated, EU-compliant version to be rolled out in late June, Prime Minister Erna Solberg said on Wednesday.

Source: Reuters

Published: May 5, 2021