The company defended its claims of 79 percent efficacy for its coronavirus shot and said it would release more up-to-date trial results within 48 hours. LONDON — The announcement this week that the AstraZeneca shot, the workhorse of global vaccine rollouts, had achieved nearly 80 percent efficacy in a gold-standard …
Read More »European Countries Suspend Use of AstraZeneca Shots Over Worries About Blood Clots
Millions of people have received the vaccine without safety problems, and there is no evidence of any causal link between the vaccine and blood clots. Health authorities in three European countries on Thursday suspended use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine because of concerns that it might increase the risk of blood clots, …
Read More »European Leaders Weigh New Lockdowns as Cases Rise
This briefing has ended. Click here for the latest updates. Here’s what you need to know: California, as its infection rate declines, becomes the first state to top 700,000 known cases. European leaders weigh new lockdowns as alarming caseloads return. Universities are struggling to rein in their Greek systems, as …
Read More »European Games BizDev Gathering seeks to keep deals and money flowing during pandemic
With big gaming events getting delayed or canceled, Hendrik Lesser decided to do an online event targeted at business development professionals in the European game industry. The result is this week’s European Games BizDev Gathering. More than 400 people are registered to attend the online-only event on May 13 and …
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