Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin was also cited by media as saying some of those syrups were produced locally. Some medicinal syrups available in Indonesia contained ingredients linked to fatal acute kidney injury (AKI) in children, its health minister said on Thursday, as it investigates a spike in cases and 99 child deaths this year. Indonesia finds medicines with ingredients linked to fatal child kidney injury That is four times more than the 49 infections detected in the previous 10-day period. The city of 21 million people on Thursday reported 18 new locally transmitted cases for the previous day, bringing the tally for the past 10 days to 197. Last year, many on Wall Street were estimating the number of COVID-19 shots would be in line with the annual flu vaccine, which is the vaccine market leader with more than 160 million shots per year in the United States and 600 million shots globally.Ĭhinese capital steps up COVID measures as cases quadrupleĬhina's capital, Beijing, has dialed up measures to stop COVID, strengthening public checks and locking down some residential compounds after a quadrupling of its case load in recent weeks, just as a key Communist Party congress entered full swing. With fewer shots needed, vaccine makers including Pfizer Inc, partner BioNTech SE, rival Moderna Inc and Novavax Inc could have to hike prices as much as three times current levels if they hope to meet Wall Street revenue forecasts for the shots for 2023 and beyond, several analysts said. With most Americans delaying or skipping new COVID-19 booster shots, analysts and investors are now predicting far fewer will be given each year, pushing the number of shots well below annual flu vaccinations. Lukin said she expects the vaccine - currently provided for free to all by the government - will be made available at no cost to people who have private insurance or government-paid insurance.Īnalysis-Falling demand for COVID boosters puts price hikes on the table Pfizer Inc expects to roughly quadruple the price of its COVID-19 vaccine to about $110 to $130 per dose after the United States government's current purchase program expires, Pfizer executive Angela Lukin said on Thursday. COVID vaccine price to $110-$130 per dose That compared with 962 new cases a day earlier – 211 symptomatic and 751 asymptomatic infections, which China counts separately. 20, of which 214 were symptomatic and 783 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Friday. Devdiscourse News Desk | Updated: 21-10-2022 10:35 IST | Created: 21-10-2022 10:30 IST Representative Image Image Credit: ANIįollowing is a summary of current health news briefs.Ĭhina reports 997 new COVID cases for Oct 20 vs 962 a day earlierĬhina reported 997 new COVID-19 infections on Oct.
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