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China drops Paxlovid coverage despite rising COVID cases

Jan. 11, 2023

China's National Healthcare Security Administration will not be adding Pfizer Inc.'s COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid to its list of medicines covered by basic medical insurance schemes in the country, due to its high prices.

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Biopharma exempt from US reciprocal tariffs, but not untouched

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At first glance, it appears that biopharmaceuticals dodged the latest U.S. tariff bullet; med-tech, not so much. According to the executive order President Donald...

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