The Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products, Swissmedic on Friday approved the use of the Pfizer vaccine for children aged 5-11. “Swissmedic has carefully examined all the data submitted with the application for an indication extension for the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech (Comirnaty®). The clinical trial results show that the vaccine is safe and effective in this age group … it […]
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US indicts 6 foreign nationals, Swiss firm over USD 60 m tax fraud
The US has indicted six foreign nationals and a Swiss company on charges of a conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by concealing assets and evading taxes of an amount greater than $ 60 million, the US Justice Department said in a release. “Audrey Strauss, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Stuart M Goldberg, Acting […]
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Swiss Muslims denounce ‘burqa ban’ proposal as referendum nears
Less than a year ago, Valentina made the decision to switch her headscarf for a niqab. “I feel better and safer wearing it,” she told Al Jazeera. “It is also an act of worship.” For the 32-year-old from Switzerland, who prefers to be identified by only her first name, wearing […]
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Swiss drugmaker in talks with UK govt to roll out Covid antibody test kits
Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG said on Wednesday it was in talks with the UK government to roll out its coronavirus antibody test kits in the country after Public Health England (PHE) found them reliable. PHE, which conducted an independent evaluation of Roche’s antibody test last week, said it found […]