LIVE TMW – Coronavirus, Pfizer and Moderna vaccine prices rise for the EU

19.45 – Today’s bulletin in Italy – The Civil protection has disclosed the data relating to the last 24 hours. 83,223 swabs were performed and 3,190 new COVID-19 positives were identified. The current positives are 93,017, 1,672 more than yesterday. In the last day, 20 people affected by Coronavirus have died for a total of 128,088 deaths since the beginning of the epidemic.

Currently positive: 93,017
Deaths: 128,088 (+20)
Discharged / Healed: 4,137,428 (+1,498)
Hospitalized: 2,319 (+135) of which in Intensive Care: 249 (+19)
Buffers: 77.795.178 (+83.223)
Total cases: 4,358,533 (+3,190, + 0.07%)

16.23 – Henderson tired after Covid, skips the tour in Scotland – Manchester United will have to renounce the goalkeeper Dean Henderson in the second phase of his pre-season retreat, to be held in Scotland. The English club explained the reasons in an official statement: “Dean Henderson will miss training in Scotland to continue his recovery after contracting a COVID-19 infection three weeks ago. The player suffers from prolonged fatigue and will soon return to football. to train”.

14.33 – Fiorentina, Nico Gonzalez in the hotel for 7 days of quarantine – Nicolas Gonzalez, after having undergone the swab, also completed the supplementary visits to complete the checks already carried out in Argentina during the retirement in the national team. Subsequently, the player went to the hotel where he will have to stay for 7 days, as required by the anti-Covid rules for those returning from South America. Of course, he can only go out to the sports center to train.

10.21 – The prices of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines rise for the EU – Prices of Pfizer and Moderna anti-Covid vaccines increase in the latest supply contracts with the European Union. The Financial Times reports this, citing excerpts from the contracts taken into consideration: the new price for Pfzier vaccines is 19.50 euros against the 15.50 of the previous supply while that of Moderna instead rises to 25.50 dollars per dose, above the $ 22.60 of the previous deal but less than the $ 28.50 initially expected after the order was expanded. The agreements, signed this year for a total of up to 2.1 billion doses by 2023, have been renegotiated – writes the FT – after the phase 3 tests.

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