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Covid-19: Sanofi backpedals on US vaccine priority after French outrage
French drugmaker Sanofi said on Thursday it would ensure a future vaccine against Covid-19 reaches all regions of the world at the same time, a day after its CEO angered the French government by saying the US would enjoy priority access.
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Your money, your right? France disputes PRIVILEGED ACCESS to Covid-19 vaccine for US
Pharmaceutical giant Sanofi should not give the US first access to its Covid-19 vaccine, Secretary of State for Economy Agnes Pannier-Runacher has said, urging that the firm make the treatment available to all countries.
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Focus on Covid-19, France tells China after Taiwan arms deal threat
France dismissed Chinese warnings on Wednesday about selling arms to Taiwan, saying it was implementing existing deals and that China and other countries should focus on battling the coronavirus pandemic instead.
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Germany to begin easing border restrictions, wants ‘free travel’ by mid-Jun
Germany wants to end by the middle of next month checks at land borders introduced to fight the coronavirus as infection rates slow, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said Wednesday.