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EU approves first vaccine against common respiratory virus
EU approves first vaccine against common respiratory virus
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The European Commission has followed the United States in approving the world's first vaccine for the Respiratory Syncytial Virus, to be used by adults aged 60 and over, its maker GlaxoSmithKline said Wednesday. GSK said RSV is "a common, contagious respiratory virus that leads to... approximately 20,000 in-hospital deaths each year in adults aged 60 years and over in Europe".

OECD slightly raises world GDP growth forecast to 2.7%
OECD slightly raises world GDP growth forecast to 2.7%
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The OECD slightly raised its growth outlook for the world economy on Wednesday as inflation eases and China has dropped Covid restrictions, but it warned the recovery faces a "long road". "The global economy is turning a corner but faces a long road ahead to attain strong and sustainable growth," OECD chief economist Clare Lombardelli wrote in the OECD's Economic Outlook.