Bloomberg The first trials to deliberately infect people with the coronavirus to accelerate the development of vaccines could occur in the UK next year as part of an agreement reached by the government. Britain signed a contract with Open Orphan Plc and its London-based unit, hVivo, that paves the way for human challenge trials, the company said on Tuesday. The ...

Bloomberg Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government will ensure that all 1.3 billion Indian have access to a Covid-19 vaccine as soon it is ready and asked citizens to exercise caution ahead of the country’s traditional festival season to check a spike in infection in the world’s second-worst affected nation. “We have covered a long distance in the fight ...

Bloomberg The European Union’s (EU) first offering of social bonds was said to receive orders of more than 233 billion euros ($275 billion), a record in the euro area. The bloc looks set to raise 10 billion euros from the sale of 10-year debt via banks, according to a person familiar with the matter. That alone drew orders above 145 ...