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When thinking about Slovenian animals, most would consider bees, bears and Lipizzan horses, but an exhibition of prehistoric fossil bones and teeth is adding animals such as macaque monkeys, giant hyenas and Merck's rhinos to the list.

The exhibition Early Ice Age in Slovenian Lands: New Discoveries opened on 17 June at the Notranjska Regional Museum in Postojna.

Merck’s pill is also under review by the EMA

In six EU countries, less than 55 percent of adults are vaccinated against covid, and this poses a threat to other European countries, said EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides.

Ljubljana – Slovenia’s national medical ethics committee has no reservations towards Lagevrio, a medicine also known as molnupiravir. The committee maintains that the drug brings significant progress in fighting the coronavirus epidemic, as it prevents a severe course of Covid-19 or death.

Merck’s Vice President said it might create problems for some patients taking drugs for other medical conditions

Professor Panagis Galiatsatos, a professor of pulmonary medicine and critical care at Johns Hopkins, has projected that the COVID-19 pandemic will last another 6-8 months, but once it ends the virus will remain with us.

On Friday, the EU medicines supervisor said countries could use Merck's covid pill in emergencies caused by the growing number of cases before treatment is officially approved across the bloc.

The Ministry of Health will propose to the Council of Ministers to extend the epidemic situation by 4 to 6 months. The current horizon is November 30. In December we are waiting for deliveries of drugs against COVID.

This was announced by the line minister Stoycho Katsarov today, having previously reported the result of the implementation of the current measures.

Greece's Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Technology will receive the first batch of monoclonal antibodies today.

The 2,000 doses that will be delivered have been allotted to Greece in the framework of the EU's procurement programme.

At the same time, the procedures for the supply of the antiviral pill of the Merck company are progressing