Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House Chief Medical Advisor and Director of the NIAID, responds to questions from Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) at a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on...
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Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla received $24.3 million in total compensation for 2021
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla addresses a press conference after a visit to oversee the production of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine at the factory of U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer in Puurs, Bel...
UK Covid cases are back on the rise as travel restrictions dropped
Shoppers walking along Oxford Street in London on Dec. 21, 2021. Tolga Akmen | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — Cases of Covid-19 are rising once again in the U.K., according to the latest figures from the...
Merck’s Keytruda reduced risk of disease recurrence or death in early lung cancer patients by 24%
Stefanie Joho, 27, stands for a portrait at the home of a friend in Penn Valley, PA on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. Joho, who was diagnosed with colon cancer at 22 years old, has been in remission since Febr...
Biden taps Dr. Ashish Jha as Covid response head, succeeds Jeff Zients
Dr. Ashish Jha is pictured in Providence, RI on Dec. 3, 2020. Jonathan Wiggs | Boston Globe | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Thursday named Dr. Ashish Jha as his new Covid-19 response coordinator...
Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel has sold more than $400 million of company stock during the pandemic
Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel Steven Ferdman | Getty Images Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel has sold $408 million in company stock since the beginning of the pandemic — averaging roughly $3.6 million a week...
Vaccine inequity is economically self-defeating: WHO Foundation CEO
The CEO of the WHO Foundation has told CNBC that the global economy will lose “trillions of dollars” if more Covid-19 vaccines aren’t delivered worldwide. Anil Soni, who became the F...
White House says U.S. will run out of money to fight pandemic
A healthcare worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in the Peabody Institute Library in Peabody, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. Vanessa Ler...
Is omicron subvariant BA.2 to blame for rising Covid cases?
A doctor monitors a Covid-19 patient in the Covid-19 intensive care unit of the community hospital in Germany on April 28, 2021. RONNY HARTMANN | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — Covid cases are rising in ...
Leaders of NATO countries discuss plans to meet in Brussels next week, officials say
A view of a meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) at the level of Foreign Ministers gather at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels, March 4, 2022. Olivier Douliery | Reuters The heads of state repr...
Vaccine maker stocks rise as China battles worst Covid outbreak since 2020
Health workers dressed in protective clothing give nucleic acid tests to men at a mass testing site to prevent COVID-19 on March 14, 2022 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images Shares of the m...
China ‘very vulnerable’ to omicron spread despite ‘zero-Covid policy’
Low levels of natural immunity are complicating China’s efforts to limit spread during its recent surge in cases of the new Covid omicron BA.2 subvariant, Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Monday....
Anthony Fauci warns not to forget pandemic
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, arrives for a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss the on-going federal r...
5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures rise with Russia-Ukraine war, Fed in focus A view of the New York Stock Exchange ...
Fertility benefits are the new work perk
Halfpoint Images | Moment | Getty Images When Priya and her husband discovered they were infertile, it cost them $20,000 and years of intrusive treatment to conceive their daughter. A couple of years ...
Pfizer planning to submit data on 4th Covid shot soon, while working on vaccine for all variants
Pfizer plans to submit data to the Food and Drug Administration for a fourth Covid shot soon, and it’s working on a vaccine that protects against all coronavirus variants, CEO Albert Bourla told...
Jones Soda unveils cannabis-infused sodas under new brand
Jones Soda’s cannabis offshoot, Mary Jones Source: Jones Soda Meet Mary Jones, the new brand from Jones Soda that will feature cannabis-infused sodas, gummies and syrups. It’s a bold step ...
Covid declared a pandemic two years ago. Health experts warn it’s still not over
Medical staff treat a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Providence Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, California, January 25, 2022. Shannon Stapleton | Reu...
Moderna CEO’s golden parachute soared by hundreds of millions over the pandemic
Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel Steven Ferdman | Getty Images Moderna’s board of directors approved a golden parachute for CEO Stephane Bancel worth more than $926 million at the end of last year, u...
NYC Health Commissioner Chokshi says Covid pandemic has left U.S. with new epidemic of loneliness
Dr. Dave Chokshi is the Commissioner of New York City’s Department of Health & Mental Hygiene. As another Covid-19 wave recedes across the country, the full toll of the pandemic on our emoti...
5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday, March 7
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Dow futures cut sharp losses as $130 crude comes a bit off the boil Traders work on the floor o...
New Jersey governor hopes mask mandates in schools done forever
Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy told CNBC on Monday he’s hopeful the state’s school mask mandate will remain a policy of the past, suggesting it’s part of a shift toward livin...
U.S. far from normal with Covid deaths much higher than flu: report
Nurse practitioner Deborah Beauplan administers a COVID-19 swab test at a drive-thru testing site set up for Suffolk County, New York. Newsday | Getty Images The U.S. has a long way to go before the p...
Moderna reaches preliminary agreement to build Covid vaccine manufacturing plant in Africa
A health official prepares a syringe with the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine prior to administering it during a mass Covid-19 vaccination drive in Nairobi on September 17, 2021. Simon Maina | AFP | Getty Im...
U.S. will defend NATO Baltic states against Russia, Blinken says
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks to U.S. Embassy staff at the Vilnius Rotuse in Vilnius, Lithuania March 7, 2022. Olivier Douliery | Reuters Secretary of State Anthony Blinken o...
New Jersey will end omicron health emergency, NYC to lift indoor vaccine mandate
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy speaks to volunteers as he meets with Newark Mayor Ras Baraka during the gubernatorial election in Newark, New Jersey, November 2, 2021. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters New Jer...
Pfizer, Moderna project $51 billion in combined vaccine sales this year
Vials with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine labels are seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Pfizer and Moderna expect $51 bill...
More than 90% of U.S. population can ditch facemasks under CDC Covid guidance
US President Joe Biden holds up a KN95 mask as he delivers an update on his Administrations whole-of-government COVID-19 surge response at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 13, 2022. Jim W...
WHO says war in Ukraine will increase Covid transmission
People carry their suitcases as they arrive in Poland after crossing a border check point on February 27, 2022 in Kroscienko, Poland. Omar Marques | Getty Images The WHO on Wednesday said the mass dis...