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...
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Covid vaccine could be cleared in multiple countries soon
The Novavax coronavirus vaccine could be cleared by regulators for use in multiple countries, including the U.S., in the coming months, the vaccine maker’s CEO said Monday. The company has filed...
5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday, Jan. 10
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Nasdaq, S&P 500 both set to drop for 5 straight sessions The Nasdaq logo is displayed at th...
Johnson & Johnson splitting itself up could come with some risks
Johnson & Johnson announced in November that it plans to spin off its consumer business into a new publicly traded company by November 2023. The news didn’t surprise Wall Street. “The ...
Universal flu vaccine may be next big Moderna, Pfizer mRNA development
Employees in special suits test the procedures for the manufacturing of the messenger RNA (mRNA) for the Covid-19 vaccine in German company BioNTech, in Marburg, Germany on March 29, 2021. Abdulhamid ...
Moderna CEO says fall booster shots will likely target omicron
Moderna is working on a booster shot that will target the omicron variant of Covid for this fall as nations around the world prepare to distribute annual vaccinations against the virus. “We are ...
Pfizer CEO says omicron vaccine will be ready in March
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...
‘Deltacron’ variant prompts doubts among experts as possible lab error
Covid lab technicians in India on Friday Jan. 7, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Global health experts are casting doubts over reports of a new possible Covid-19 mutation that appeared to b...
Cyprus reportedly discovers a Covid variant that combines omicron and delta
Staff at CSL are working in the lab on November 08, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia, where they will begin manufacturing AstraZeneca-Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine. Darrian Traynor | Getty Images A r...
Pfizer vaccine effective, protects against MIS-C, CDC says
Safeway pharmacist Ashley McGee fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 booster vaccination at a vaccination booster shot clinic on October 01, 2021 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty...
FDA shortens Moderna booster waiting period to 5 months for adults
A healthcare worker prepares a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a pop-up vaccination site operated by SOMOS Community Care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Manhattan in New York City, Janua...
Novak Djokovic thanks supporters; He’s ‘free to leave any time’, Australia minister says
Novak Djokovic of Serbia poses with the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup after winning the 2021 Australian Open Men’s Final, at Brighton Beach on February 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Andy Cheu...
Covid hospitalizations surge in New York City, but fewer patients are in the ICU
The number of New Yorkers in the hospital with Covid-19 is surging, but fewer of them are ending up in intensive care compared with prior waves — a sign that vaccines and the potentially milder omicro...
Moderna CEO says fourth Covid shot may be needed, citing efficacy issue
A nurse prepares a syringe with a dose of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Enfermera Isabel Zendal hospital in Madrid, Spain, July 23, 2021. Juan Medina | Reuters Moderna CEO Step...
It’s ‘a killer of people and jobs’
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a press conference on December 20, 2021 at the WHO headquarters in Geneva. Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Imag...
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Q1 2022 earnings
A person enters a Walgreens store in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walgreens Boots Alliance on Thursday exceeded analysts...
Commissioner on omicron cases, impact on Mumbai hospitals
People crowd not following social distancing norms amid Covid-19 pandemic at Juhu Beach, on January 2, 2022 in Mumbai, India. Pratik Chorge | Hindustan Times | Getty Images India’s financial hub...
Which countries are on track to meet the WHO Covid vaccination target?
A health worker prepares Pfizer vaccine boosters for clients on December 01, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Lisa Maree Williams | Getty Images The U.S. is among the countries projected to miss the WHOR...
What will be shut down starting Jan 7
Transparent barriers enforcing social distancing measures are seen on tables at a restaurant in Hong Kong, on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Roy Liu | Bloomberg via Getty Images From bars and pubs to sports...
CDC panel recommends Pfizer boosters for 12- to 15-year-olds amid omicron surge
A nurse gives Sherri Trimble, 15, a shot of the vaccine at a vaccination clinic at Health First Medical Centre in Melbourne, Florida. Paul Hennessy | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images The Cente...
Walmart cuts paid leave in half, as CDC guidance changes
An employee scans grocery items for pickup order at a Walmart Inc. store in Burbank, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walmart is cutting pandem...
Fauci says multiple preliminary studies find omicron is less severe than delta
NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci addresses the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, January 21, 2021. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters White H...
Drugstores struggle to keep Covid at-home tests in stock as omicron rages across U.S.
Health workers distribute free rapid at-home Covid-19 test kits at a vaccine clinic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S, on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. Hannah Beier | Bloomberg | Getty Images George Panagio...
Chicago cancels school after union votes for remote learning
Students leave Darwin Elementary in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, the first day back to school from winter break for Chicago Public Schools. Brian Cassella | Tribu...
Why Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm is so controversial
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm in June was heralded as a historic triumph in the fight against a disease that kills thousands o...
Verdict in case of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has lessons for investors
Sometimes an investment is too good to be true. Take Elizabeth Holmes’ health-care start-up, for example. On Monday, the founder and former CEO of Theranos was found guilty of four charges in he...
CDC adds testing guidance to shortened Covid isolation recommendation after facing criticism
People wait in line for COVID-19 testing at Kedren Community Health Center on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. Gary Coronado | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images The U.S. Centers for Disease...