Coronavirus
Pfizer swings to quarterly loss due to Paxlovid, Covid vaccine write-offs
CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images Pfizer on Tuesday reported a narrower than expected loss for the third quarter as the drugmaker recorded charges largely related to struggles for its Covid antiviral treatment Paxlovid and Covid vaccine. Pfizer said that it recorded a $5.6 billion charge for inventory write-offs in the third quarter due […]
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He frequented each and every place in the globe — without having traveling. Here is how considerably it price tag
Danish traveler Torbjorn Pedersen claims he is the initially particular person to stop by each individual nation in the planet — with out traveling. It really is a feat that took 10 a long time to attain — with common costs of about $20 a day, he stated. “In some international locations like Singapore, I […]
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Pfizer to price Covid drug Paxlovid at $1,390 per course
Paxlovid, Pfizer’s antiviral medication to treat the coronavirus disease, is displayed in this picture taken on Oct. 7, 2022. Wolfgang Rattay | Reuters Pfizer will price a five-day course of its Covid antiviral drug Paxlovid at $1,390 when the company starts to transition it to the commercial market later this year. A company spokesperson on […]
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Novavax’s updated Covid vaccine can still catch up to Pfizer, Moderna shots this fall
A health worker prepares a dose of the Novavax vaccine as the Dutch Health Service Organization starts with the Novavax vaccination program on March 21, 2022 in The Hague, Netherlands. Patrick Van Katwijk | Getty Images Americans can finally get their hands on Novavax‘s newest Covid vaccine after U.S. regulators greenlighted the shot this week. […]
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FDA approves updated Novavax Covid vaccine as Pfizer, Moderna shots roll out in U.S.
A vial labelled “Novavax V COVID-19 Vaccine” is seen in this illustration taken January 16, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Novavax‘s updated Covid vaccine under emergency use, putting the shot on track to roll out weeks after new jabs from Pfizer and Moderna reached Americans. Novavax’s new […]
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U.S. will again offer free at-home Covid tests starting Monday
Covid-19 home test kits are pictured in a store window during the Covid-19 pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, Jan. 19, 2022. Carlo Allegri | Reuters The Biden administration on Wednesday said it will resume offering free at-home Covid tests to American households Monday as the virus gains a stronger foothold nationwide. […]
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Fall Covid shot rollout gets off to a bumpy start as some patients see insurance delays
Pharmacist Ani Martirosyan administers an immunization to a patient at a CVS on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023 in Glendale, CA. Brian Van Der Brug | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images The rollout of a new round of Covid vaccines in the U.S. is off to a bumpy start as some patients report delays in […]
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CDC advisors recommend updated Covid vaccines for all Americans ages 6 months and up
A vial of the Moderna coronavirus booster vaccine targeting BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants is pictured at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, Sept. 8, 2022. Hannah Beier | Reuters An independent advisory panel to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday recommended that all Americans ages 6 months and up receive updated Covid […]
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FDA approves updated Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna as hospitalizations rise
A health-care worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in the Peabody Institute Library in Peabody, Massachusetts, Jan. 26, 2022. Vanessa Leroy | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved updated Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, putting the shots on track to reach […]
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Moderna says updated Covid vaccine was effective against highly mutated BA.2.86 variant in trial
Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images Moderna‘s new Covid vaccine produced a strong immune response against BA.2.86, a highly mutated omicron variant that health officials are watching closely, according to clinical trial data the biotech company released Wednesday. The updated shot produced an 8.7-fold increase in protective antibodies against BA.2.86, which has been detected […]
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