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Pfizer says no major tornado damage to drug manufacturing areas of North Carolina facility
In this aerial image, damage is seen to a Pfizer pharmaceutical factory after a tornado hit the facility two days earlier, on July 21, 2023 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Sean Rayford | Getty Images Pfizer on Friday said there does not appear to be major damage to the drug manufacturing areas of its plant […]
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Pfizer Group B strep vaccine for infants returns encouraging mid-stage trial results
Streptococcus agalactiae bacteria, responsible for vaginal and urinary tract infections and newborn infections including meningitis and septicemia. Optical microscopy view. Cavallini James | BSIP | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Pfizer on Wednesday said its experimental vaccine targeting the potentially deadly bacterial disease Group B Streptococcus returned strong mid-stage clinical trial results, a promising […]
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These low-cost stocks spend harmless and higher dividends
Discovering stocks shelling out superior and safe dividend yields is finding harder as recession fears trigger organizations to hoard funds. The overall dividend payment for companies in the S & P 500 fell 2.3% in the second quarter from the prior time period, the 1st decline following seven quarters of document payouts, according to S […]
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Biden administration to provide free Covid vaccines to uninsured Americans this fall through end of 2024
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 Leroy | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Biden administration on Thursday announced a program to provide free Covid vaccines to uninsured Americans through December 2024 after […]
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Biden administration asks Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax for ‘reasonable’ prices on updated Covid vaccines
A nurse prepares doses of the Pfizer vaccine on Dec. 30, 2021, during a COVID-19 vaccination event at Josephine’s Southern Cooking in Chatham, Illinois. Brian Cassella | Tribune News Service | Getty Images The Biden administration on Thursday urged Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax to price their updated Covid vaccines at a “reasonable” rate when they […]
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EU expands Wegovy, Ozempic probe over suicide risks to include other weight loss, diabetes drugs
In this photo illustration, boxes of the diabetes drug Ozempic rest on a pharmacy counter on April 17, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images The European Union’s drug regulator on Tuesday said it has broadened an investigation into the risk of suicidal thoughts and self-injury among patients taking Novo Nordisk‘s Ozempic, […]
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Few patients continue weight loss drugs like Wegovy after a year — but health costs soar for all
A selection of injector pens for the Wegovy weight loss drug are shown in this photo illustration in Chicago, Illinois, March 31, 2023. Jim Vondruska | Reuters Only around one-third of patients prescribed weight loss drugs such as Novo Nordisk‘s blockbuster injection Wegovy continued to take it a year later — but total health-care costs […]
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Novavax stock spikes 20% after company snags $350 million from Canada for unused Covid shots
Nikos Pekiaridis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Novavax shares jump on news of a settlement payment from the Canadian government. It’s unclear how many doses of Novavax’s jab – its only commercially available product after 35 years – went unused. Under the amended agreement, Novavax will also provide Canada with […]
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A.I. could mean a ‘decade of health care is upon us.’ Here are some stock picks
Investors hoping to capture more upside from artificial intelligence could turn to a sector that’s underperformed this year, and maybe not immediately associated with AI: Health care. A handful of large tech names surged in the first half thanks to a mania for all things tied to artificial intelligence. Apple, for example, last week closed […]
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Moderna strikes deal to develop mRNA drugs in China
Nikos Pekiaridis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Moderna on Wednesday said it struck a deal with Chinese officials to research, develop and manufacture messenger RNA medicines in the country, despite rising tensions between the U.S. and China. The Massachusetts-based biotech company signed a memorandum of understanding and a related land collaboration deal to develop drugs […]
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