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Meta says employees no longer need Covid boosters to come to U.S. offices
Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Facebook parent Meta Platforms will stop insisting that employees have Covid booster shots in order to come to its facilities in the U.S., a spokesperson confirmed to CNBC on Friday. Technology companies have begun the process of luring their workers back to their corporate campuses. Meta, as well as Microsoft, […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Wednesday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Wall Street looks lower after logging a multiday winning streak Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 29, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures pointed to a lower open Wednesday, one day after the Dow Jones […]
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FDA authorizes fourth Pfizer Covid vaccine dose for people age 50 and older
The Food and Drug Administration has authorized a fourth Pfizer Covid vaccine dose for everyone age 50 and older, amid uncertainty over whether an even more contagious version omicron will cause another wave of infection in the U.S. as it has in Europe and China. Pfizer, in a statement on Tuesday, said the FDA also […]
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Moderna wants to give FDA ‘flexibility’ in deciding eligibility for 4th Covid shot, CEO says
Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel told CNBC on Thursday the drugmaker wanted to provide U.S. regulators “flexibility” in determining eligibility for a fourth Covid vaccine dose. Moderna submitted its application last week for a so-called second booster, asking the Food and Drug Administration to clear the additional shot for all Americans ages 18 and up. The biotech […]
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Moderna Covid vaccine for kids under 6 years old was up to 44% effective against omicron infection
With her husband Stephen by her side Erin Shih hugs her children Avery 6, and Aidan, 11, after they got their second Moderna COVID-19 vaccines at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center on Friday, June 25, 2021. Sarah Reingewirtz | MediaNews Group | Getty Images Moderna’s two-dose Covid vaccine was about 44% effective at preventing […]
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AstraZeneca takes stake in a start-up that helps doctors conduct clinical trials virtually
Medical syringes and small figurines of people are seen in front of the AstraZeneca logo displayed on a screen. On Saturday, March 26, 2021, in Dublin, Ireland. NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty Images LONDON — AstraZeneca said Wednesday it has invested in Huma, a U.K.-based medical technology start-up, as part of a broader commercial tie-up […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Nike, Pfizer, Alibaba, Carnival, GameStop and more
A man with Nike bags talks on the phone in front of a Nike store as Black Friday sales begin at The Outlet Shoppes of the Bluegrass in Simpsonville, Kentucky, November 26, 2021. Jon Cherry | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Nike — Shares of Nike jumped 3.2% after the […]
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Pfizer to supply 4 million Covid antiviral treatments to poorer nations through UNICEF
Paxlovid, a Pfizer’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pill, is seen manufactured in Ascoli, Italy, in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on November 16, 2021. Pfizer | Handout | via Reuters Pfizer will supply up to 4 million courses of its oral Covid-19 treatment to dozens of poorer nations under an agreement with the United […]
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Health experts predict uptick in U.S. Covid cases due to new BA.2 variant
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 Capitol Hill on January 11, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Getty Images U.S. health experts are warning an emerging, highly contagious Covid omicron variant, […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: GameStop, Tesla, FedEx and more
Shoppers wait for a GameStop store to open on at the Tysons Corner Center, in Tysons, Virginia, November 27, 2020. Hannah McKay | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Friday. GameStop — Shares of the video game retailer gained about 2%, erasing big overnight losses, as investors looked past the company’s […]
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