Tag: Biotech and Pharmaceuticals

WHO says omicron Covid variant detected in 38 countries, early data suggests it’s more contagious than delta

Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty ImagesThe World Health Organization on Friday said the omicron Covid-19 variant has been detected in 38 countries, up...

Moderna says an omicron variant vaccine could be ready in early 2022

A registered nurse applies a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Sarasota Hospital worker Larry Hammers, 62, at the Sarasota Memorial Hospital in...

Moderna resubmits its application to the FDA to authorize Covid boosters for all adults

The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.Paul Hennessy | LightRocket | Getty ImagesModerna refiled its application to the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday to approve vaccine...

Michio Kaku calls nuclear fusion test at national lab ‘giant step toward the holy grail of energy research’

Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku lauded a recent nuclear fusion experiment at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory."This is a giant step toward the holy grail of...

Large shareholder group calls for a board overhaul at pharma company CytoDyn

Young chemist working with chemical substances during scientific experiment in laboratory.skynesher | E+ | Getty ImagesCompany: CytoDyn Inc. (CYDY)Business: CytoDyn is a late-stage biotechnology...

The FDA reportedly forces J&J to scrap about 60 million doses of its Covid vaccine

A detail of Janssen Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine that is not currently being given out because it has been put on hold.Allen J....

Covid variant from South Africa was able to ‘break through’ Pfizer vaccine in Israeli study

An Israeli health worker of the Maccabi Healthcare Services prepares to administer a dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine on February 24, 2021 in Tel...

WHO says more than 87% of the world’s Covid vaccine supply has gone to higher-income countries

Wealthy countries have received the vast majority of the world's supply of Covid-19 vaccine doses, while poor countries have obtained less than 1%, the...

Covid cases are rising and hospitalizations have plateaued even as vaccinations increase

Emergency Medical Technician Lenny Fernandez, Medical Assistant Rodnay Moore and Physician Assistant-Certified Calvin Davis, left to right, prepare doses of the Pfizer COVID vaccine...

Johnson & Johnson CEO on Merck vaccine partnership: ‘Extraordinary times take extraordinary efforts’

Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky discussed Tuesday the company's unprecedented partnership with rival Merck to boost production of its Covid-19 vaccine."Extraordinary times take...

Texas, Mississippi lift Covid restrictions and mask mandates, despite CDC warnings

Greg Abbott, governor of Texas, speaks during an Operation Warp Speed vaccine summit at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Dec. 8,...

President Joe Biden urges states to vaccinate teachers, school staff this month

Letetsia A. Fox, Chapter President Los Angeles 500 of the California School Employees Association receives her first COVID-19 Moderna vaccination shot from registered nurse...

Biden says Merck will help make Johnson & Johnson’s Covid vaccine

President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that pharmaceutical giant Merck will help make Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine.The decision comes as the administration works to...

U.S. supply of Covid vaccine to substantially increase next month, manufacturers tell Congress

Lillie McCray (R) receives the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from Walgreens healthcare professional Ghassan Ayyad (L) at the Victor Walchirk Apartments in...

‘Brand doesn’t matter. Get the first vaccine available,’ Dr. Vin Gupta says

Intensive-care unit and lung doctor Dr. Vin Gupta told CNBC's "The News with Shepard Smith" that patients should stop weighing the pros and cons...

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