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Pfizer and the first candidate for the BioNTech vaccine

We now have a large amount of data preprint on Pfizer’s (NYSE: PFE) / BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX) first effort coronavirus vaccine candidate. This is actually the first real set of data on any of the gene vaccines, as Moderna’s (NASDAQ: MRNA) document on its Phase I trial has yet to …

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Global markets rise as investors evaluate positive coronavirus vaccine test and optimism about US jobs report Thursday

Shares rose Thursday after results showed Pfizer announced positive results Wednesday for an early-stage vaccination trial. Pfizer said that patients created 1.8 to 2.8 times the antibodies seen in those who recovered from COVID-19. A market analyst said that the “V-shaped recovery gnomes, once again, are getting to heaven.” But …

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