Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, wears a face mask as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19 and speaks to a patient participating in a COVID-19 vaccine trial at the Oxford Vaccine Group facility in Oxford, England, June 24, 2020. Steve Parsons / Agence France-Presse / Getty Images AstraZeneca and …
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The UK government said on Monday it has secured early access to 90 million doses of vaccines from two potential COVID-19 vaccines developed by a partnership between Germany’s BioNTech and US drug maker Pfizer, as well as one by the group. French Valneva. The business ministry said it had signed …
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As the Covid-19 crisis intensifies in the United States, the fight for an effective vaccine is about to collide with the electoral calendar. Pfizer (ticker: PFE) says it will seek authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for its Covid-19 vaccine starting in October. Meanwhile, the federal government’s Covid-19 vaccine …
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European stocks and US futures rose early on Thursday as investors anticipated encouraging job data and held on to hopes of a vaccine. Pan-European Stoxx 600 SXXP, + 1.09% It increased 1.3%, following strong gains in Asian markets overnight. The German DAX DAX, + 1.76% The French CAC PX1 rose …
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Text size Dirk Waem / Getty Images NASH was once the next big thing for big drug companies; a newly defined disorder that requires chronic treatment that affects millions of people in developed countries. Dozens of companies are developing drugs for the disease, which can cause life-threatening conditions like decompensated …
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