Moderna Inc.’s shares soared in the extended session Tuesday after the biotech company said its coronavirus vaccine candidate produced a “robust” immune system response in a larger group of people and the study will go on to a decisive clinical trial in July. Results published in The New England Journal …
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Text size Maddie Meyer / Getty Images Moderna’s shares have risen 239% so far this year, and the biotech company, which has no approved medications, has a market capitalization of more than $ 24 billion. But in a note sent out Monday morning, Jefferies analyst Michael Yee writes that the …
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The 2020 coronavirus and the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemics share many similarities, but also diverge on one key point. “A big difference between the Spanish flu and COVID-19 is the age distribution of deaths,” according to Deutsche Bank DB, + 4.40%. “For COVID-19, the elderly have been overwhelmingly the most …
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Text size Joseph Prezioso / Getty Images Shares of Modern biotechnology fell 6.2% on Thursday afternoon after health news website Stat reported that the company was delaying the start of a Phase 3 trial of its experimental Covid-19 vaccine. The report, based on quotes from unidentified sources described as “investigators,” …
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Text size Daniel Acker / Bloomberg Shares of the large pharmaceutical company Pfizer continue to rise one day after the company revealed promising and detailed data on a trial of its experimental vaccine Covid-19. Analysts said the highly aggressive timeline the company outlined on Wednesday was exciting, but far from …
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