Look at the paradox of this epidemic moment: big corporations are political villains, embedded on the left and right. Still, the main and perhaps only, because the Covid-19 curse is simple, are the vaccines developed by Big Pharma. Few people are more aware of this contradiction than J. Paranson and …
Read More »Pfizer will be able to apply for emergency use of the Covid-19 vaccine in late November
Pfizer Inc. P.F.E. -0.84% Said it may be ready to apply for emergency-use authorization of its Covid-19 vaccine by the end of November, believing that in late-stage human trials will yield positive efficacy and safety data, the first time it or any other leading Western vaccine developer This kind of …
Read More »UK signs agreements with BioNTech, Pfizer and Valneva for COVID-19 vaccines
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 …
Read More »Moderna’s action jumps when an analyst expects the FDA to approve its Covid-19 vaccine
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 …
Read More »Intercept actions fall on NASH disappointment
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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