Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC Wednesday that the United States could have around 300,000 coronavirus deaths by the end of the year if current trends persisted. That would be more than double the current total. “Right now we have about 1,000 victims a day, so if we don’t change that …
Read More »The economic blow will be there for a long time, says Raghuram Rajan.
While markets reacted positively this week to promising news of possible developing coronavirus vaccines, a leading economist warned that the economic impact of the pandemic will be here for a long time. A large number of small businesses that closed in March when restrictions on social movements went into effect …
Read More »Pharmaceutical executives tell Congress they can make a safe coronavirus vaccine in record time
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Read More »Investors applaud when two coronavirus vaccine candidates report T-cell responses, but findings are still at an early stage
At least two experimental COVID-19 vaccines produced a T-cell response in participants in early-stage clinical trials, which may indicate a longer-lasting form of immunity than an antibody response. BioNTech BNTX, + 3.46% and Pfizer Inc. PFE, + 0.69% It said early Monday morning that an ongoing early-stage clinical trial for …
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 …
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