Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for the last three decades and an expert on pandemics for the last four decades, has been waiting for recent news that Russia has developed a vaccine, and is ready to start inoculating people with it. “We have …
Read More »Modern stockrally disappears as analysts weigh on what US government deal means for COVID-19 vaccine prices
The rally in shares in Moderna Inc. jumped through news late Tuesday that the U.S. government ordered 100 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate on Wednesday as analysts waited for what the order meant for prices. Modern MRNA, + 1.94% is widely regarded as a front-runner in the race …
Read More »Gold tumbles over 4%, set for sharpest daily slide in 5 months as pop yields
Gold futures fell sharply on Tuesday, bringing bullion on course for its steepest daily slide in nearly five months, as global equities were buoyed by hopes of a coronavirus vaccine being approved by Russia, though that approval was met with some skepticism by experts. However, Dr Anthony Fauci, director of …
Read More »AstraZeneca reports strong gains and progress from the vaccine. The stock is going up.
Text size fake pictures Shares of AstraZeneca rose on Thursday as new drug sales helped the British pharmaceutical giant exceed expectations in the second quarter. Late-stage trials for its experimental coronavirus vaccine, developed with the University of Oxford, have also begun in the UK, Brazil and South Africa, the company …
Read More »Johnson & Johnson begins trial of one-dose Covid-19 vaccine
Text size Johnson & Johnson became the third western biopharmaceutical company to start a new test of its Covid-19 vaccine this week, but with one difference: in a surprise announcement Thursday morning, the company said it would test its vaccine in a format single dose. Moderna (MRNA) and Pfizer (PFE) …
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