Modern (MRNA) – Get report it increased after Jefferies analyst Michael Yee began coverage of the biopharmaceutical company with a buy rating and a stock price target of $ 90, and Nasdaq said it would add the shares to the Nasdaq 100. The company’s coronavirus vaccine candidate could sell for …
Read More »Research Suggests Protective Effect of Influenza Vaccine Against COVID-19 Severity and Mortality
A new study involving more than 92,000 COVID-19 patients in Brazil shows that the odds of serious illness, ventilatory support requirement, and death are reduced with a trivalent recent flu shot. This seems to indicate that these vaccines should be used as widely as possible to reduce the risk of …
Read More »Moderna Shares Report of Delayed Coronavirus Trial
Moderna’s MRNA shares were lower after a news report said biotechnology was delaying the start of a Phase III trial of its experimental coronavirus vaccine. Shares of the Cambridge, Massachusetts company in the latest check fell 5.4% to $ 58.25. Healthcare website Stat News said Moderna was making changes to …
Read More »A panel of outside government experts could determine who gets the COVID-19 vaccine first, says NIH director
Public health officials told a Senate committee Thursday that a panel of experts outside the United States government can help decide who gets the COVID-19 vaccine first. Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, acknowledged that the public might be wary of the US government having the …
Read More »Global markets rise as investors evaluate positive coronavirus vaccine test and optimism about US jobs report Thursday
Shares rose Thursday after results showed Pfizer announced positive results Wednesday for an early-stage vaccination trial. Pfizer said that patients created 1.8 to 2.8 times the antibodies seen in those who recovered from COVID-19. A market analyst said that the “V-shaped recovery gnomes, once again, are getting to heaven.” But …
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