The following is a brief summary of some of the latest scientific studies on the new coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. A healthcare worker wearing protective equipment holds a child while taking a swab sample from his mother to …
Read More »Exclusive: EU considers COVID-19 vaccines cost less than $ 40, rejects WHO-led alliance – sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is not interested in buying possible COVID-19 vaccines through an initiative co-led by the World Health Organization, as it considers it to be slow and high-cost, two EU sources told Reuters, noting that the bloc was in talks with drug makers for vaccines cheaper …
Read More »Manufacturers of Covid-19 vaccines could be heroes. But not if the price is too high
Covid-19 vaccines are poised to become big business. Its potential to generate staggering revenue has already added billions of dollars to the market value of drug makers like Pfizer and Moderna.. That promise is also drawing scrutiny in Washington. Rising prescription drug costs are one of the few problems where …
Read More »Moderna lost a patent case and stock is slipping
Text size Maddie Meyer / Getty Images Moderna on Thursday lost a patent case that had been almost entirely overlooked as the stock increased due to excitement over the company’s Covid-19 vaccine, which will be tested in a large Phase 3 trial to begin. next week. What the decision issued …
Read More »Exclusive: EU considers COVID-19 vaccines cost less than $ 40, rejects WHO-led alliance – sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is not interested in buying possible COVID-19 vaccines through an initiative co-led by the World Health Organization, as it considers it to be slow and high-cost, two EU sources told Reuters, noting that the bloc was in talks with drug makers for vaccines cheaper …
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