Tag: Vaccine

Omicron: Pfizer CEO says we may need fourth Covid vaccine doses sooner than expected

“When we see real-world data, will determine if the omicron is well covered by the third dose and for how long,” Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla told CNBC.
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WHO says omicron variant could change the course of the Covid pandemic

Omicron’s global spread and large number of mutations suggest it could have a major impact on the Covid pandemic’s course, the WHO director-general says.
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Covid News: Pfizer says booster provides protection against omicron in initial lab study

A third shot shows virus-fighting abilities comparable with the protection provided by two doses against the original strain of the virus.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2021/12/08/pfizer-biontech-say-booster-dose-provides-high-level-of-protection-against-omicron-variant.html

Omicron Reaches Nations From U.K. to Japan in Widening Spread

(Bloomberg) — The omicron variant of Covid-19, first identified in South Africa, has been detected in locations from U.K. to Spain and Canada, showing the difficulties of curtailing new strains. Most Read from BloombergChina Cash Flowed Through Congo Bank to Former President’s Cronies‘Pension Poachers’ Are Targeting America’s Elderly VeteransReliving the New York Subway Map DebateMost infections stem from travelers carrying the disease across borders. Israel, for instance, said a confirmed case
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Pfizer Covid vaccine: FDA panel recommends approval for emergency use

If the FDA adopts the recommendation it would mark a pivotal moment in the Covid-19 pandemic, which has killed roughly 290,000 in the U.S. in less than a year.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2020/12/10/pfizer-covid-vaccine-fda-panel-recommends-approval-for-emergency-use.html

The Fed and the promise of a vaccine aren’t enough to protect investors from a ‘reckoning,’ top economist warns – MarketWatch

Mohamed El-Erian, president of Queens’ College University and economic adviser to Allianz, isn’t so sure the bull run will last and he explained why in a…
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White House advisor Fauci says coronavirus vaccine trial is on target and will be ‘ultimate game changer’

U.S. health officials have been fast-tracking work with biotech company Moderna to develop a vaccine to prevent COVID-19.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2020/04/01/white-house-advisor-fauci-says-coronavirus-vaccine-trial-is-on-target-and-will-be-ultimate-game-changer.html