Covid-19 Pill Shows Promise in Preliminary Testing
An experimental Covid-19 drug that promises to be a kind of Tamiflu for the pandemic had positive results in a...
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In Covid-19 Battle, Israeli Employers Offer Perks for the Vaccinated
TEL AVIV—The office security manager standing in the company cafeteria eyed a fellow-employee’s wrists, which lacked the new must-have accessory...
A New Covid-19 Experiment From Asia: Letting Companies Buy Vaccines
With vaccinations lagging in the world’s fourth most-populous country, the government has authorized an unusual approach: allowing private companies to...
Roundup Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Spar Over $800 Million in Fees
Plaintiffs’ firms that led the legal campaign against Bayer AG are fighting over $800 million in fees from the Roundup...
Biden Expects U.S. to Have Covid-19 Vaccines for All Adults by End of May
President Biden said the U.S. would have enough Covid-19 vaccines for all American adults by the end of May, two...
J&J Covid-19 Vaccine Authorized for Use in U.S.
The first single-dose Covid-19 vaccine, a shot from Johnson & Johnson, JNJ -2.64% was authorized for use, a big boost...
J&J Single-Dose Covid-19 Vaccine Gets Review From FDA Advisory Panel
A committee of independent medical experts convenes Friday to review Johnson & Johnson’s JNJ 0.10% Covid-19 single-dose vaccine, the final...
Pfizer and BioNTech Studying Third Covid-19 Vaccine Dose to Fight New Strains
Pfizer Inc. PFE -0.47% and BioNTech SE BNTX 1.96% have begun a study testing in people whether the companies’ Covid-19...
Travel’s Covid-19 Blues Are Likely Here to Stay—‘People Will Go Out of Business’
The pandemic travel bust that hit tourism-dependent economies may only just be beginning. Tourist destinations from Thailand to Iceland had...
Some Covid-19 Vaccines Are Effective After One Dose, Can Be Stored in Normal Freezers, Data Show
Efforts to vaccinate the world’s population against Covid-19 got a boost Friday after research showed that some vaccines provide strong,...
WSJ News Exclusive | IBM Explores Sale of IBM Watson Health
International Business Machines Corp. is exploring a potential sale of its IBM Watson Health business, according to people familiar with...
Covid-19 Vaccines Aren’t Yet Luring Workers Back to the Office
U.S. workers have failed to return to the office in greater numbers this month, frustrating hopes that the rollout of...
Walmart’s Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout Heads to Small Towns
Skowhegan, Maine—Pat and John Thomas were watching the news one night last week when they saw that Walmart in this...
Purdue Lawyers Face Disclosure Questions Over Sackler Defense Deal
The law firms defending Purdue Pharma LP in probes into its OxyContin painkiller didn’t disclose an existing deal with Purdue’s...
Drugmakers Look for New Ways to Test Covid-19 Vaccines
As more Covid-19 vaccines become available in the U.S., it is getting tougher to run large clinical trials to test...
WSJ News Exclusive | Forecasters Lift Expectations for 2021 Economic Growth
Forecasters are increasingly optimistic about economic growth this year, though less so about the labor market’s prospects, as it recovers...
Instagram Bans Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Over Covid-19 Vaccine Misinformation
Instagram removed the account of prominent vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr., one of the highest-profile steps in parent company...
Johnson & Johnson Asks U.S. Regulators for Emergency Approval of Its Covid-19 Vaccine
Johnson & Johnson JNJ 0.93% asked U.S. regulators on Thursday to authorize the emergency use of its Covid-19 vaccine, setting...
McKinsey Agrees to $573 Million Settlement Over Opioid Advice
Consulting giant McKinsey & Co. has reached a $573 million settlement with states over its work advising OxyContin maker Purdue...
WSJ News Exclusive | McKinsey Is in Settlement Talks With States Over Opioid Work
McKinsey & Co. is close to reaching a settlement with state attorneys general over advice it gave to Purdue Pharma...
