FDA Approves GSK’s RSV Vaccine for Older Adults
HealthApproval of respiratory syncytial virus vaccine is a first for people 60 years and older, company says Source link
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Moderna, Merck Show Progress Toward Cancer Vaccines
An mRNA shot helped prevent relapse in high-risk melanoma patients. Source link
Monkey Business Threatens U.S. Drug Discovery
A shortage of farm-bred primates is contributing to poaching and harming biomedical research and development. Source link
Moderna’s Earnings, Revenue Fall on Fewer Covid Vaccine Sales
Demand for its Covid-19 vaccine sank from year-earlier highs when the spread of the Omicron variant boosted sales. Source link
Exxon Vaults to Record Annual Profit of $55.7 Billion
BusinessEarningsOnly Apple and Microsoft so far have surpassed Exxon’s fiscal 2022 profit as the oil giant capitalized on high commodity...
Moderna Reports RSV Vaccine Cuts Risk of Respiratory Diseases in Older Adults
The company said it would apply in coming months for U.S. regulatory approval. Source link
Merck Is Coming for Pfizer’s Pneumonia Vaccine Market Share
HealthRivals’ interest in the $7 billion market shows the drug industry’s renewed focus on vaccines Source link
Walgreens Quarterly Sales Fall on Fewer Prescriptions, Covid-19 Vaccinations
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. WBA 5.35% said it is counting on its burgeoning healthcare business to fuel profit growth in...
Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout Carries Lessons for Pharma Supply Chains, Says Pfizer Executive
The concentrated effort to develop, manufacture and distribute vaccines as the Covid-19 pandemic began to rage across the world highlighted...
Covid-19 Booster Shots Targeting Omicron Authorized, Likely to Be Offered Soon
U.S. health regulators cleared use of retooled Covid-19 vaccines that target the latest versions of Omicron, in preparation for a...
U.K. Approves Covid-19 Booster Shot Aimed at Omicron
The U.K. became the first country to approve Moderna Inc.’s Omicron-targeting Covid-19 vaccine as a booster shot, paving the way...
CDC Recommends Novavax’s Covid Vaccine for Adults 18 and Older
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday recommended the use of Novavax Inc.’s Covid-19 vaccine, the final hurdle...
Walgreens Shifts Into Recession Mode as Covid Boom Fades
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. is bracing for a recession and life after Covid. The second-biggest U.S. drugstore chain by stores...
Pfizer’s Omicron-Targeting Covid-19 Vaccines Generate Stronger Immune Response
Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE vaccines modified to target the Omicron variant produced a significantly larger immune response than the...
FDA Advisers Review Pfizer, Moderna Covid-19 Vaccines in Young Children
A positive recommendation would likely lead soon to expanding the U.S. Covid-19 vaccination campaign to the 19.6 million children 6...
Three-Dose Pfizer Covid Vaccine Works Safely in Young Children, Review Says
The FDA staff also said, in a review of study data posted online Sunday, that there were no new safety...
Moderna Ousts Finance Chief Jorge Gomez in First Week on the Job
On Monday, Jorge Gomez took the reins as the finance chief of the biotech success story Moderna Inc., MRNA -6.29%...
Moderna Seeks to Dismiss Covid-19 Vaccine Patent Lawsuit
Moderna Inc. is trying to fend off rival companies’ claims that its Covid-19 vaccine infringes their patents, arguing that the...
FDA Limits Authorized Use of J&J’s Covid-19 Vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration limited the use of the Covid-19 vaccine from Johnson and Johnson after reviewing the risk...
Alleged Covid-19 Fraud Schemes Totaling $150 Million Draw Criminal Charges
Federal prosecutors have charged about 20 people in the past two weeks with allegedly engaging in various fraud schemes related...
