Tag: Biotech and Pharmaceuticals
Covid and JNJ earnings Q4 2021
The Janssen Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesJohnson & Johnson on Tuesday projected that [...]
Kids’ Covid hospitalizations hit pandemic high, worrying doctors and parents
A respiratory therapist checks on Adrian James, 2, who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and is on a ventilator, at SSM Health Ca [...]
Kids under 5 can’t get Covid vaccines. Doctors explain how to protect them during omicron
Students in the 5 day pre-K class at Immanuel Unite Church of Christ line up to go outside after helping to sort donated food items.Ben Hasty | MediaN [...]
Why Moderna, Pfizer and the NIH debate who owns the Covid vaccine
It's been well over a year since a landmark proposal brought the issue of patent waiver for the mRNA Covid vaccine to the spotlight. But many observer [...]
Two years since Covid was first confirmed in U.S., the pandemic is worse than anyone imagined
People wait in line to be tested for COVID-19 at Union Station on January 7, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.Mario Tama | Getty ImagesA 35-year-old ma [...]
Antibiotic-resistant infections are killing millions, scientists say in Lancet study
MRSA bacteriaDTKUTOO | Getty ImagesDrug-resistant bacteria killed almost 1.3 million people in 2019, scientists have estimated — more than either HIV [...]
Fauci says FDA could authorize Pfizer’s Covid vaccine for kids under 5 in the next month
Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks about the Omicron coronavirus variant during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, December 1, 2021.Kevin Lamarq [...]
Biden will make 400 million N95 masks available to Americans for free
Workers produce N95 respirators at Protective Health Gear (PHG) in Paterson, New Jersey, U.S., January 14, 2022.Brendan McDermid | ReutersPresident Jo [...]
Some Americans blocked from ordering Biden’s free Covid tests in early website launch
Take home COVID-19 self testing kits provided by the District of Columbia government, which provides city residents four free take home tests per day, [...]
GE suspends Covid vaccine, test rules after high court nixes Biden mandate
An employee helps install a traction motor onto the truck of a General Electric Evolution Series Tier 4 diesel locomotive at the GE Manufacturing Solu [...]
Labor Department vows to protect workers from Covid after mandate blocked
US Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh speaks about Labor Unions during an event in the East Room of the White House September 8, 2021, in Washington, DC.B [...]
Biden deploys military medical personnel to hospitals in six states
A soldier transports a patient at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts on December 30, 2021.Joseph Prezioso | AFP | Getty ImagesP [...]
Covid cases on cruise ships surged 30-fold in two weeks
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committ [...]
Omicron disrupts essential services as workers call out
Acting Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock gave U.S. lawmakers an ominous warning this week: The nation needs to ensure polic [...]
Sen. Paul’s accusations ‘kindles the crazies,’ incited death threats
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, shows a screen grab of a campaign website while answering [...]