Tag: Health care industry
what we know so far
A laboratory technician uses a pipette device to process samples to test for the novel coronavirus Covid-19, at Biogroup Laboratory's lab in west L [...]
More than 1 billion vaccine doses given
A health worker inoculates a man with a dose of the Covishield vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus inside a vaccination centre in Ghaziabad on [...]
UK health minister says Covid cases may hit 100,000 a day in winter
LONDON — U.K. Health Secretary Sajid Javid on Wednesday said that the government won't be implementing the so-called plan B strategy of its fall-wi [...]
FDA clears Moderna and J&J Covid boosters, allows ‘mix and match’ shots
The Food and Drug Administration Wednesday night authorized booster shots of both Johnson & Johnson and Moderna's Covid vaccines, another criti [...]
White House announces plan to distribute shot to kids as soon as it’s authorized
Thomas Lo (15) receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Northwell Health's Cohen Children's Medical [...]
UK doctors call for return of Covid restrictions; new mutation watched
Firefighter Dan Joslin wearing a face shield helps prone a Covid-19 patient as he works alongside critical care nurses in the Intensive Care Unit a [...]
CDC study shows Pfizer Covid vaccine is 93% effective against hospitalization in 12- to 18-year-olds
Dr. Salma Elfaki examines 16-year-old Diego Alvarez, a patient in a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial for adolescents being conducted by Acce [...]
Covid and Johnson & Johnson JNJ earnings Q3 2021
Johnson & Johnson said it sold $502 million of its Covid-19 vaccine in the third quarter, in its earnings report Tuesday that beat Wall Street' [...]
FDA advisory panel to vote on Moderna Covid booster shots
[The stream is slated to start at 8:30 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.]A key Food and Drug Administ [...]
More Americans are getting Covid vaccine boosters than first doses
Germaine T. Leftwich, 67, receives a Pfizer covid-19 vaccine booster shot from Dr. Tiffany Taliaferro at the Safeway on Capitol Hill in Washington, [...]
Walgreens buys majority stake in primary care company VillageMD
Walgreens and VillageMDSource: WalgreensWalgreens Boots Alliance said Thursday that it has agreed to become the majority owner of VillageMD, as it [...]
Walgreens’ tobacco sales under ‘real scrutiny,’ new CEO Roz Brewer says
A person enters a Walgreens store in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 13, 2021.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWalgre [...]
Biden to pick Obama FDA head Califf to lead agency through Covid, report says
Dr. Robert CaliffGetty ImagesPresident Joe Biden is close to nominating former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf to lead [...]
Sydney to allow quarantine-free international travel for Australians
People gather for picnics beside the Harbour Bridge in the suburb of Kirribilli on September 19, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Covid-19 restrictions h [...]
FDA panel unanimously recommends Moderna Covid booster shots for at-risk adults
A key Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Thursday unanimously recommended giving booster shots of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine to peo [...]