COVID-19
The FDA will convene its vaccines advisory panel to discuss seasonal COVID-19 vaccines—a surprise move after Health Secretary and vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. overhauled a separate vaccine committee.
Despite having no definitive data, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) in a letter to health secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. suggested there was a conscious effort by the Biden administration’s FDA to cover up the safety risks of COVID-19 vaccines.
The action affects BioNTech sites in Germany and Singapore, where the company expects to have excess capacity.
Despite the continued decline of Pfizer’s COVID-19 products, shares stayed stable on Tuesday morning after the New York pharma reported a first quarter beat, which was led by Eliquis and Ibrance.
“Your tenure has overseen a DESTRUCTION of shareholder value—a direct result of chronic operational shortcomings and failures on fiduciary duty,” Shah Capital wrote to Novavax’s leadership in an open letter published Wednesday.
COVID-19 partners Pfizer and BioNTech have been unable to recruit healthy adults aged 50 to 64 fast enough to deliver relevant post-marketing data. Moderna is apparently also facing enrollment challenges.
While Johnson & Johnson retains the top revenue rank across the major pharma companies, Eli Lilly last year established itself as the clear leader in the obesity market, in the process capturing investors’ attention and enthusiasm.
The settlement, which requires Moderna to pay the plaintiffs $950 million upfront plus up to $1.3 billion in contingent commitments, is an outcome “better than feared,” according to analysts.
Arbutus alleges that Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine infringes on patents protecting its lipid nanoparticle delivery technology.
After the FDA’s decision to reject a review of Moderna’s mRNA-1010 flu shot, executives explain what Americans will miss out on as other nations embrace the technology.
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