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Pfizer apparently hasn’t begun any combination trials in human beings of Paxlovid, and no reported human tests are using the drug in combination with other therapies.
Scientists in New Zealand have found that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines produce greater antibody levels compared to adenovirus vector-based ones across major COVID-19 variants.
COVID-19 would have claimed over 110,000 more lives in 2021 if vaccines weren’t available, according to a Pfizer-sponsored report on the first year of the U.S. vaccination program.
ICER recommended two out of three outpatient treatments for COVID-19 in today’s market, singling out molnupiravir as having inadequate evidence that it is better than symptomatic care.
Pfizer made the splash of the young week Tuesday morning, inking an acquisition deal with New Haven, Connecticut-based Biohaven Pharma totaling $11.6 billion.
BioNTech continues to build on the success of its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine and is rapidly expanding its investigational pipeline to include infectious diseases and oncology.
Pfizer’s Paxlovid racks up a rare trial miss, Medicago and GSK publish positive data for their plant-based particle vaccine and Rhythm Pharmaceuticals touts strong potential in Bardet-Biedl Syndrome.
Life Science industries are seeing massive financial fluctuations in how they’re handling the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is some optimism of a recovery by biopharma executives.
Despite having infinitely better global communications, exact figures are hard to come by for COVID-19 fatalities. Here’s a look at that story and more COVID-19 news.
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