Healthcare

At the Seraph Research Institute, scientists presented new research at the 2021 ASGCT that shows promise in treating HIV.
In the U.S., many states and organizations are using unique tactics to improve vaccination rates including setting up mobile vans, offering $100 incentives, and free beers.
New mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 virus are continuing to be discovered. As we’ve seen from the most common variants of the virus, infectiousness appears to be the trait most familiar to all of them.
FDA
The U.S. FDA expanded the Emergency Use Authorization for the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine to include adolescents ages 12 to 15 after clinical data showed 100% efficacy response.
The CDC says that COVID-19 is an airborne threat, stating that transmission and subsequent infection can occur via inhalation of very fine respiratory droplets and aerosolized particles.
Researchers are now concerned that the same health inequalities that have made certain racial and ethnic groups experience higher infection and death rates also drive disparities in treatment for long Covid.
There’s a fair amount of new information coming out about COVID-19 and vaccines. Here’s a roundup of some of the top stories.
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Please check out the biopharma industry’s COVID-19 stories that are trending for May 4, 2021.
Drug pricing tends to be a somewhat bipartisan issue, although how the Democrats and GOP approach the topic tends to be different.
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