Buck Bully
[The Hill] The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating allergic reactions to the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine that were reported in multiple states after it began to be administered this week. Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, told reporters late Friday that the reactions had been […]
(CNN) Dr. Anthony Fauci is urging Black Americans hesitant to take the Covid-19 vaccine to trust the process — in part because one of the scientists at the forefront of the vaccine’s development is a Black woman.The nation’s top infectious disease expert, speaking at an event hosted by the National Urban League on Tuesday, […]
[Bloomberg] Both drugmakers have pending clearance applications at FDA With FDA officials attending summit, concern about conflicts Pfizer Inc. and Moderna Inc., the two pharmaceutical companies closest to gaining U.S. clearance for a Covid-19 vaccine, won’t attend a White House summit intended to build confidence in the shots. With the Food […]
[Fox News] Since the virus is deemed a direct threat, employers have more leeway on imposing rules If you’re wondering whether your employer can require you to get a COVID-19 vaccine to return to work, the short answer is yes. But that doesn’t mean employers won’t face a “legal minefield” if and when […]
[CNBC] Because of the pandemic, U.S. officials and drugmakers have been accelerating the development of vaccine candidates by investing in multiple stages of research. The U.S. has doled out billions to help develop a vaccine and secure doses if and when one is approved. Pfizer and Moderna are slightly ahead […]
[CNBC, Getty Images] Dr. Albert Bourla, chairman and CEO of Pfizer, hailed the trial results as a “great day for science and humanity.” Pfizer and BioNTech said the case split between vaccinated individuals and those who received a placebo indicated a vaccine efficacy rate of above 90% at seven days […]
[Time, Getty Images] U.S. President Donald Trump has received a promising but experimental COVID-19 drug still in clinical trials, according to a White House statement released Friday afternoon, following his diagnosis with the disease. Sean Conley, the President’s personal physician, wrote in a memo that he treated Trump with an […]
[NBC NEWS, AP] Such a move could further erode public trust in a vaccine and foist an unsafe shot on Americans. President Donald Trump, who seems intent on announcing a Covid-19 vaccine before Election Day, could legally authorize a0 vaccine over the objections of experts, officials at the Food and Drug Administration and even vaccine manufacturers, […]
[CNBC] Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said the drugmaker should have key data from its late-stage trial for the Food and Drug Administration by the end of October. If the FDA approves the vaccine, the company is prepared to distribute “hundreds of thousands of doses,” he said. On Saturday, Pfizer submitted […]
[Zacks, Bigstock] The coronavirus outbreak has now infected more than 5.5 million people globally along with at least 350,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. Moreover, the death toll had touched around 100,000 in the United States. In the current scenario, any progress in vaccine is being closely monitored by […]