WHO calls on Pfizer to make its COVID pill more available The head of the World Health Organization has called on Pfizer to make its COVID-19 treatment more widely available in poorer countries The Independent UK · May 10, 2022
Covid vaccines are ‘safe for pregnant women and cut stillbirth risk’, study says Unvaccinated pregnant women who catch Covid-19 are more likely to fall seriously ill The Independent UK · May 10, 2022
The Daily Biotech Pulse: Pfizer Acquires Migraine Drugmaker For $11B, Biogen Files For Second Alzheimer's Drug Approval, Longeveron CEO Leaves Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours: Benzinga · May 10, 2022
Pfizer Acquires This Migraine Drug Maker For $11B: What Investors Need To Know Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) will acquire Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd (NYSE:BHVN) for $148.50 per share, equivalent to $11.6 billion. Pfizer will also make payments at closing to settle Biohaven's third-party debt and for the redemption of all outstanding shares of Biohaven's redeemable preferred stock. The deal includes the acquisition of rimegepant (NURTEC ODT), a dual-acting… Benzinga · May 10, 2022
Pfizer to spend $11.6B on migraine treatment maker Biohaven Pfizer is spending $11.6 billion to buy the remaining portion of migraine treatment maker Biohaven Pharmaceuticals it does not already own The Independent UK · May 10, 2022
Fourth Covid booster vaccine 'significantly' improves protection over just three jabs It is "over and above" the level of protection that people who have had their third jab receive, according to the latest research. Daily Record · May 10, 2022
Covid vaccines safe for pregnant women and cut stillbirth risk, says review Chance of stillbirth reduced by 15%, researchers find, after examining studies and trials that enrolled 117,552 women The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2022
Fourth booster ‘significantly’ increases Covid protection Levels of antibodies waned in period between third jabs and fourth boosters Wales Online · May 10, 2022
Covid: ‘Vaccine ceiling’ approaching for some as study suggests fourth jab may not be necessary A ‘hint’ that some people might have already reached ‘ceiling’ in terms of protection they could acquire from fourth jab The Independent UK · May 9, 2022
Fourth Covid jab can give higher immunity than initial booster, study finds UK-based team finds antibodies peaked higher after fourth jab given after gap of more than six months than after third The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2022
Fourth booster ‘significantly’ increases protection Academics have been monitoring the levels of protection post-vaccination. The Independent UK · May 9, 2022
Phuket boy's blindness due to sinusitis, not Pfizer jab A 12-year-old boy in Phuket did not lose his sight because of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine but due to severe complications from sinusitis, medical experts on the island province said. Bangkok Post · May 9, 2022
High-risk COVID-19 patients can now get two antiviral prescription drugs — but some are still missing out For Australians at high risk of developing severe COVID-19, getting access to potentially lifesaving treatments recently became easier — but experts say some people are still having trouble obtaining them. ABC News · May 9, 2022
Rare cases of COVID returning pose questions for Pfizer pill A small number of COVID-19 patients are relapsing after taking Pfizer's antiviral pill, raising questions about the drug at the center of the U.S. response effort The Independent UK · May 9, 2022
Benzinga · May 9, 2022 Pfizer's Ex-Dividend Date Is Thursday, Here's What You Need To Know Wednesday marks the last chance for investors to receive the next dividend payout from Pfizer (NYSE:PFE).
The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2022 Affordable Covid drugs kept out of reach by sluggish WTO Analysis: EU and US pharma giants’ intellectual property rights stop poorer countries accessing vital medication – despite WTO claims of progress
Bangkok Post · May 7, 2022 Thailand's first lot of local Covid vaccine produced The first batch of ChulaCov19, the first messenger-RNA vaccine developed in Thailand, has been produced and is awaiting Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the first two phases of human trials, a government spokesperson said on Saturday.
Benzinga · May 6, 2022 Researchers Want Pfizer's Therapy Studied As Evidence Suggests Benefit for Long COVID Patients: Reuters Additional reports of patients with long COVID who were helped by Pfizer Inc's (NYSE: PFE) oral antiviral treatment Paxlovid have surfaced, providing momentum for conducting clinical trials to test the treatment,
The Independent UK · May 6, 2022 NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week Social media users shared a range of false claims this week
Benzinga · May 6, 2022 U.S. FDA extends review of Pfizer and Myovant Sciences supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) For MYFEMBREE by three months The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the review period for the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) from Pfizer Inc.
The Independent UK · May 6, 2022 Mother, 36, most likely died from Covid Pfizer vaccine 11 days after dose, inquest told Pathologist said the mother-of-two may still be alive had she not had the Covid vaccine
Asharq Al-Awsat · May 6, 2022 US Drug Regulator Limits Use of J&J Covid Vaccine The US said Thursday only adults who "have personal concerns" about mRNA vaccines, access issues or medical reasons for refusing them may now receive the Johnson & Johnson Covid shot, which has been linked to a rare but serious clotting condition. The vaccine, which was authorized as a single shot,…
McClatchy Washington Bureau · May 5, 2022 FDA limits use of Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine over blood clot risks, agency says The use of Johnson and Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, also known as Janssen, has been limited to “certain individuals” over rare blood clot risks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday, May 5.
Daily Mirror · May 5, 2022 Mum-of-two, 36, died from rare complications of Covid jab, inquest reveals Mrs Wooldridge was found dead in her home by her brother in June last year, after she failed to collect her five-year-old son from school
The Independent UK · May 5, 2022 FDA restricts J&J's COVID-19 vaccine due to blood clot risk U.S. regulators are strictly limiting who can receive Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine due to a rare but serious risk of blood clots