Jared S. Hopkins
Bloomberg @business pharma reporter. [email protected] @twinfallstn. Views mine. Once interviewed John Oates [email protected] jaredshopkins.com
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Pfizer Says Covid-19 Vaccine Late-Stage Trial Almost Fully Enrolled
The Covid-19 pandemic weighed down sales for some Pfizer drugs in the latest quarter, while the company continues to work on its candidate vaccine for the virus.
Covid-19 Vaccines to Be Stored Secretly Under Tight Security
Health authorities, hospitals and pharmaceutical companies plan to use fake shipments, GPS trackers and other steps to protect the shots against potential thefts.
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Jared S. Hopkins
Fake shipments in dummy trucks. Black-light verification on vials. Drugmakers and health authorities are trying to protect Covid-19 vaccines against theft. “We are appropriately paranoid.” wsj.com/articles/covid… Our story on how the Covid19 vaccines and security
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Ahead of Covid-19 Vaccine, Half of Americans Indicate Reluctance, WSJ/NBC Poll Finds
About 70% of registered voters surveyed said they would take a Covid-19 vaccine, although many want to wait until it has been available for a while to see if there are major problems or side effects, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows.
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Jared S. Hopkins
“There’s a really high reticence to be first in line,” says a pollster who helped conduct a WSJ/NBC News poll that asked about Covid-19 vaccine use. About 50% of respondents will wait to see if a vaccine is safe. wsj.com/articles/ahead… Vaccine hesitancy is still a thing.
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Bristol to Pay $13.1 Billion for Heart-Drug Maker MyoKardia
Cancer-drug powerhouse Bristol-Myers Squibb said it will buy biotech MyoKardia in a $13.1 billion all-cash deal aimed at expanding its lineup of heart drugs.
Merck’s R&D Chief to Retire
Roger Perlmutter was credited with reviving the company’s labs by seizing on the potential of a new kind of cancer treatment known as immunotherapy.
Inovio Covid-19 Vaccine Trial Placed on Hold After FDA Questions
A planned later-stage trial for a Covid-19 vaccine from Inovio Pharmaceuticals is on hold, after U.S. health regulators raised questions.
Lancet Medical Journal Changes Peer-Review Process Amid Flurry of Covid-19 Research
New requirements aim to address gaps that led to the retraction in June of a study on hydroxychloroquine as a new-coronavirus treatment.
Merck Covid-19 Vaccine Begins Human Testing
Merck & Co. has begun testing one of its experimental Covid-19 vaccine candidates in healthy volunteers.
Biopharma Leaders Unite to Stand with Science
The CEOs of AstraZeneca (LSE/STO/NYSE: AZN), BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX), GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), Merck (N
WSJ News Exclusive | Covid-19 Vaccine Developers Prepare Joint Pledge on Safety, Standards
Drug makers developing Covid-19 vaccines plan to issue a pledge not to seek government approval until the shots have proven to be safe and effective, an unusual joint move among rivals that comes as they work to address concerns over a rush to mass...
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Jared S. Hopkins
Amid concerns about the rapid pace of Covid-19 vaccine development, companies like Pfizer, J&J, Modern are planning to issue a statement reassuring the public that the race for a vaccine won’t compromise rigor of process or vaccine safety and efficacy
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Covid-19 Vaccine Race Turns Deep Freezers Into a Hot Commodity
Logistics, public-health and drug-industry officials are in a mad dash to cobble together a cold-storage supply chain that can deliver vaccines around the country without letting them become warm and ineffective.
Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Is a Growing Concern for Researchers, Health Officials
Scientists, drugmakers and health officials are already fighting to counter pockets of public skepticism about a coronavirus vaccine, as candidate inoculations move closer to approval.
Mail-Order Drug Delivery Rises During Coronavirus Lockdowns
The shift away from visits to the pharmacy is expected to endure for some customers once the coronavirus pandemic subsides.
Covid-19 Vaccines Won’t Come With Copays, U.S. Health Official Says
New details emerged about how hundreds of millions of coronavirus vaccines will be distributed in the U.S. and who will bear the cost.
Russia Registers World’s First Covid-19 Vaccine Despite Safety Concerns
Russia registered the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine, President Vladimir Putin said, marking a milestone in the fight against the novel coronavirus but amid rising safety concerns in the West over the country’s accelerated clinical evaluations.
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Jared S. Hopkins
Russia has registered the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine but the West is concerned over its safety wsj.com/articles/russi… via @WSJ
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Trump Signs Executive Order to Boost U.S. Production of Essential Medicine
President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to help increase production of essential medicines, medical equipment and protective gear in the U.S., trade adviser Peter Navarro said.
Covid-19 Vaccine Trials Have a Problem: Minority Groups Don’t Trust Them
Researchers and companies developing Covid-19 vaccines are trying to tackle a longtime challenge: People who most urgently need vaccination, including Blacks and Latinos, are least likely to participate in clinical trials.
Coronavirus Researchers Compete to Enroll Subjects for Vaccine Tests
Companies behind candidate Covid-19 vaccines are making an unprecedented push to recruit tens of thousands of healthy volunteers for final-phase testing, targeting states where infections are surging.
Hydroxychloroquine Given Early Helped Coronavirus Patients, Study Finds
An antimalarial drug helped reduce deaths in hospitalized patients infected with Covid-19, according to a large retrospective study.
Coronavirus Vaccine Candidate from Pfizer, BioNTech Produces Positive Results in Early Study
Researchers said an experimental coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer and partner BioNTech showed promising signs of working in an early-stage study.