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Scientists Back Boosters To Stop Infection As Study Finds Waning Immunity Months After Second Dose, But Unvaccinated Are Still At Higher Risk
Studies suggest rates of infection are still much higher in the unvaccinated and that vaccination still offers strong protection against severe illness, hospitalization and death, the key reasons for getting a shot.
Americans More Pessimistic Life Will Ever Return To Pre-Pandemic ‘Normal’ After Brutal Summer, Poll Finds
Though pessimistic about a return to pre-pandemic life, a majority of Americans reported dining out, socializing and visiting retail stores in the last week.
Merck Reportedly Plans To Double Production Of New Covid-Fighting Pill As Wealthy Countries Corner Scarce Supplies
The company says the pill can cut the risk of hospitalization or death in Covid-19 patients by half.
Merck Seeks U.S. Emergency Approval For Antiviral Covid Pill
A late-stage trial showed the pill, which Merck is developing with Miami-based Ridgeback Therapeutics, halves the chances of hospitalization or death in recently diagnosed patients at risk of severe illness.
AstraZeneca’s Injectable Antibody Cocktail Halves Risk Of Death Or Developing Severe Covid, Trial Finds
The British pharma firm has already asked U.S. regulators for emergency approval to use the antibody cocktail to prevent symptomatic Covid-19.
U.S. Covid Death Toll Passes 700,000 As Delta Surges In Some States
September was one of the United States’ deadliest months of the pandemic.
When Will We Have A Pill To Treat Covid? Here Are Three Antiviral Drugs Being Tested
Three pills to treat Covid-19 are undergoing late-stage clinical trials, the results of which could be out by the end of the year.
Merck Says Its Antiviral Pill Cuts Risk Of Covid Hospitalizations, Deaths By Half
Merck said it would seek emergency approval for the first antiviral pill to treat Covid-19 off the back of the study.
It’s Safe To Get Flu And Covid Shots At The Same Time, Study Finds
Getting the shots together did not have a negative impact on the immune responses generated by the vaccines, according to the U.K. study.
Americans Spend More On Top Drugs Than Every Other Country Combined — And It’s Not Because They’re Buying More
Pharma companies make more in the U.S. for 17 of the 20 top-selling drugs than they do in the rest of the world combined.
