Late-stage trials of the drug show it is 77% effective in reducing the risk of Covid-19 symptoms if administered as a preventive treatment.
Category: Breaking
New York’s Largest Healthcare Provider Fires 1,400 Employees Who Refused To Get Vaccinated
Northwell terminated more than 20 managers last week for refusing to get immunized against Covid-19.
Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates Are Working. Here’s The Proof.
Employer-issued mandates have accomplished their objective of quickly increasing inoculation rates among workers.
2021 Nobel Prize In Medicine Awarded To Scientists Who Discovered Temperature And Touch Receptors
The 2021 Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to American researchers David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian.
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.
Louisiana Hospital Chain Hikes Insurance Premiums For Employees With Unvaccinated Spouses
Ochsner Health, Louisiana’s largest healthcare provider, will raise health insurance premiums for employees whose spouses or domestic partners covered under its benefits plan are not vaccinated against Covid-19, a decision CEO Warner Thomas said was in…
Moderna Crash Wipes Out $22 Billion In Value After Merck’s Covid Pill Triggers Vaccine Stock Plunge
Moderna tanked 15% Friday, while Novavax and BioNtech sank as much as 18%.
Israel’s Covid Booster Rollout Shows Early Success As Cases, Hospitalizations Plummet
The country had been battling a concerning surge of the virus in recent months.
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.
