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A New Coalition Forms To Make Digital Vaccine ID Cards A Reality

More than 10 companies are coming together to make a digital vaccine card for Covid-19.

CDC Projects Nearly 25% Increase In U.S. Covid-19 Deaths In Next Three Weeks

Up to 92,000 Americans could die from Covid-19 by Feb 6, the CDC predicts.

The Pharma Industry Expects Covid-19 To Be Around For The Long Haul

Pfizer, Moderna and other companies are banking on regular Covid-19 vaccinations as an important business line for years to come.

Lessons From Covid-19 Can Prepare Us For The Next Pandemic

Public health experts Sarah Wetter and Lawrence Gostin explain how the lessons of Covid-19 can better prepare us for the next pandemic.

Nearly Half Of ICU Staff Working Through Pandemic Have Mental Health Issues, U.K. Study Shows

Nurses reported worse mental health across a number of metrics, with one in five reporting thoughts of self-harm or suicide.

Google Launches $3 Million Fund To Tackle Covid-19 Vaccine Misinformation

Google says it wants to help particular groups of people that are being targeted with false and misleading information about Covid-19 vaccines.

Pfizer, BioNTech Boost Vaccine Production Goal To 2 Billion Doses In 2021

The companies also expect to apply their mRNA vaccine technology to other diseases, such as flu.

This Company Raised $40 Million To Make Tumors Reveal Themselves

Biotech company Earli plans to take liquid biopsy to the next level

New Firm OMX Ventures, Backed By Billionaire Merieux Family, Comes Out Of Stealth With $150 Million Fund for Bio-Engineering

A new venture firm, OMX Ventures, is out of stealth with its first $150 million fund, the backing of the billionaire Merieux family, and 15 investments in bio-engineering startups.

Moderna Says Its Covid-19 Vaccine Provides One Year’s Immunity

The U.S. has ordered 200 million doses of the Moderna vaccine, enough to immunize 100 million people.