Cloud company Castor is powering 4,000 trials across 90 countries, including the World Health Organization’s Solidarity trial to discover Covid-19 treatments.
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Pfizer CEO Bourla: We’ll Know By October Whether Our Covid-19 Vaccine Works
Pfizer chief executive Albert Bourla said Thursday clinical trials should reveal by October whether the company’s vaccine against the Coronavirus strain Covid-19 is safe and effective.
Becton Dickinson To Ramp Up Rapid Covid-19 Tests To 12 Million A Month
Becton Dickinson said production of its recently approved rapid test for the coronavirus strain Covid-19 will ramp up to 12 million tests per month by the end of February 2021.
Teladoc To Buy Livongo Health In $18.5 Billion Virtual Care Mega-Deal
Telehealth giant Teladoc said Wednesday it would buy Livongo Health in a deal valuing the combined company at $18.5 billion as demand for virtual consultations with physicians soars during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Anthem Blue Cross Profits Soar As Patients Postpone Care In Pandemic
Anthem’s profits doubled to more than $2 billion in the second quarter as elective procedures the large health insurer pays for delayed amid the spread of the Coronavirus strain Covid-19.
Diagnostic Makers Launch U.S. Test Registry To Target Covid-19 Hot Spots
Abbott Laboratories, Roche, Becton Dickinson and 10 other diagnostic test makers are launching a national U.S. Covid-19 diagnostic test and supply registry with AdvaMed to help better anticipate Coronavirus hot spots and get tests in the right place, a…
Abbott CEO: Covid-19 Testing Will Be Needed After A Vaccine’s Available
The demand for diagnostic tests for the coronavirus strain Covid-19 will surge well into 2021 and after a vaccine is available, the top executive at Abbott Laboratories says.
Demand For Abbott Labs Covid-19 Tests Surges Past 40M As Pandemic Lingers
Abbott Laboratories said demand is surging for its portfolio of tests for the coronavirus strain Covid-19 as the pandemic triggers unprecedented need for its diagnostic products around the world.
Fauci: Covid-19 Vaccine Safety And Effectiveness Should Be Known ‘By Early Winter’
Dr. Anthony Fauci said the safety and effectiveness of a vaccine for the coronavirus strain Covid-19 should be known by “early winter” with a couple of hundred doses available for U.S. use by early 2021.
Centene To Acquire Illinois HMO’s 54,000 Medicaid Enrollees
Centene said Tuesday it will acquire the membership of NextLevel Health Partners, which serves about 54,000 Medicaid members in Chicago’s Cook County.
