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Warp Speed Boss Has Target Date for First Shot

Immunizations could begin Dec. 12, Slaoui says

(Newser) - The head of the US effort to produce a coronavirus vaccine says the first immunizations could happen on Dec. 12. A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee is set to meet Dec. 10 to discuss Pfizer Inc.'s request for an emergency use authorization for its developing COVID-19 vaccine....

Trump Tees Off After Brief G20 Appearance

The president pledges to work 'with you ... for a long time'

(Newser) - President Trump hit the links Saturday as G20 leaders grappled with the pandemic and America logged a record 198,500 new daily infections, the Guardian reports. The G20 summit's online "Pandemic Preparedness" event featured leaders such as French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and South...

Pfizer Makes Big Move as a Different COVID Record Falls

Number of US hospitalizations exceeds 80K for first time

(Newser) - The next big step toward a COVID vaccine took place on Friday. Pfizer formally sought US regulators' approval of its vaccine, which has shown to be 95% effective in clinical trials, reports the AP and STAT News . FDA scientists are expected to give the green light for distribution in a...

Why Demand for Dry Ice Is Soaring
Why Demand for
Dry Ice Is Soaring
Nov 18, 2020 2:11 PM CST

Why Demand for Dry Ice Is Soaring

Pfizer vaccine needs to be store at ultracold temperature

(Newser) - Demand for dry ice is off the charts—and it's not because of a resurgence in heavy metal concerts. Pfizer and BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine, which could receive emergency use authorization from the FDA within days , needs to be stored at -112 degrees Fahrenheit to be effective. That temperature...

Final Analysis of Pfizer's Vaccine Trials Even Better

Final analysis of late-stage trials shows it's 95% effective, with no major safety worries

(Newser) - More good news from Pfizer and BioNTech, its German partner in the race to produce a coronavirus vaccine: They're expecting to seek an emergency use OK from the Food and Drug Administration "within days," per a statement cited by CNN . That's due to a final analysis...

Immune Cells May Fight Virus for Years, Data Suggests
Findings Renew Hope 
for Long-Lasting Immunity
new study
Nov 17, 2020 5:54 PM CST

Findings Renew Hope for Long-Lasting Immunity

Research shows immune cells could fight off a serious coronavirus infection for years

(Newser) - There have been nothing but exciting breakthroughs in the development of a coronavirus vaccine in the past two weeks. But vaccines aren't available yet, and there are unknowns that concern experts, such as how long a shot will effective, an issue that could mean repeated doses will be required....

Footnote in Vaccine News Credits a Familiar Face

Dolly Parton's $1M donation to Vanderbilt helped fund Moderna's vaccine

(Newser) - Everyone was so excited by the New England Journal of Medicine's announcement that Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine was shown to be 94.5% effective that many missed the footnote giving partial credit to a country music superstar. Back in April, Dolly Parton donated $1 million to Vanderbilt University Medical...

Biden Assesses Cost of Trump's Stonewalling

'More people may die' if the two teams don't coordinate on pandemic, president-elect says

(Newser) - The Trump administration still isn't cooperating on the transition with President-elect Joe Biden's team, and Biden said Monday that could turn out to be a costly decision. Vaccinating more than 300 million Americans is "a huge, huge, huge undertaking," he said in Delaware, per the the...

Dow Closes at Record High
Dow Closes at Record High
MARKETS
Nov 16, 2020 3:30 PM CST

Dow Closes at Record High

It jumped 470 points after Moderna vaccine news

(Newser) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high Monday, erasing the last of its pandemic losses, after a second drug company announced encouraging progress on developing a coronavirus vaccine. The Dow jumped 470.63 points, or 1.6%, to 29,950.44. It surpassed its prior closing record...

Moderna&#39;s Vaccine May Have Key Edge Over Pfizer&#39;s
Moderna's Vaccine May Have
Key Edge Over Pfizer's
The rundown
Nov 16, 2020 12:52 PM CST

Moderna's Vaccine May Have Key Edge Over Pfizer's

It can be stored more easily in standard refrigerators

(Newser) - Monday morning brought more hopeful news about a coronavirus vaccine , this time from Moderna. The company announced that its candidate, still in late-stage trials, appears to be 94.5% effective. That's even better than the 90% rate reported by Pfizer last week. Related coverage:
  • First doses: Moderna is on
...

Biden, Trump Respond to Vaccine News

President wants the record to show it came under his watch

(Newser) - Both President Trump and Joe Biden were happy to hear good news about a second possible coronavirus vaccine Monday morning:
  • Trump: "Another Vaccine just announced," he tweeted . "This time by Moderna, 95% effective. For those great 'historians', please remember that these great discoveries, which will end
...

Dow Sees a Jump After Vaccine News
Vaccine News Has
Dow Jumping Again
Nov 16, 2020 8:45 AM CST

Vaccine News Has Dow Jumping Again

Index is up more than 300

(Newser) - The stock market rose last week when Pfizer reported good news about its COVID vaccine. This week is starting out in similar fashion in the wake of Moderna's hopeful vaccine announcement , reports CNBC . The Dow jumped about 350 points, or 1%, to more than 29,800 in the opening...

Moderna Reports Great News on Its Vaccine

Early results suggest it's nearly 95% effective

(Newser) - A week ago, Pfizer reported excellent early results on its COVID vaccine. Now, a second major contender also is reporting data, and the results are even better. Moderna announced Monday that preliminary results suggest its coronavirus vaccine is 94.5% effective, reports Reuters . Pfizer's figure was 90%. The upshot...

Biden People Reach Out to Vaccine Manufacturers

'It would be better if we could start working with them'

(Newser) - Joe Biden's scientific advisers will meet with vaccine makers in coming days as the presidential transition remains stalled because of President Trump's refusal to acknowledge that he lost the election, the AP reports. That delayed handoff is especially problematic during a public health crisis, the government's top...

Fauci Sets Possible Date for Return to &#39;Normal&#39;
Fauci Sets
Possible Date
for Return
to 'Normal'
sunday talk shows
Nov 15, 2020 12:30 PM CST

Fauci Sets Possible Date for Return to 'Normal'

And more around the Sunday dial

(Newser) - Anthony Fauci is talking like he's caught a glimpse of the end of the pandemic tunnel, CNN reports. The infectious-disease expert said Sunday on State of the Union that America might start getting back to "relative normal" by as early as April 2021—if, that is, the newly...

Trump: When Vaccine Is Ready for US, NY Won't Get It at First

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, NY AG Letitia James push back on president's inflammatory remarks

(Newser) - On Friday, President Trump gave his first public remarks since losing the election to Joe Biden, speaking at the White House about the need for Americans to remain "vigilant" against COVID-19, and how a vaccine would soon be on its way. One statement about the vaccine, however, raised eyebrows,...

Trump Resurfaces to Tout Vaccine
Trump
Emerges
to Tout
Vaccine
UPDATED
Nov 13, 2020 5:19 PM CST

Trump Emerges to Tout Vaccine

Rose Garden comments don't include a concession to Biden

(Newser) - Gliding over significant challenges still to come, President Trump on Friday offered a rosy update on the race for a vaccine for the resurgent coronavirus as he delivered his first public remarks since his defeat by President-elect Joe Biden. Trump still did not concede the election, and he did not...

Market Ends Week the Way It Started
Market Ends Week
the Way It Started
MARKETS
Nov 13, 2020 3:10 PM CST

Market Ends Week the Way It Started

Dow rises 399, with the week's positive vaccine news getting the credit

(Newser) - The stock market capped a strong week with a strong finish on Friday. The Dow rose 399 points, or 1.3%, to 29,479, while the S&P 500 rose 48 points, or 1.3%, to 3,585, and the Nasdaq rose 119 points, or 1%, to 11,829. Generally,...

Ticketmaster Has Idea on How to Restart Concerts

Vetting of vaccinated or negative status could be linked to digital ticket

(Newser) - In the 2011 movie Contagion, wristbands were used to identify vaccinated people during a pandemic. Ticketmaster's plan is a little more complicated, but with Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine candidate showing promising results, the company hopes it will get fans back to concerts and sporting events at some point next...

Pfizer CEO Sold Big Chunk of Shares on Day of Vaccine News

He sold $5.6M in shares as price soared

(Newser) - Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla sold a big chunk of his shares on the same day the company announced very promising news on a coronavirus vaccine , according to an SEC filing. Bourla sold shares worth $5.6 million as the company's stock price soared on Monday, but the company says...

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