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Pfizer 2Q numbers tumble and COVID-19 vaccine, treatment sales dry up
Read full article: Pfizer 2Q numbers tumble and COVID-19 vaccine, treatment sales dry upCrumbling COVID-19 vaccine and treatment sales chopped Pfizer’s second-quarter earnings, but both the drugmaker and Wall Street expect a rebound in the back half of 2023.
Biden tests negative for COVID, isolating until 2nd negative
Read full article: Biden tests negative for COVID, isolating until 2nd negativePresident Joe Biden's doctor says the 79-year-old president has tested negative for COVID-19 but will continue to isolate at the White House until a second negative test.
President Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘mild symptoms’
Read full article: President Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘mild symptoms’President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and is experiencing “very mild symptoms,” underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus as new variants challenge the nation’s efforts to resume normalcy after two and a half years of pandemic disruptions.
US moves to make antiviral drug more available against COVID
Read full article: US moves to make antiviral drug more available against COVIDThe White House has announced more steps to make the antiviral treatment Paxlovid more accessible across the U.S. as it projects COVID-19 infections will continue to spread over the summer travel season.
Rare cases of COVID returning pose questions for Pfizer pill
Read full article: Rare cases of COVID returning pose questions for Pfizer pillA small number of COVID-19 patients are relapsing after taking Pfizer's antiviral pill, raising questions about the drug at the center of the U.S. response effort.
Biden admin to promote availability of COVID antiviral pill
Read full article: Biden admin to promote availability of COVID antiviral pillPresident Joe Biden and his administration want Americans and their doctors to know that the country has an ample supply of the life-saving COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid and that it no longer needs to be rationed.
Israel approves 4th vaccine dose for most vulnerable
Read full article: Israel approves 4th vaccine dose for most vulnerableIsrael has approved a fourth vaccine dose for people most vulnerable to COVID-19, becoming one of the first countries to do so as it braces for a wave of infections fueled by the omicron variant.
Walmart, Sam’s Club pharmacies in Texas now dispensing COVID-19 antiviral medication
Read full article: Walmart, Sam’s Club pharmacies in Texas now dispensing COVID-19 antiviral medicationWalmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies announced Thursday that they will begin dispensing the authorized COVID antiviral medication, Paxlovid and Molnupiravir, in Texas.
EXPLAINER: What COVID-19 therapies are available in US?
Read full article: EXPLAINER: What COVID-19 therapies are available in US?Two antiviral pills are the latest additions to the handful of therapies to treat COVID-19 in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration authorized the drugs from Merck and Pfizer as the first treatments that patients can take at home to treat mild-to-moderate symptoms.