Pfizer shutting down Seagen's $350M construction project in Everett
In December, Pfizer completed its $43 billion acquisition of Bothell-based Seagen, which was building the manufacturing site. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - March 2, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Neetish Basnet Source Type: news
RSV Vaccine May Be Linked to a Slightly Higher Risk of Guillain-Barre Syndrome
NEW YORK — Health officials are investigating whether there’s a link between two new RSV vaccines and cases of a rare nervous system disorder in older U.S. adults.
The inquiry is based on fewer than two dozen cases seen among more than 9.5 million vaccine recipients, health officials said Thursday. And the available information is too limited to establish whether the shots caused the illnesses, they added.
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But the numbers are higher than expected and officials are gathering more information to determine if the vaccines are causing the problem. The data was pre...
Source: TIME: Health - March 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mike Stobbe/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Puzzling skin side effects stymie advance of promising HIV vaccine
One of the most promising attempts to reinvigorate the stalled quest for an HIV vaccine has hit a snag that might seem minor but has major consequences: delaying the larger trials needed to show whether the concept works. In small safety and immune tests of the innovative vaccine strategy, which relies on a series of messenger RNA (mRNA) shots, an unusually high percentage of recipients developed rashes, welts, or other skin irritations.
“We are taking this very seriously,” says Carl Dieffenbach, who heads the Division of AIDS at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which funded a recent pha...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 1, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Pfizer Says Its RSV Shot Is Protective Through a Second Year Pfizer Says Its RSV Shot Is Protective Through a Second Year
Pfizer on Thursday said a single dose of its new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine Abrysvo maintained its ability to protect against the illness through a second...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - February 29, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Pfizer announces positive top-line data for full season two efficacy of ABRYSVO ® for RSV in older adults
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced top-line ABRYSVO® vaccine efficacy and safety data for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in adults 60 years of age and older following a second season in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres from the ongoing pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial (NCT05035212) RENOIR (RSV vaccine Efficacy study iNOlder adults Immunized against RSV disease). (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - February 29, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Pfizer Business and Industry Source Type: news
Health chiefs 'failed to sound alarm over potential dangers of Covid vaccines': MPs accuse regulator of putting Brits 'at serious risk' by not immediately sharing how Pfizer jabs could trigger extremely rare heart side effect
A cross-party group of politicians have called for an urgent investigation into the medicines regulator after uncovering evidence it knew about Covid jab side effects months before issuing warnings. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study Finds Increasing Time Between COVID Vaccine Doses Reduces Risk Of Myocarditis, Yet Cardiologists Raise Concerns
Authored by Megan Redshaw via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), New research suggests increasing the interval between vaccine doses or using a single dose may significantly lower…#meganredshaw #epochtimes #npjvaccines #hongkong #pfizer #cardiologist #kirkmilhoan #clevelandclinic #departmentofhealth #cdc (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why is €2 billion worth of COVID drug Paxlovid going to waste?
European countries rushed to buy the antiviral drug in January 2022, but now it’s going to waste. Why? A COVID-19 antiviral drug has been underused in Europe with about 3.1 million courses of the medicine set to expire in the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, and France by the end of this month. With…#spain #airfinity #pfizer #marcogallotta #lifescienceanalyst #euronewshealth #gallota #pbs #askojärvinen #hus (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Shot That Will Be Heard Round The Halls Of Congress
Authored by Gerrick Wilkins via RealClear Wire, Upwards of 80% of Americans favor term limits, yet entrenched politicians in Congress – and the lobbyists who need them to advance their special interests – have found ways of quashing them time…#gerrickwilkins #realclearwire #unshacklingdemocracy #garypalmer #usconstitution #pfizer #pac #obamacare #realclearpublishing (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pfizer Stock Has 29% Upside, Says a New Bull
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Source: Reuters: Health - February 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Democrats Press Pfizer on Chemotherapy Drug Shortages Democrats Press Pfizer on Chemotherapy Drug Shortages
Democratic legislators on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform have written a letter to Pfizer, requesting information on how the company is addressing shortages of chemotherapy drugs.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - February 23, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
2 Top Biotech Stocks That Wall Street Thinks Could Soon Double in Value
Analysts on Wall Street have probably spent more time thinking about the price of stocks than you have, because it's their full-time job. That doesn't mean they're always correct, but it does suggest that there's a lot to learn from understanding their estimates and thinking about how they're…#ginkgobioworks #ginkgo #pfizer #novonordisk #merck #iova #nsclc #fda #iovance #alexcarchidi (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
European Commission approves Pfizer & #039;s VELSIPITY ® for patients with moderately to severely Active ulcerative colitis
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorization for VELSIPITY® (etrasimod) in the European Union to treat patients 16 years of age and older with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC) who have had an inadequate response, lost response, or were intolerant to either conventional therapy, or a biological agent. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - February 23, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Pfizer Business and Industry Source Type: news
Parkwood Home Care Welcomes Paula Nolan: A Compassionate Leader with 24+ Years in Healthcare, Ready to Help Transform Families' Lives
Parkwood Home Care is excited to announce the addition of Paula Nolan to our team as the Vice President of Growth & Development. With a distinguished 24-year career at Pfizer Canada, Paula brings a wealth of experience and a deep understanding of the healthcare landscape in Canada.... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 22, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PER Source Type: news
Why Amazon is replacing Walgreens Boots Alliance on the Dow Jones
Next week, Amazon will join the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It’s taking Walgreens Boots Alliance’s spot on the thirty-stock index. The Dow Jones Industrial Average involves a little bit of math and a little bit of mystery. It’s made up of 30 companies from the S&P 500. And here’s the mysterious…#amazon #hamishpreston #usequities #dow #walmart #pfizer #att #kraftfoods #jamesangel #georgetown (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
