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Reuters | December 17, 2020
Byline:
Reuters Staff
Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate has a better immune response when a two full-dose regime is used rather than a full-dose followed by a half-dose booster, the university said on Thursday, citing data from early trials.
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Reuters | December 17, 2020
Byline:
Nate Raymond
Biogen Inc has agreed to pay $22 million to resolve U.S. allegations that it illegally used two charities that help cover Medicare patients’ out-of-pocket drug costs as a means to pay them kickbacks to use its multiple sclerosis drugs.
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The Washington Post | December 17, 2020
Byline:
Isaac Stanley-Becker, closeIsaac Stanley-BeckerNational political reporterEmailEmailBioBioFollowFollowYasmeen Abutaleb and closeYasmeen AbutalebNational reporter focusing on health policyEmailEmailBioBioFollowFollowLena H. SuncloseLena H. SunNational reporter focusing on healthEmailEmailBioBioFollowFollow
Officials in multiple states said they were alerted late Wednesday that their second shipments of Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine had been drastically cut for next week, sparking widespread confusion and conflicting statements from Pfizer and federal officials about who was at fault.
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FierceBiotech | December 17, 2020
Byline:
Ben Adams
GlaxoSmithKline is stumping up $85 million upfront and up to an extra $730 million in biobucks for Surface Oncology’s early-stage antibody asset.
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Bloomberg | December 17, 2020
Byline:
Anna Edney
Moderna Inc.’s Covid-19 vaccine won backing from a panel of experts who advise U.S. regulators, setting the stage for its shot to be the second vaccine cleared in the U.S.
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The Hill | December 17, 2020
Byline:
Unknown
Vice President Pence and President-elect Joe Biden will receive the vaccine for the novel coronavirus publicly as part of an effort by officials to build public confidence in the critical shot.
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Healio | December 17, 2020
Byline:
Unknown
Pembrolizumab plus fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy received FDA priority review for the first-line treatment of locally advanced unresectable or metastatic esophageal and gastroesophageal junction cancer, according to a press release.
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FiercePharma | December 17, 2020
Byline:
Eric Sagonowsky
AbbVie's aiming to make the most out of its new moneymaker Botox, gained in its Allergan megamerger last year, and it just scored a legal win—against a much smaller rival—that should help.
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