Tuesday, August 31, 2021: Life Sciences

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices unanimously endorsed the full approval of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for Americans ages 16 and older. While the recommendation isn’t binding, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky is expected to accept...

Monday, August 30, 2021: Life Sciences

Biogen Inc. is offering its costly new Alzheimer’s disease treatment to some patients for free amid uncertainty around whether Medicare will reimburse for the controversial drug. Biogen has begun to provide Florida’s First Choice Neurology with free-of-charge...

Friday, August 27, 2021: Life Sciences

A Morning Consult article looks at states’ efforts to increase oversight and transparency around pharmacy benefit managers’ (PBMs) negotiations with drugmakers and pharmacies. This year, states have introduced more than 100 bills targeting PBMs, and in July, attorneys...

Thursday, August 26, 2021: Life Sciences

Pfizer and Moderna announced plans to seek additional FDA approvals for their respective COVID-19 vaccines. Pfizer said it will submit its application for a third dose of its vaccine for everyone ages 16 and older by the end of this week. Federal regulators are likely...

Wednesday, August 25, 2021 Life Sciences

Johnson & Johnson said a second dose of its COVID-19 vaccine generated a strong immune response in a study, with antibody levels ninefold higher among those who got a second shot compared with one month after their first dose. The company said the data makes the...

Tuesday, August 24, 2021 Life Sciences

The FDA granted full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people 16 and older, making it the first shot to gain full approval. The vaccine will be marketed as Comirnaty. President Joe Biden said the move should clear up any doubts over the shot’s...