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Pilots Ask FedEx To Halt Hong Kong Layovers Over COVID Rules
Monday, March 8, 2021 - 4:16pm | 1131Pilots for Federal Express (NYSE: FDX) are directly appealing to Chairman, CEO and founder Frederick Smith to stop layovers in Hong Kong because of onerous quarantine conditions they say force crews to be hospitalized against their will in substandard quarters and put their well-being at risk. In...
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CDC Issues Guidelines For Americans Vaccinated Against COVID-19: What You Need To Know
Monday, March 8, 2021 - 2:41pm | 466Federal health officials released long-anticipated guidelines for people who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus Monday. What Happened: Fully vaccinated Americans can visit with other fully vaccinated people indoors without wearing masks or physically distancing, the Centers for...
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Why Are Jaguar Health Shares Surging Today?
Monday, March 8, 2021 - 12:08pm | 227Continuing Friday's rally, Jaguar Health Inc (NASDAQ: JAGX) stock has surged on Monday as the investors react to the news of its third royalty financing agreement announced on Friday. The company entered a binding term sheet for $5 million a royalty interest in future...
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Merck/Ridgeback Biotherapeutics' COVID-19 Antiviral Shows Promise
Monday, March 8, 2021 - 6:54am | 302Merck & Co Inc (NYSE: MRK) and its collaborating partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP reported preliminary results from Phase 2a study evaluating molnupiravir, an experimental antiviral drug against COVID-19. The antiviral has shown positive effects with a...
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Adaptive Biotechnologies Secures FDA EUA For COVID-19 T-Cell Response Test
Monday, March 8, 2021 - 5:34am | 290The FDA issued the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp's (NASDAQ: ADPT) T-Detect COVID-19 Test on Friday. It will be used to determine whether an individual had been infected with SARS-CoV-2 in the past. This T cell-based test is the...
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California Says Disneyland And Other Theme Parks Can Reopen April 1
Sunday, March 7, 2021 - 1:20pm | 363Disneyland Resort will be allowed to open from April 1 with 15% capacity and other restrictions. What Happened: The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) on Friday said that theme parks and outdoor sports stadiums will be allowed to reopen from April 1, but with certain...
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Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion Covid-19 Relief Bill On Party-Line Vote
Saturday, March 6, 2021 - 2:25pm | 221After a marathon overnight session and lots of political maneuvering, the U.S. Senate on Saturday passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan in a party-line vote. What Happened: The Senate voted 50-49, with no Republicans' support. Republicans had called for a...
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SeaWorld To Reopen 3 Parks After Shares Hit A New High This Week
Friday, March 5, 2021 - 5:22pm | 437SeaWorld Entertainment Inc (NYSE: SEAS) announced Friday its Orlando, San Antonio and San Diego amusement parks are now open. What Happened: As of Friday, guests are welcome back to all three SeaWorld parks. The parks will be operating with extended hours and with enhanced health and...
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Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 Vaccine: Detroit Mayor Declines 6,200 Doses, Catholic Bishops Raise 'Moral Concerns'
Friday, March 5, 2021 - 4:18pm | 814The rollout of the Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) COVID-19 vaccine hit a pair of potholes this week as the mayor of Detroit said the city was sticking with Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) vaccines for now, highlighting Johnson & Johnson's lower efficacy rate, before...
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EMA's Medicinal Committee Backs Eli Lilly's COVID-19 Antibody Therapy
Friday, March 5, 2021 - 12:51pm | 215European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a positive scientific opinion for Eli Lilly and Co's (NYSE: LLY) bamlanivimab alone, and bamlanivimab plus etesevimab, in COVID-19 in patients. The opinion covers the...
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Abbott's Molecular Assay Gets FDA EUA Approval To Detect SARS-CoV-2 And Flu In One Test
Friday, March 5, 2021 - 11:09am | 208The FDA has granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Abbott Laboratories' (NYSE: ABT) Alinity m Resp-4-Plex molecular assay to detect and differentiate SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, influenza B, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in one test. The Alinity m Resp-4-Plex...
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Moderna Hires Harvard Stem Cell Researcher Jonathan Hoggatt as Director of Hematology: What You Need to Know
Friday, March 5, 2021 - 11:01am | 471Moderna, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRNA), which shot to prominence with its coronavirus vaccine program, is beefing up its research and development team. What Happened: Jonathan Hoggatt, who was a principal faculty member at Harvard Stem Cell Institute, has joined Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Moderna...
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Aerpio Pharmaceuticals' Razuprotafib Dropped From Collaborative COVID-19 Trial
Friday, March 5, 2021 - 9:28am | 289Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative-sponsored I-SPY COVID Trial will not further test Aerpio Pharmaceuticals Inc's (NASDAQ: ARPO) razuprotafib. Razuprotafib was chosen because it was believed to stabilize and repair the lung's blood vessels and improve gas exchange....
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Vir Biotechnology Shares Are Trading Lower As COVID-19 Study VIR-7831 Arm To Stop Enrollment
Wednesday, March 3, 2021 - 9:54am | 347Vir Biotechnology Inc (NASDAQ: VIR) and GlaxoSmithKline plc (NYSE: GSK) have provided an update on the VIR-7831 (GSK4182136) arm of NIH-sponsored ACTIV Program Phase 3 trial in hospitalized adults with COVID-19. The companies were informed that VIR-7831 could...
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COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Study Shows No Benefit, US NIH Stops Trial
Wednesday, March 3, 2021 - 5:20am | 284The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has halted a trial evaluating the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 convalescent plasma in treating emergency department patients with mild to moderate symptoms. This move comes less than two months after an international trial of convalescent...