Tag Archives: COVID19

Amid the growing controversy over whether the U.S. is in need of booster or additional vaccine doses to protect against COVID-19, Moderna (MRNA) president Stephen Hoge admits much remains unknown. “We don’t really know” if a third shot will be the final or if more are needed, Hoge told Yahoo Finance. In addition, whether or not the third shot is needed is a question. “It’s the “key scientific question we’re all wrestling with now,” Hoge said. If an additional does does prove to provide some… Source link

Burger King (QSR) is rolling out its app-based loyalty program nationwide, expanding its digital presence as the industry leans in on COVID-19 dining trends that have successfully lured in customers. On Thursday, the fast food giant announced that its “Royal Perks” will launch in two-thirds of restaurants by September. Initially, Burger King tested the program in a 3 market pilot in Los Angeles, Miami and the New York Metro area that began in February. In a function of how digital is playing a… Source link

Less than a week after Liberty University announced and enacted a temporary campus-wide quarantine amid rising infections, the school is reporting a sharp surge in positive COVID-19 cases and offering free vaccinations. The private evangelical Christian university in Lynchburg, Virginia last week ordered a campus-wide quarantine from Aug. 30 to Sept. 10. Prior to the fall semester beginning on Aug. 24, the school did not have a mask or vaccine mandate in place. Liberty’s COVID-19 dashboard on… Source link

(Adds Pfizer response; paragraphs 6-8) By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) – New Zealand reported its first recorded death linked to U.S. drugmaker Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, the health ministry said on Monday, after a woman suffered a rare side effect leading to inflammation of her heart muscle. The news of the death comes as the country battles an outbreak of the Delta variant after nearly six months of being virus free. It followed a review by an independent panel monitoring the… Source link

A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) bolsters the argument that unvaccinated individuals are at a much higher risk of experiencing the worst outcomes of COVID-19 than vaccinated individuals. “These data indicate that authorized vaccines protect against SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe COVID-19, even with increased community transmission of the newly predominant Delta variant,” the CDC report stated. Between May 1 and July 25, 2021, unvaccinated residents of… Source link

Top U.S. health officials laid out a plan to roll out booster shots for the general population, in a somewhat phased manner based on initial vaccinations, starting September 20. But before then, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) must look through data and evaluate for safety and effectiveness. The announcement from the White House Wednesday sparked debate over whether or not it was the right move.  On one hand, the U.S has… Source link

There may be a budding consumer spending slowdown underway at the hands of COVID-19 Delta variant fears, but that isn’t stopping some household name retailers from reinstating the dividends and buyback plans they scrapped at the height of the pandemic.  For some analysts on the Street, the moves make total sense.  “I wouldn’t say that anyone [retailer] returning cash is all of a sudden better off than they were before, but I think they are realizing that they did a good job. They put as much… Source link

The stock market continues to ignore worsening headlines on the COVID-19 Delta variant front and climb to fresh records.  But given a shift in tone lately from corporate America, perhaps investors should be on high alert. Companies that had been bullish on the economic recovery from the depths of the pandemic are becoming increasingly cautious as the variant spreads. Here are three household names that have recently warned of a financial impact from the COVID-19 Delta variant. Investors may… Source link

Passengers wait in a long line to get a COVID-19 test to travel overseas at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Where exactly do we stand with the pandemic right now? A few months ago when vaccination rates were accelerating and COVID-19 cases were plummeting, it seemed we were out of the woods. Offices, colleges and universities, sports leagues, resorts and concert halls were making plans to fully reopen,… Source link

Novavax (NVAX) announced Thursday it would have to push back its COVID-19 vaccine emergency use authorization (EAU) filing with the FDA by about one month, once again, this time due to manufacturing quality concerns. CEO Stanely Erck told Yahoo Finance Novavax itself did not delay the filing. Instead, he said, outside firms that the company was directed to work with by Operation Warp Speed — the former government program launched under the Trump administration to fund six vaccine candidates… Source link