Covid-19 vaccines

AstraZeneca Plc (NASDAQ: AZN) said on Sunday that a review of safety data of more than 17 million people vaccinated with its COVID-19 vaccine in the European Union and the United Kingdom showed no evidence of an increased risk of blood clots. What Happened: According to the drugmaker, the safety...

Novavax, Inc (NASDAQ: NVAX) shares spiked nearly 32% in the after-hours and regular session on Thursday. What Happened: The Maryland-based biotechnology company said Thursday that its COVID-19 vaccine, NVX-CoV2373, was 96.4% effective “against mild, moderate and severe disease caused by the...

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE), Moderna Inc. (Nasdaq: MRNA) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) said they are committed to making a total of 240 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines available in the U.S. by the end of March. What Happened: The drug makers told a House subcommittee on Tuesday they are...

Moderna Inc. (NASDAQ: MRNA) said that following positive feedback from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, it is pursuing a plan to increase the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses to up to 15 in each vial from the present 10 doses. What Happened: The plan was disclosed as part of the biotechnology...

The first dose of Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (NASDAQ: BNTX) vaccine could be highly efficacious against COVID-19, a study has found — fueling debate over delaying the second dose to stretch supplies, Reuters reported Thursday. What Happened: The first dose of the Pfizer...

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) only has a few million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in its inventory even though regulatory authorization could just be weeks away, Reuters reported Wednesday. What Happened: The revelation regarding the vaccine stock was made by Jeffrey Zients, the Biden...

Ocugen Inc (NASDAQ: OCGN) shares traded 74.1% higher at $9.14 at press time in the pre-market session on Monday. The surge comes as the biopharmaceutical company announced the sale of 3 million shares of its common stock in a registered direct offering to healthcare-focused institutional investors...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk appeared on Clubhouse on early Monday morning and talked about a wide variety of subjects ranging from colonization of Mars to the latest on his companies. On The Future of Tesla: The entrepreneur said that the automaker wants to make 20 million cars and...

The year 2020 has brought new investors to the stock market and also seen the most companies go public since 2014. Here is a look at 10 of the top performing IPOS in 2020. Airbnb: One of the most anticipated IPOs of 2020 was Airbnb Inc (NASDAQ: ABNB). The company, which offers a platform for...

COVID-19 vaccines are literally worth more than gold. That's the kind of value that criminal elements and other bad actors like to exploit. Behind the scenes, governments and industry are adding new layers of security to prevent them from stealing the new biologic medicines or their digital...

Moderna Inc's (NASDAQ: MRNA) COVID-19 vaccine has received the go-ahead from an advisory panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, paving the way for the company to secure an emergency use authorization (EUA). What Happened: The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory...

Major U.S. passenger airlines are rehearsing final plans, brushing up on procedures and lining up the right equipment and personnel to support the worldwide distribution of COVID-19 vaccines at a variety of required temperatures. Moving medicines is not new for passenger airlines, but the scale,...

Each week, Benzinga will examine a stock that might be considered a little under the radar. You may have never heard of the company before, but chances are you're pretty familiar with the line of work it's in. We call these the "things behind the thing." Shares of Catalent...