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Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Wanes But The Shot Is Good For Keeping People Out Of Hospitals, Says Study
Tuesday, October 5, 2021 - 3:03am | 636Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) and its partner BioNTech SE’s (NASDAQ: BNTX) COVID-19 vaccine’s effectiveness against the disease wanes with time but its protection against hospitalization remains, as per a study. What Happened: The vaccine’s effectiveness declined from a peak of 88% a...
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Lancet Study Shows BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Generates 10X Higher Antibody Levels Compared to Sinovac Shot
Friday, July 16, 2021 - 8:59am | 313A new Hong Kong study has found that people fully vaccinated with the BioNTech SE (NASDAQ: BNTX) COVID-19 shot have ten times higher antibody concentrations than those who have received inactivated vaccines like China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd (NASDAQ: SVA), ...
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Bristol Myers Unveils More Mavacamten Data To Backup Case For Heart Drug
Monday, May 17, 2021 - 9:21am | 327Bristol Myers Squibb Co (NYSE: BMY) announced a new analysis of data from the Phase 3 EXPLORER-HCM study evaluating mavacamten in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM). New data were presented at the American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific...
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VBI Vaccines' Three-Antigen HBV Vaccine Candidate Trial Data Published In Lancet Infectious Diseases
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - 10:15am | 319VBI Vaccines Inc (NASDAQ: VBIV) has announced that results from Phase 3 PROTECT trial of VBI's prophylactic 3-antigen hepatitis B (HBV) vaccine candidate in adults were published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. The study was designed to compare the immunogenicity and...
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Where Does Merck's Ebola Vaccine Breakthrough Leave Competitors?
Friday, December 23, 2016 - 3:38pm | 351NewLink Genetics Corp (NASDAQ: NLNK) and licensing partner Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) appear to have made a major breakthrough in prevention of one of the deadliest diseases in the world. This week, The Lancet reported 100 percent efficacy in Merck's final-stage trial of an experimental...