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Pfizer Says 3-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine Is Effective For Children Under 5
Pfizer says preliminary data shows its three-dose vaccine regimen is 80% effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 in kids 6 months to 4 years old.
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Projections of 2,000 Daily Covid Deaths ‘Not Unrealistic’: Johns Hopkins
Oct.26 -- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Vice Dean Joshua Sharfstein discusses increased hospitalization and death from the latest surge of the coronavirus and the latest findings in Covid vaccine studies. He speaks on...
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Omicron Is Draining Hospitals And Its Peak Still Isn't Here
Models predict Omicron's surge will peak between Jan. 19 and 27 with hospitalizations around 273,000 - 350,000 people.
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Researchers Look to Create 'Antibody Cocktail' for Covid
Sep.28 -- Jennifer Bath, chief executive officer at Immunoprecise Antibodies Ltd., discusses the company's potentially groundbreaking Covid-19 antibody treatment on "Bloomberg Technology."
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New York Hospitals Face Fines Over Vaccine Delays, Says Cuomo
Jan.04 -- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says the state's public and private hospitals could be fined as much as $100,000 and risk not receiving further coronavirus vaccine shipments if they don’t administer doses within a week of...
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Doctor hunts for Ebola vaccine in genetically modified tobacco plants
Drug makers and academic laboratories are pushing scientific boundaries in a race to develop a treatment for the Ebola virus that's killed more than 1,100 people in West Africa.
Researchers working on the experimental drug ZMapp have...
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Omicron's Hospitalization Risk
A new study suggests the Omicron variant may be less likely to send patients to the hospital than the delta variant. Bloomberg's Rachel Chang reports on "Bloomberg Markets: China Open."
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Mayo Clinic Director on the rise of Omicron
Alix Steel and Guy Johnson welcomed Mayo Clinic Vaccine Research Group Director Dr. Gregory Poland on "Bloomberg Markets: Americas" to discuss rising Covid-19 cases across the world. Dr. Poland said "an explosion" of cases is coming due...
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The White House Lifts Travel Ban on Southern Africa
The restrictions were imposed last month after the spread of the Omicron variant - which was first discovered there.
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NYC Could Fine Businesses $1,000 for Defying Vaccine Mandate
New York City will fine businesses $1,000 if they don't comply with a Covid-19 vaccine mandate that starts on Dec. 27. "We need strong measures now," Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a Wednesday briefing. "The goal is not to penalize, but to...
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New York to Ramp Up Covid Testing
New York City officials defended a move to shut down Covid-19 testing sites right before the omicron surge because of a lack of demand, pledging to ramp up testing again over the coming week. Dr. George Rutherfod, UCSF professor of...
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Experts Warn Holiday Travel Will Fuel Spread Of Omicron Variant
AAA expects more than 100 million Americans to travel this week leading up to Christmas.
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What Will a Normal Bond Market Look Like After Covid?
Nov.23 -- Eric Stein of Eaton Vance talks about what the bond market could look like after the pandemic and where Federal Reserve policy will have the most impact. He appears on "Bloomberg the Open."
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Biden Says Covid Testing Funds Are Running Low
President Joe Biden called on Congress to authorize a new round of funding for Covid-19 treatments and vaccines, ratcheting up warnings that U.S. stockpiles are running dry. He spoke at the White House.
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FDA Restricts J&J's COVID-19 Vaccine Due To Blood Clot Risk
The FDA said the shot should only be given to adults who cannot receive a different vaccine or specifically request J&J's vaccine.
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U.S. Still Not Testing Enough for Covid: New York-Presbyterian CEO
Jul.13 -- New York-Presbyterian Hospital President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Steven Corwin discusses concerns about the recent uptick in Covid-19 infections across the U.S. and says it will be very tricky to send children back to...
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Moderna launches UK study for new Omicron vaccine
Studies for Moderna’s Omicron booster vaccine have begun, with British volunteers taking part.
It is the first commercially sponsored Moderna vaccine trial to take place in the UK.
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Hong Kong Plans Lockdown for Mass Testing, Report Says
Hong Kong officials are planning to conduct its citywide mandatory testing with lockdown to ensure effectiveness, according to a local report. Stephen Engle discusses the details on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia."
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Pelosi Pivots on Past Promises
First, Nancy Pelosi made a promise. Now, she’s taking a gamble. Gear up for an intra-party showdown. Teachers and staff in NYC schools have a decision to make: Get the COVID vaccine by Friday or don’t come back to work on Monday. Plus,...
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Novak Djokovic Lands In Serbia After Deportation From Australia
The legal battle over whether Djokovic held a valid exemption to vaccine rules that would allow him to play in the Australian Open ended Sunday.
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The Challenges of Getting Covid Vaccines Throug Human Trials
Jul.21 -- Erin Bromage, UMASS Dartmouth associate professor of biology, talks about the process of getting a Covid-19 vaccine through human trials. He appears on "Bloomberg Markets."
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Would Have Liked to See Bolder Infrastructure Vision: Summers
Apr.09 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor, says that while President Biden's infrastructure plan is necessary, he would have liked to see a bolder vision for the improvements society...
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FDA To Recommend Booster COVID-19 Vaccine For Immunocompromised
That includes people who have received organ transplants or are undergoing chemotherapy.
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FDA Grants Emergency Approval To Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
This is first COVID-19 vaccine ever to get emergency approval.