President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. has chosen Dr. David Kessler to help lead Operation Warp Speed, the program to accelerate development of Covid-19 vaccines and…
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Supreme Court Revives Abortion-Pill Restriction
The first drug, mifepristone, blocks the effects of progesterone, a hormone without which the lining of the uterus begins to break down. A second drug,…
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India Approves Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine and 1 Other
NEW DELHI — India on Sunday approved two coronavirus vaccines, one made by AstraZeneca and Oxford University and the other developed in India, for emergency…
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The Risks of the Covid Vaccine, in Context
At this point, most of us have heard about allergic reactions to Covid-19 vaccines: the doctor in Boston who had to administer his EpiPen, the…
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For Covid-19 Vaccines, Some Are Too Rich — and Too Poor
Poor and middle-income nations, largely unable to compete in the open market, rely on a complex vaccine sharing scheme called Covax. A collaboration of international…
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Turkey and Brazil Say Chinese Vaccine Effective, With Sparse Supporting Data
Turkish officials announced Thursday that a vaccine from the Chinese company Sinovac has an efficacy rate of 91.25 percent, but the finding was based on…
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Boston Doctor Develops Severe Allergic Reaction After Getting Moderna Vaccine
Moderna’s vaccine, like Pfizer’s, is designed around a molecule called messenger RNA, or mRNA, that’s injected into the upper arm. Once inside human cells, the…
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U.S. and Pfizer Seal Deal for 100 Million More Vaccine Doses
The Trump administration and Pfizer announced a deal on Wednesday for the pharmaceutical company to provide an additional 100 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine…
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Covid Antibody Drugs Go Unused as Need Soars
Until recently, the federal government did not require hospitals to report how many doses they had given to patients, although it will begin to do…
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Pfizer Nears Deal to Provide More Vaccine Doses
The Trump administration and Pfizer are close to a deal under which the pharmaceutical company would bolster supply of its coronavirus vaccine for the United…
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