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Commentary: Is a second booster for COVID-19 the right choice for you?

The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently authorized a second booster shot of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for those age 50 and older. The recommendation follows a study out of Israel recently published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

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Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID- Vaccine Cuts Hospitalization Risk In Kids Aged 5-11 Years: Reuters

Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID- Vaccine Cuts Hospitalization Risk In Kids Aged 5-11 Years: Reuters

According to a US-based study, children ages 5 to 11 who received the Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) / BioNTech SE's (NASDAQ:BNTX) COVID-19 vaccine were 68% less likely to be hospitalized during the omicron wave than unvaccinated children. Adolescents aged 12-18 who received two shots of the vaccine were around 40% less likely to be hospitalized with the…

Docs unconvinced we need two boosters

Docs unconvinced we need two boosters

Vaccine-makers are seeking approval for a second booster. Some doctors don’t think the evidence is strong

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Ionis Pharma Announces Publication Of Positive Donidalorsen Data For Angioedema Attacks

Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:IONS) announced the publication of Phase 2 data for donidalorsen in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Donidalorsen is an investigational antisense medicine under development for hereditary angioedema (HAE), a disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of severe swelling. In the Phase 2 study, donidalorsen demonstrated a 90% reduction in…

GSK/Vir Biotech's COVID-19 Antibody Associated With Resistance Mutations, New Research Shows

According to new research in Australia, some people have developed sotrovimab-resistant mutations following infusions with the GlaxoSmithKline Plc (NYSE:GSK) and Vir Biotechnology Inc (NASDAQ:VIR) monoclonal antibody with COVID-19 infection. Data shows that the mutations have been associated with a reduction by a factor of 100 to 297 in neutralization by sotrovimab. "These data show the persistence…

NEJM Publication Shows Novartis' Kisqali With Longest Median Overall Survival In Breast Cancer Setting

The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published data from Phase 3 MONALEESA-2 trial of Novartis AG's (NYSE:NVS) Kisqali (ribociclib) plus letrozole demonstrating a statistically significant improvement in overall survival. MONALEESA-2 overall survival data were first presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress in September 2021. The NEJM publication includes additional analyses substantiating the longest median…

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