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US Operation Warp Speed Backed Vaccines for Whole World Premium
The operation relied on six projects, two each for three kinds of vaccine technology, so as to spread out the risk of one or more failing.
AstraZeneca Says Its Vaccine Needs ‘Additional Study’ Premium
The head of the Oxford Vaccine Group, Andrew Pollard, said this week that further evidence will be available next month, but the result was still "highly significant."
US Sectors and Stocks Boom but Data Show Economic Headwinds Await Biden Premium
Personal consumption expenditures slowed, growing just 0.5 percent, though that was slightly better than analysts' forecast, and the savings rate fell a full point to 13.6 percent.
Five Things to Know About the Iconic Dow Stock Index Premium
The Dow is one of the oldest equity indices in the world. It was created nearly 125 years ago by Dow Jones & Company, founded by journalists Charles Dow and Edward Jones, which also publishes The Wall Street Journal. The index is today managed by S&P Dow Jones Indices.
Using a regimen of first injecting half a dose of the vaccine and then a full dose a month later, the effectiveness was 90 percent.
Pfizer/BioNTech Seek First Vaccine Approval in US Premium
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said its vaccines committee would meet on December 10 to discuss the request for emergency use authorization.
What Are Clinical Trials and How Do They Work? Premium
Volunteers have not been deliberately infected with the virus. This option, known as a challenge trial, was considered but deemed too risky given that there aren't any COVID-19 treatments that are proven as highly effective.