Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Covid-19 hospitalizations rising in South Africa’s omicron hot spot

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  Covid-19 hospitalizations are rising rapidly in a populous South African province where the new omicron variant of the coronavirus has bee...

Regeneron says Covid antibody drug could be less effective against Omicron

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  Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said on Tuesday prior analyses suggested its Covid-19 antibody cocktail, and similar drugs, could have reduced a...

Poorly-Controlled Asthma Tied to Worse COVID Outcomes in Kids

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  Children with poorly-controlled asthma were at much greater risk for COVID-19 hospitalization, a retrospective study from Scotland found. ...

FDA advisers narrowly endorse Merck's COVID-19 antiviral pill

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  An advisory group for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has voted to recommend Merck’s COVID-19 antiviral pill for infected adults at...

CDC expands surveillance at 4 big U.S. airports to detect omicron

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  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is expanding its current COVID-19 variant surveillance program at several major U.S. ...

New court rulings halt Biden vaccine mandate for fed contractors, health workers

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  A pair of rulings by separate federal judges Tuesday temporarily halted parts of the Biden administration’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccine pol...

Why Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Shot 12% Higher

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  On a bad day for the stock market overall,   Deciphera Pharmaceuticals   ( NASDAQ:DCPH )   was quite the happy standout. Shares of the bio...