Moderna says updated COVID vaccine is effective against newer variantThe company said its shot generated an 8.7-fold increase in neutralizing antibodies in humans against BA.2.86, which is being tracked by th...
06 Sep, 2023, 07.16 PM IST
Pfizer Q2 Results: Profit tumbles 77% to $2.3 billion; co trims 2023 revenue outlookThese include US approval for a drug combination for prostate cancer and a needed recommendation on the Abrysvo vaccine from the US Centers...
01 Aug, 2023, 08.41 PM IST
'Completely new' Covid strains possible this winter: EUIt will include a mix of newly-approved jabs adapted for the now dominant Omicron strain, and the original vaccines developed to fight the ...
02 Sep, 2022, 09.00 PM IST
Three COVID shots offer 'strong protection' for children under 5: PfizerThe news comes after months of anxious waiting by parents desperate to vaccinate their babies, toddlers and preschoolers, especially as COV...
23 May, 2022, 08.36 PM IST
Unilever still eyes GSK-Pfizer unit after £50 bn bid rebuffedGSK said on Saturday that it had received three unsolicited offers from Unilever for GSK Consumer Healthcare, but they were all rejected as...
17 Jan, 2022, 02.04 PM IST
Wall St closes higher as vaccine update feeds optimismThe Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 35.32 points, or 0.1%, to 35,754.75, the S&P 500 gained 14.46 points, or 0.31%, to 4,701.21 and the N...
09 Dec, 2021, 06.16 AM IST
Pfizer rallies 8% on strong Q2 show, new Covid pillThe US multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology firm further announced that its experimental antiviral pill to treat COVID-19 can cut...
08 Nov, 2021, 11.10 AM IST
India may consider indemnity for Pfizer and Moderna vaccines on one condition03 Aug, 2021, 10.33 AM IST
What is the Moderna COVID vaccine? Does it work, and is it safe?Boston-based pharmaceutical company Moderna announced a new supply agreement with Australia for 25 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine. T...
16 May, 2021, 01.23 PM IST
World watches as first-mover Britain probes adverse reactions to Pfizer vaccineOfficials from around the world are keen for British authorities to give them as much information as possible about the two reported cases ...
11 Dec, 2020, 11.53 AM IST
Nikkei slips from multi-decade highs on vaccine supply concernsThe Nikkei share average fell 0.22% to 26,751.24, but posted its fifth consecutive weekly gain. In the previous session, the index settled ...
04 Dec, 2020, 01.38 PM IST
S&P 500 hits record as investors await fiscal dealRepublicans and Democrats in Congress remained unable to reach agreement on fresh relief for a pandemic-hit U.S. economy, although some inv...
03 Dec, 2020, 06.35 AM IST
Saudi Arabia, Dubai shares gain; Abu Dhabi declinesOil prices, a crucial factor for the region's economies, firmed as hopes that producer group OPEC and its allies will delay a planned incre...
18 Nov, 2020, 07.34 PM IST
Rate cut bets melt as vaccines boost economy hopesAs recently as Oct. 20, markets were pricing rate cuts of up to 25 basis points from leading central banks by next autumn as the resurgent ...
18 Nov, 2020, 03.08 PM IST
Market Movers: Diagnostic firms tank; MACD shows RIL, IRCTC set to rallyShares of Pfizer hit an all-time high of Rs 5,875 after the company said that its vaccine data suggests the shots maybe 90 per cent effecti...
11 Nov, 2020, 11.51 AM IST
UK orders health service to be ready for vaccine by DecemberNews on Monday that a vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech was more than 90% effective sparked a surge in financial markets around the world, a...
10 Nov, 2020, 01.29 PM IST
Stock market update: 13 stocks hit 52-week highs on NSEAmong the stocks that touched their 52-week highs were Pfizer and Deepak Nitrite.
03 Mar, 2020, 10.09 AM IST