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A medical personnel administers a free Covid-19 tests at a state run drive-through testing site in the parking lot of the University of Texas El Paso campus amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in El Paso, Texas, November 23, 2020. Ivan Pierre Aguirre | Reuters Al Weiss, 74, walked into …

Medical staff member Christina Mathers attends to a patient, who is unconscious, as she holds the patient’s hand in the COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) at the United Memorial Medical Center on December 21, 2020 in Houston, Texas. Go Nakamura | Getty Images Sorrento Therapeutics is working on new antibody …

Former FDA chief Dr. Scott Gottlieb warned that the highly contagious, new mutation of Covid-19 found in the United Kingdom “is already in the U.S.” as more than 40 countries ban travel to and from the U.K. for 48 hours or more.  “I don’t think a travel ban, at this …

When President Donald Trump got sick with Covid-19 in October, he credited an antibody drug from Regeneron with making him feel better “immediately.” “I felt as good three days ago as I do now,” he said in a video shot in front of the White House after he left Walter …

Dr. Scott Gottlieb expressed concerns Wednesday about the smooth administration of Covid-19 vaccines next year, when shots become available for Americans who are not health-care workers or residents of long-term care facilities. The former Food and Drug Administration commissioner pointed to the challenges that have been reportedly experienced around administering antibody …

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told “The News with Shepard Smith” that most Americans can expect to get the coronavirus vaccine as soon as late February.  “I believe by the end of February, the end of March, of course, depending on the decisions by our governors, but I …

The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is unveiled during a virtual product launch. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Apple — Apple shares rose more than 3% after Nikkei reported the tech giant will ramp up its iPhone production by …

Medical staff examine a patient in the Covid-19 intensive care unit at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston on Nov. 16, 2020. Go Nakamura | Getty Images LONDON — Swiss biotech firm Relief Therapeutics has seen its share price climb by 38,000% so far this year, as it develops a …

Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier told CNBC on Thursday he was hopeful about continued progress on coronavirus vaccines but suggested that strict adherence to public-health protocols would remain necessary for months ahead. “I think there’s a lot of reason to be optimistic about the vaccines that are coming out. The Pfizer …

Here’s the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Investors assess vaccine news against Covid-19 case spikes Pfizer and BioNTech said they’ll apply with the FDA on Friday for emergency use authorization for their vaccine, the first to go through the regulatory …

Chris Chen, chief executive officer at China’s WuXi Biologics, expects approval for a Covid-19 antibody treatment either “late this year or early next year, ” he told CNBC. WuXi Biologics, which sells outsourced laboratory and manufacturing services to biotech companies, has signed several deals with clients to research antibodies for …

U.S. President Donald Trump looks over at reporters and photographers as the president departs Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after a fourth day of treatment for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to return to the White House in Washington from the hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, U.S., October 5, 2020. Jonathan …

In this May 2020 photo provided by Eli Lilly, researchers prepare mammalian cells to produce possible COVID-19 antibodies for testing in a laboratory in Indianapolis. David Morrison | Eli Lilly via AP States and local health-care systems should expect to face some early challenges administering Eli Lilly‘s coronavirus antibody drug, …

1. Dow futures up, Nasdaq futures down as rotation out of tech continues A man wearing a mask passes the Charging Bull statue in New York’s financial district. Mark Lennihan | AP Dow futures pointed to a nearly 150 point gain at Tuesday’s open after the 30-stock average surged 834 …

Eli Lilly Chairman and CEO Dave Ricks told CNBC on Tuesday the company’s coronavirus antibody drug will still be an important treatment for Covid-19, even if a widely available vaccine is brought to market. The Food and Drug Administration granted Eli Lilly’s antibody treatment emergency use authorization Monday evening, allowing it …

Former FDA chief Dr. Scott Gottlieb warned that the coronavirus pandemic is “about to explode” across the United States as the country confirmed more than 10 million coronavirus cases on Monday, a bleak milestone just 10 days after reaching the 9 million mark amid a record surge in daily infections. …