Biden Administration Unveils Steps to Lower Drug Prices September 9, 2021 By Susan Heavey, Carl O'Donnell and Ahmed Aboulenein President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday unveiled its promised initiative aimed at cutting drug prices, saying it will test new...
FDA Grants Full Approval to Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine August 23, 2021 By Carl O'Donnell and Manas Mishra The U.S. drug regulator on Monday granted full approval to the Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccine, making it the first...
J&J to Resume Shipments of COVID-19 Vaccine to EU with Safety Warning April 21, 2021 By Manas Mishra and Carl O'Donnell Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday it will resume rolling out its COVID-19 vaccine in Europe after the region’s medical...
Drugmakers Plan to Raise Prices in New Year: Reuters, 3 Axis Advisors January 4, 2021 By Michael Erman and Carl O'Donnell Drugmakers including Pfizer Inc., Sanofi SA, and GlaxoSmithKline Plc plan to raise U.S. prices on more than 300 drugs in...
Walgreens, CVS Lead COVID-19 Vaccination Drive for Nursing Homes December 21, 2020 By Carl O'Donnell and Richa Naidu The U.S. government and two of the nation’s largest pharmacy chains kick off a nationwide campaign to vaccinate nursing home...
Moderna Vaccine Distribution Begins; CDC Urges Priority for Frontline Workers, Elderly December 21, 2020 By Rajesh Kumar Singh and Carl O'Donnell An advisory panel on Sunday recommended U.S. frontline essential workers and people 75 and older should be next in line...
Pfizer Vaccine Faces Some Storage, Production, Snowstorm Challenges December 16, 2020 By Rebecca Spalding and Carl O'Donnell The first days of Pfizer Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout have seen unexpected hitches including some vaccines being stored at excessively...
Q&A: Where Drugmakers Are in the Race for COVID-19 Vaccine November 9, 2020 By Carl O'Donnell Drugmakers and research centers around the world are working on COVID-19 vaccines, with large global trials of several of the...
U.S. to Fine Nursing Homes That Fail to Meet Testing Mandate August 26, 2020 By Mrinalika Roy and Carl O'Donnell Nursing homes in the United States will now be required to test staff for COVID-19 and offer testing to residents,...
Trump Signs Executive Orders to Lower Prescription Drug Prices July 27, 2020 By Jeff Mason, Alexandra Alper and Carl O'Donnell U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed four executive orders aimed at lowering the prices Americans pay for prescription drugs,...