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Preliminary Israeli study shows fourth COVID booster doesn’t stop omicron infections
A second booster of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna failed to prevent infections of the omicron variant, according to…
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Moderna aims for COVID/flu booster in 2023, but Fauci and other virus experts warn of challenges to come this year
Moderna’s chief executive officer Stephane Bancel said the company hopes to have a combined flu and COVID vaccine ready for…
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Unilever’s $68 Billion Health Kick Is the Wrong Remedy
Unilever’s UL 1.14% bid for GlaxoSmithKline’s GSK 0.91% majority-owned consumer-health business is a bold move from a management team sometimes…
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GlaxoSmithKline shares soar after Unilever bids for its consumer healthcare unit
Shares of GlaxoSmithKline surged on Monday, while Unilever stock tumbled following a failed $68 billion bid by the latter to…
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U.S. Businesses Sour on Saudi Arabia in Blow to Crown Prince’s Growth Plans
RIYADH—Saudi Arabia courted the world’s top companies to modernize its economy. Instead, the business environment has grown more hostile and…
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Unilever Makes Approach for Glaxo’s Consumer-Healthcare Business
LONDON— Unilever UL 1.14% PLC said it had approached GlaxoSmithKline GSK 0.91% PLC and Pfizer Inc. PFE -1.06% about a…
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Citigroup Sticks With Its Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate, While GE Drops Its Rules
Citigroup Inc. C -1.25% is sticking with its Covid-19 vaccine mandate for its U.S. workers. General Electric Co. GE 0.68%…
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Nearly all teens treated in intensive-care units for COVID-19 have been unvaccinated: study
Nearly all teenagers who had to be admitted to the ICU for COVID-19 treatment were unvaccinated, according to a new…
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People of color have been less likely than their white counterparts to get a COVID-19 vaccine — but that is finally changing
Despite early challenges to COVID-19 vaccine access and uptake, some things have gradually changed for the better. “Black and Hispanic…
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Experts are starting to say most Americans will contract COVID as omicron variant spreads
A growing chorus of voices are predicting that most people living in the U.S. are going to contract COVID-19, as…
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