The Biden administration is set to announce that Americans who got a COVID-19 vaccine should receive a booster shot eight months after becoming fully vaccinated.
COVID vaccines have brought billions of dollars to the coffers of pharmaceutical companies.
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and progressive healthcare campaigners from across the U.S. rallied at the headquarters of Big Pharma’s top lobbying group last week to denounce the industry’s ongoing effort to tank Democrats’ prescription drug-pricing reforms.
Europe’s drugs regulator has advised that all adults can receive a third, booster dose of the BioNTech/Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine six months after the second dose.
The People’s Vaccine Alliance (PVA) has carried out an analysis on Pfizer, BioNTech, and Moderna which suggests that the three drugmakers are making as much as $65,000 combined profit every minute. This conclusion was based on calculations of the firms’ own earning reports. The profit is generated from their COVID-19 vaccines.
‘Brussels EU’ Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the bloc should start discussing mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations.
Delta Variant May Be Transmitted By Those Vaccinated For Covid-19
There are early signs that people who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 may be able to transmit the Delta variant of the virus as easily as those who have not, scientists at Public Health England say.