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Pharma's reputation rehab: A whopping two-thirds of Americans now offer a thumbs-up, Harris Poll finds

By Beth Snyder Bulik

In a stunning reversal from just one year ago, almost two-thirds of Americans now rate the pharma industry positively, The Harris Poll finds. Back in January 2020, as the pandemic was just heating up in the U.S., only about a third gave the industry good marks.

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White House: Winter weather caused 6M-dose backlog of COVID-19 vaccines

By Robert King

Extreme winter weather has created a backlog of roughly 6 million COVID-19 doses as workers have been unable to head to distribution sites.

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Novavax, coronavirus shot data in hand, strikes an eye-popping supply deal with global vaccine consortium

By Eric Sagonowsky

Novavax has sometimes flown under the radar as some of the world's leading drugmakers dominated headlines about the COVID-19 vaccine race. But with key clinical data now in hand, the company has struck an massive new supply deal with international players—and it's sure to turn heads.

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Emergent, partnered with COVID vaccine players J&J and AstraZeneca, works 24/7 to scale up doses

By Fraiser Kansteiner

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Emergent BioSolutions positioned itself as a manufacturer to beat in the vaccine race. Now, as its partner Johnson & Johnson gears up for a potential U.S. rollout, Emergent is working overtime to get those doses ready.

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KFF: Hospital admissions down 8.2% from March to December 2020 due to COVID-19

By Robert King

A new analysis estimated that total hospital admissions were down by roughly 8% compared to the predicted levels from March through December 2020 as the pandemic took a toll.

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As J&J eyes approval for its one-shot COVID-19 vax, it sends off phase 3 data for a swift WHO listing

By Ben Adams

Johnson & Johnson has sent off its phase 3 data package to the World Health Organization for its one-and-done COVID-19 vaccine shot just a few weeks after showing off its efficacy.

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AbbVie, Eli Lilly lead Big Pharma’s 2020 market cap growth as Merck, Gilead lag

By Angus Liu

COVID-19 products aren’t guarantees of market cap growth at biopharma companies these days—and a lack of them doesn’t deprive a drugmaker, either—if a year-end comparison between 2020 and 2019 is any indication.

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AI-based voiceprint screener for COVID-19 nets European approval

By Conor Hale

From taste and smell to muscle aches and “COVID toes,” the coronavirus affects the body in a variety of ways—including small changes in a person’s voice, subtle to the ear but clear enough to spot on a computer, according to Vocalis Health.

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