Coronavirus

A looming syringe shortage has health officials concerned. The world’s largest syringe maker, Becton Dickinson (NYSE: BDX), does not have the capacity to substantially increase U.S. supplies of specialty… Read more

The spread of the virus variants in the U.S. seems to grow every day. Yesterday, Minnesota’s health department said it had detected a virus variant found in Brazil. It… Read more

The Moderna vaccine may be less effective against the South African Covid-19 variant . . . one of the variants that has scientists so concerned. That is why Moderna… Read more

One element in the vaccine rollout worries me more than any other: The timing of two-dose vaccines. Countries are stumbling and bumbling with their vaccination strategies. So, the interval… Read more

President Biden launched his plan to combat the coronavirus pandemic yesterday. Here’s a look at Biden’s executive orders related to the pandemic . . . Mask requirements: Among his… Read more

It’s not good when large segments of populations are vaccine skeptics. It makes it that much harder to reach herd immunity via vaccinations. But to show you how bad… Read more

As stocks hit record highs, some positive news emerged on the effectiveness of vaccines against the new virus variants. The Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine appeared to work against a key… Read more

Forget about the U.K. virus variant. The more dangerous variant is the South African virus. The mutation in the South African virus is called E484K. It changes the “receptor… Read more

The World Bank warned that the global economic recovery is on shaky ground. That’s because the economic rebound from Covid-19 will rely heavily on the successful rollout of vaccines…. Read more