Trump’s debate highlights his hunger for a rushed, election-eve vaccine approval
WASHINGTON — President Trump spoke on Tuesday as if his campaign depends on a Covid-19…
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Opinion: Global investors must support pharma solidarity and collaboration in the response to Covid-19
The prospect of having the first supplies of at least a few effective Covid-19 medicines…
Opinion: Pregnant and lactating women should not be excluded from Covid-19 drug, vaccine trials
Citizens of the world are holding their collective breath while awaiting vaccines and therapies to…
STAT Plus: The 8 most important leaders of Operation Warp Speed
Below are the eight most important people leading Operation Warp Speed. It is based on…
New document reveals scope and structure of Operation Warp Speed and underscores vast military involvement
WASHINGTON — When President Trump unveiled Operation Warp Speed in May, he declared that it…
Pharmacies are bracing for a surge in demand for flu shots amid the Covid-19 pandemic
With flu season fast approaching, and the Covid-19 pandemic raging on, hospitals and pharmacies across…
Among people of color asked to join Covid-19 vaccine trials, worries about inequities run deep
While presenting the Covid-19 vaccine study she’s running, Susan Little was asked for a promise…
Listen: A road map for Covid-19, the gold rush in health tech, & D.C.’s pandemic unrest
Is superspreading an Olympic event? Will Covid-19 forever change health tech? And what are the…
Opinion: We can’t tackle the pandemic without figuring out which Covid-19 vaccines work the best
We may have a vaccine for Covid-19 by late this fall. By winter, we could…
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Here come the tortoises: In the race for a Covid-19 vaccine, slow starters could still win out
The race is not always to the swift, as the cocky hare learned in Aesop’s…
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STAT Plus: Q&A: Vivek Murthy, a top Biden adviser, on Covid-19 vaccines, the drug industry, and the future of public health
WASHINGTON — After a years-long hiatus, Vivek Murthy is back in the political spotlight. As…
Opinion: If donating a kidney to a stranger is ethical and allowable, taking part in a Covid-19 challenge trial should be, too
A few months ago, one of us (S.B.) found himself staring up into the bright…
Joe Biden’s campaign-trail challenge: Casting doubt on a Trump vaccine without fueling broader vaccine skepticism
WASHINGTON — To Joe Biden and his campaign allies, it’s a straightforward distinction: They trust…
Opinion: Give teachers high priority access to Covid-19 treatments and vaccines
The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed what far too few Americans acknowledge about schools and teachers:…
Not trusting the FDA, Black doctors’ group creates panel to vet Covid-19 vaccines
As trust in federal health agencies has withered over the last few months, a group…
How Pinterest beat back vaccine misinformation — and what Facebook could learn from its approach
The battle over misinformation amid the Covid-19 pandemic has pitted health experts, parts of the…
Opinion: A vaccine alone won’t stop Covid-19. We also need a trusted plan for it
Safe and effective vaccines represent the most effective way to restore the health and economic…
STAT Plus: With a detailed rundown, Pfizer seeks to paint a picture of a research turnaround
Pfizer has been making headlines because of its work developing a Covid-19 vaccine. On Monday…
Opinion: The key to efficient vaccine distribution: start preparing early
Over the last few months, much has been learned about how Covid-19 spreads and ways…
Watch: STAT’s Helen Branswell answers your questions about Covid-19, reinfection, and vaccine efficacy
It has been over nine months since STAT published reporter Helen Branswell’s first article about…
Pfizer and BioNTech announce plan to expand Covid-19 vaccine trial
Pfizer and BioNTech are moving to enlarge the Phase 3 trial of their Covid-19 vaccine…
AstraZeneca resumes Covid-19 vaccine trials in the U.K.
A large, United Kingdom-based Phase 2/3 study testing a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca…
Opinion: The ethics of pausing a vaccine trial in the midst of a pandemic: a conversation with Ruth Faden
The revelation that AstraZeneca paused its clinical trials for a Covid-19 vaccine has focused attention…
Opinion: ‘Hell has frozen over’: The pharmaceutical industry stands in for a politically impaired FDA
How can Americans tell when the Food and Drug Administration has become so politically impaired…
‘Everyone was left to guess what went wrong’: An open letter to AstraZeneca’s CEO on transparency
Dear Pascal Soirot, I’d like to talk to you about your priorities. Read the rest……
Covid-19 vaccine trial participant had serious neurological symptoms, but could be discharged today, AstraZeneca CEO says
The participant who triggered a global shutdown of AstraZeneca’s Phase 3 Covid-19 vaccine trials was…
Amid broad mistrust of FDA and Trump administration, drug companies seek to reassure public about Covid-19 vaccine safety
WASHINGTON — A group of nine leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies pledged on Tuesday to…
STAT Plus: ‘An unchartered situation for all of us’: From shipping containers to security concerns, a Covid-19 vaccine supply chain takes shape
For the past few months, Joachim Kuhn has scrambled to rework his factories and rapidly…
STAT Plus: A second U.S. agency will review if Moderna disclosed federal funding in vaccine patents
A second U.S. government agency is now reviewing whether Moderna (MRNA) properly disclosed millions of…
Opinion: Placebo arms aren’t needed for challenge trials of Covid-19 vaccines
To control the Covid-19 pandemic, we need an effective vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that…
Sanofi and GSK move Covid-19 vaccine into human trials
Vaccine giants Sanofi and GSK are joining the ranks of Covid-19 vaccine makers testing their…
With science and scripture, a Baltimore pastor is fighting Covid-19 vaccine skepticism
Terris King is finally back at Liberty Grace Church of God, surrounded by its familiar…
Moderna failed to disclose federal funding for vaccine patent applications, advocates say
An advocacy group has asked the Department of Defense to investigate what it called “an…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Trump promises a Covid-19 vaccine in 2020; WHO’s grand experiment is faltering
Good morning, everyone. Damian Garde here, filling in for Ed Silverman in the waning hours…
Trump pledges a Covid-19 vaccine by end of 2020 — without acknowledging the scientific uncertainty
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday pledged a Covid-19 vaccine would be available by the…
Drug makers rebut Trump tweet that FDA ‘deep state’ is delaying Covid-19 vaccines and drugs
WASHINGTON — In a tweet Saturday morning, President Donald Trump accused the Food and Drug…
Pfizer and BioNTech’s favored Covid-19 vaccine has fewer side effects than their first
Pfizer and BioNTech surprised many industry watchers on July 27 when they announced they would…
Listen: A health tech mega-deal, a Twitter vaccine debate, and media criticism from Operation Warp Speed
Does the future of health tech look like Facebook? Can we cut corners with Covid-19…
STAT Plus: Pressure mounts on FDA chief to stick with science for Covid-19 vaccine approvals
As pressure mounts to develop a successful Covid-19 vaccine, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen…
Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine shows promising immune response, early data show
A potential Covid-19 vaccine from the biotech company Novavax showed a promising immune response in…
STAT Plus: BARDA faces pressure to force Moderna to disclose cost details from its Covid-19 contract
Amid concerns over U.S. government Covid-19 contracts and transparency, Moderna (MRNA) has failed to comply…
Sanofi and GSK land $2.1 billion deal with U.S. for Covid-19 vaccine development and 100 million doses
The U.S. government’s Operation Warp Speed effort will provide up to $2.1 billion to Sanofi…
Opinion: A Covid-19 vaccine, amazingly, is close. Why am I so worried?
A mere six months after identifying the SARS-CoV-2 virus as the cause of Covid-19, scientists…
Opinion: The curious link between kids’ birthdays and their getting the flu vaccine
Getting the influenza vaccine will be even more important for adults and children this fall…
Listen: Inside the NBA bubble, a DIY coronavirus vaccine, and the real VC numbers
How much should a Covid-19 vaccine cost? What can basketball teach us about pandemic safety?…
‘A huge experiment’: How the world made so much progress on a Covid-19 vaccine so fast
Never before have prospective vaccines for a pathogen entered final-stage clinical trials as rapidly as…
STAT Plus: Better than the rest or behind the competition? Moderna’s future hinges on how its Covid-19 vaccine fares
Among the pharmaceutical companies closest to developing a Covid-19 vaccine, none has more riding on…
‘It’s like you injected adrenaline into them’: Facebook’s vaccine misinformation problem faces a new test with Covid-19
As scientists begin to clear a path to a potential coronavirus vaccine, researchers and advocates…
Democratic group warns that the U.S. is unprepared to distribute a Covid-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON — A Democratic group warned Tuesday that the U.S. is fundamentally unprepared to manufacture…
Pfizer and BioNTech pick Covid-19 vaccine and begin pivotal study
Pfizer and BioNTech are starting a large study of a vaccine candidate for Covid-19 aimed…