Senior Democrats said they could still preserve elements of their plan to lower prescription drug prices, but they have little room for defections, and divisions remain on that and other issues.
An attempt in the House to take a bite out of drug companies has been halted for now.
Independent experts, including government scientists, were skeptical of the research from Israel, which included limited data over a short period.
Independent experts, including government scientists, were skeptical of the research from Israel, which included limited data over a short period.
In both the House and the Senate, Democrats are working to resolve their internal differences on a huge social policy measure that will require near-total unity to pass.
In both the House and the Senate, Democrats are working to resolve their internal differences on a huge social policy measure that will require near-total unity to pass.
The administration endorses a proposal for the government to negotiate on prices for all U.S. purchasers, not just Medicare.
The administration endorses a proposal for the government to negotiate on prices for all U.S. purchasers, not just Medicare.
The administration endorses a proposal for the government to negotiate on prices for all U.S. purchasers, not just Medicare.
The agency approved Biogen’s Aduhelm “despite concerns raised by experts,” committee leaders said in a letter.
The agency approved Biogen’s Aduhelm “despite concerns raised by experts,” committee leaders said in a letter.
The agency approved Biogen’s Aduhelm “despite concerns raised by experts,” committee leaders said in a letter.
As children’s hospital beds fill up, the F.D.A. shouldn’t delay.
As children’s hospital beds fill up, the F.D.A. shouldn’t delay.
Congress appropriated $16 billion to ramp up Covid-19 countermeasures, but a new report found that the Biden administration had spent very little of it on expanding vaccine manufacturing capacity.
The move was expected to kick off a round of new vaccination mandates from hospitals, schools and private companies.
The move was expected to kick off a round of new vaccination mandates from hospitals, schools and private companies.
The move was expected to kick off a round of new vaccination mandates from hospitals, schools and private companies.
Citing a lack of scientific evidence, the W.H.O. argues that extra vaccine doses should be sent to poor countries instead.
A top White House adviser said monoclonal antibody treatments, sometimes underused, could still be crucial in helping people with Covid-19 avoid getting very sick.
President Biden singled out drug prices as an issue he wanted to include in the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion social policy bill, including allowing Medicare to negotiate lower prices.
President Biden implored congress to include provisions aimed at reducing the price of prescription drugs in the $3.5 trillion social policy bill that Democrats are currently writing and also outlined executive actions he is taking to reduce prices.
President Biden implored congress to include provisions aimed at reducing the price of prescription drugs in the $3.5 trillion social policy bill that Democrats are currently writing and also outlined executive actions he is taking to reduce prices.
President Biden singled out drug prices as an issue he wants included in the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion social policy bill, including allowing Medicare to negotiate lower prices.
The Food and Drug Administration’s move is expected to kick off more vaccination mandates for hospital workers, college students and federal troops.
The Food and Drug Administration’s move is expected to kick off more vaccination mandates for hospital workers, college students and federal troops.
After meeting with company representatives, officials said the decision would depend partly on data on infections in vaccinated people that cause serious disease or hospitalization.
Federal regulators concluded that the risk of developing the syndrome was low, and that the benefits of the vaccine still strongly outweigh it.
Some public health experts worry that the administration is not being aggressive enough in waging what the president calls a “wartime effort” to vaccinate the country.
A new $3.2 billion program will support the development of antiviral pills, which could start arriving by the end of this year.
The agency has not decided whether to allow a troubled vaccine factory in Baltimore to reopen.
With the pandemic easing, the federal agency’s long-term agenda for drug approvals or new issues is languishing without a permanent commissioner.
With the pandemic easing, the federal agency’s long-term agenda for drug approvals or new issues is languishing without a permanent commissioner.
The agency has not decided whether to allow a troubled vaccine factory in Baltimore to reopen.
Over 150 House Democrats are pushing the president to include a plan in his infrastructure package to lower the eligibility age, expand benefits and negotiate drug prices.
Over 150 House Democrats are pushing the president to include a plan in his infrastructure package to lower the eligibility age, expand benefits and negotiate drug prices.
Emergent BioSolutions faces scrutiny in Congress for ruining Covid-19 vaccines and securing lucrative federal contracts. Executives will appear before some lawmakers who benefited from the company’s spending.
Emergent BioSolutions faces scrutiny in Congress for ruining Covid-19 vaccines and securing lucrative federal contracts. Executives will appear before some lawmakers who benefited from the company’s spending.
President Biden’s pledge to ship out doses that could have been used domestically was a step toward a global campaign, but activists say much more is needed.
President Biden’s pledge to ship out doses that could have been used domestically was a step toward a global campaign, but activists say much more is needed.
President Biden’s pledge to ship out doses that could have been used domestically was a step toward a global campaign, but activists say much more is needed.
President Biden’s pledge to ship out doses that could have been used domestically was a step toward a global campaign, but activists say much more is needed.
President Biden’s pledge to ship out doses that could have been used domestically was a step toward a global campaign, but activists say much more is needed.
Readers offer arguments for and against doing so as President Biden endorsed the idea.
Readers offer arguments for and against doing so as President Biden endorsed the idea.
Al atender la presión internacional y los llamados de los demócratas, el gobierno de EE. UU. se enfrenta a las farmacéuticas estadounidenses, que alegan que la medida pondría en riesgo la seguridad y la innovación.
Al atender la presión internacional y los llamados de los demócratas, el gobierno de EE. UU. se enfrenta a las farmacéuticas estadounidenses, que alegan que la medida pondría en riesgo la seguridad y la innovación.
The Biden administration, siding with some world leaders over the U.S. pharmaceutical industry, came out in favor of waiving intellectual property protections for coronavirus vaccines.
The Biden administration, siding with some world leaders over the U.S. pharmaceutical industry, came out in favor of waiving intellectual property protections for coronavirus vaccines.
The Biden administration, siding with some world leaders over the U.S. pharmaceutical industry, came out in favor of waiving intellectual property protections for coronavirus vaccines.
The U.S. vaccination campaign will soon expand to millions more people, but public health experts say the move raises complicated questions about supply and access.
The U.S. vaccination campaign will soon expand to millions more people, but public health experts say the move raises complicated questions about supply and access.
President Biden and drugmakers are facing demands from liberal activists and global leaders to suspend intellectual property rights on the vaccines as the pandemic surges.
President Biden and drugmakers are facing demands from liberal activists and global leaders to suspend intellectual property rights on the vaccines as the pandemic surges.
President Biden and drugmakers are facing demands from liberal activists and global leaders to suspend intellectual property rights on the vaccines as the pandemic surges.
The U.S. vaccination campaign will soon expand to millions more people, but public health experts say the move raises complicated questions about supply and access.
The West has hoarded vaccines and blocked developing nations from making their own. President Biden can put a stop to that.
President Biden will send up to 60 million doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine to countries pleading for help, but some see a medicine dropper for “a four-alarm fire.”
President Biden will send up to 60 million doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine to countries pleading for help, but some see a medicine dropper for “a four-alarm fire.”
The Biden administration said it did not know of manufacturing problems at the Emergent factory when it approved shipping millions of doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine. The company says the doses were safe.
The Biden administration said it did not know of manufacturing problems at the Emergent factory when it approved shipping millions of doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine. The company says the doses were safe.
With supplies from Johnson & Johnson set to fall 86 percent, a White House official warned that the vaccine would be scarce until a troubled Baltimore plant gains regulatory approval.
As U.S. manufacturers hit their stride, vaccine scarcity will soon turn to plenty as much of the world goes begging. And vaccine makers need answers now about what to do with the coming surplus.
As U.S. manufacturers hit their stride, vaccine scarcity will soon turn to plenty as much of the world goes begging. And vaccine makers need answers now about what to do with the coming surplus.
Biden may want to continue the previous administration’s efforts to lower drug prices and make medical costs transparent.
Biden may want to continue the previous administration’s efforts to lower drug prices and make medical costs transparent.
Trump administration officials grumble that they laid the groundwork for surging vaccinations, but some hard work in the trenches has helped pick up the pace of production.
The steep decline in oversight has stalled a number of new drug applications. The agency says it is trying to protect its employees but critics say inspectors should be considered essential workers and do their jobs.
The shortage of lifesaving medical equipment last year was a searing example of the government’s failed coronavirus response. As health workers resorted to wearing trash bags, one Maryland company profited by selling anthrax vaccines to the country’s emergency reserve.
The shortage of lifesaving medical equipment last year was a searing example of the government’s failed coronavirus response. As health workers resorted to wearing trash bags, one Maryland company profited by selling anthrax vaccines to the country’s emergency reserve.
The pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. agreed to help manufacture Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine, in a deal partly brokered by the White House.
VaccineFinder.org is an ambitious but limited attempt to simplify Americans’ search for vaccines.
VaccineFinder.org is an ambitious but limited attempt to simplify Americans’ search for vaccines.
President Biden signed an executive order aimed at reducing U.S. reliance on foreign-made products, especially in a national emergency, after a bipartisan meeting with lawmakers.
President Biden signed an executive order aimed at reducing U.S. reliance on foreign-made products, especially in a national emergency, after a bipartisan meeting with lawmakers.
President Biden signed an executive order aimed at reducing U.S. reliance on foreign-made products, especially in a national emergency, after a bipartisan meeting with lawmakers.
President Biden signed an executive order aimed at reducing U.S. reliance on foreign-made products, especially in a national emergency, after a bipartisan meeting with lawmakers.
President Biden signed an executive order aimed at reducing U.S. reliance on foreign-made products, especially in a national emergency, after a bipartisan meeting with lawmakers.
President Biden signed an executive order aimed at reducing U.S. reliance on foreign-made products, especially in a national emergency, after a bipartisan meeting with lawmakers.
Many countries use independent review boards to balance innovation and profit.
Many countries use independent review boards to balance innovation and profit.
Many countries use independent review boards to balance innovation and profit.
Many countries use independent review boards to balance innovation and profit.
Many countries use independent review boards to balance innovation and profit.
Many countries use independent review boards to balance innovation and profit.
President Biden should choose the next director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office carefully.
President Biden should choose the next director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office carefully.
El desarrollo de las vacunas superó las expectativas de todos. Pero durante los próximos meses muchas personas enfermarán y, lamentablemente, los médicos tienen pocos fármacos para tratarlas.
El desarrollo de las vacunas superó las expectativas de todos. Pero durante los próximos meses muchas personas enfermarán y, lamentablemente, los médicos tienen pocos fármacos para tratarlas.
Tricia Derges, a Republican state representative in Missouri, falsely claimed to patients at her medical clinic that she was injecting them with stem cells, prosecutors said.
The company will ask federal regulators to increase the amount of coronavirus vaccine it can put in each vial by as much as 50 percent, potentially bolstering availability quickly.
The Biden administration said on Tuesday that it would allocate a minimum of 10.5 million doses of coronavirus vaccines to states in the next three weeks, and would also send some doses directly to retail pharmacies.
Vaccine development exceeded everyone’s expectations. But the next few months will still bring many sick people — and doctors have woefully few drugs with which to treat them.
President Biden said the number of coronavirus vaccines reaching the states would rise next week and a deal was near to provide enough shots to vaccinate nearly all Americans by the end of summer.
President Biden said the amount of coronavirus vaccines reaching the states would rise next week and a deal was near to provide enough shots to vaccinate nearly all Americans by the end of summer.
President Biden said the number of coronavirus vaccines reaching the states would rise next week and a deal was near to provide enough shots to vaccinate nearly all Americans by the end of summer.
President Biden said the number of coronavirus vaccines reaching the states would rise next week and a deal was near to provide enough shots to vaccinate nearly all Americans by the end of summer.
Can President Biden really boost production? Why are governors trying to buy directly from Pfizer? And when will supply exceed demand?
But with 200 million doses pledged for the first quarter of the year, some experts say President Biden’s plan for 100 million shots in 100 days is far too modest.
But with 200 million doses pledged for the first quarter of the year, some experts say President Biden’s plan for 100 million shots in 100 days is far too modest.
Can President Biden really boost production? Why are governors trying to buy directly from Pfizer? And when will supply exceed demand?
Can President Biden really boost production? Why are governors trying to buy directly from Pfizer? And when will supply exceed demand?
Dr. David Kessler, who helped speed the development and approval of AIDS drugs in the 1990s, will become the top science official for the initiative the Trump administration had called Operation Warp Speed.
Dr. David Kessler, who helped speed the development and approval of AIDS drugs in the 1990s, will become the top science official for the initiative the Trump administration had called Operation Warp Speed.
Dr. David Kessler, who helped speed the development and approval of AIDS drugs in the 1990s, will become the top science official for the initiative the Trump administration had called Operation Warp Speed.
Dr. David Kessler, who helped speed the development and approval of AIDS drugs in the 1990s, will become the top science official for the initiative the Trump administration had called Operation Warp Speed.
Dr. David Kessler, who helped speed the development and approval of AIDS drugs in the 1990s, will become the top science official for the initiative the Trump administration had called Operation Warp Speed.
Dr. David Kessler, who helped speed the development and approval of AIDS drugs in the 1990s, will become the top science official for the initiative the Trump administration had called Operation Warp Speed.
In their first abortion case since Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the court, the justices reinstated a requirement that women seeking medication abortions pick up a pill in person.
In their first abortion case since Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the court, the justices reinstated a requirement that women seeking medication abortions pick up a pill in person.
In their first abortion case since Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the court, the justices reinstated a requirement that women seeking medication abortions pick up a pill in person.
In their first abortion case since Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the court, the justices reinstated a requirement that women seeking medication abortions pick up a pill in person.
In their first abortion case since Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the court, the justices reinstated a requirement that women seeking medication abortions pick up a pill in person.
The Food and Drug Administration authorized a second coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, clearing the way for millions more Americans to be immunized next week.
La revisión positiva probablemente asegure que la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA, por su sigla en inglés) concederá esta semana la autorización de emergencia para una segunda vacuna contra el coronavirus para millones de estadounidenses.
La revisión positiva probablemente asegure que la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA, por su sigla en inglés) concederá esta semana la autorización de emergencia para una segunda vacuna contra el coronavirus para millones de estadounidenses.
The Trump administration is discussing helping the drug maker get the raw materials it would need to produce tens of millions of extra doses of its Covid-19 vaccine in the spring.
La revisión positiva probablemente asegure que la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA, por su sigla en inglés) concederá esta semana la autorización de emergencia para una segunda vacuna contra el coronavirus para millones de estadounidenses.
The positive review likely ensures that the F.D.A. will approve a second coronavirus vaccine this week for millions of Americans.
Rudy Giuliani got monoclonal antibodies. You probably can’t.
Rudy Giuliani got monoclonal antibodies. You probably can’t.
The Trump administration rejected the opportunity to secure a bigger stockpile months ago. How did that happen?
The Trump administration rejected the opportunity to secure a bigger stockpile months ago. How did that happen?
Rudolph W. Giuliani became the latest in President Trump’s inner circle to boast about the treatment he received for Covid-19, as hospitals across the country ration care.
Rudolph W. Giuliani became the latest in President Trump’s inner circle to boast about the treatment he received for Covid-19, as hospitals across the country ration care.
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s promise to shift the course of the pandemic in his first 100 days in office could run into vaccine production and procurement problems he will inherit.
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s promise to shift the course of the pandemic in his first 100 days in office could run into vaccine production and procurement problems he will inherit.
China, which has been expanding its presence in the region, is likely to beat the United States in its own backyard with vaccine diplomacy as Washington looks “at taking care of the U.S. first.”
While no troops will be administering shots or dropping off doses, scores of Defense Department employees are involved in the effort.
The furious race to develop a coronavirus vaccine played out against a presidential election, between a pharmaceutical giant and a biotech upstart, with the stakes as high as they could get.
El desarrollo veloz de una vacuna contra la COVID-19 sucedió durante una elección presidencial y entre un gigante farmacéutico y una pequeña empresa recién llegada de la biotecnología. Las apuestas eran muy altas.
The treatment, made by the biotech company Regeneron, is a cocktail of two powerful antibodies that have shown promise for people who get it early in the course of the disease.
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