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click here Novavax kick-starts phase 3 of COVID-19 vaccine in U.K. as cases surge across the country Merck, advancing single-dose and oral coronavirus vaccines, could still make Warp Speed: Bloomberg United Airlines teams up with Color to make COVID-19 tests available to passengers How Anthem, Humana quickly moved to meet food insecurity needs of MA members due to COVID-19 Biopharma roundup: Vaccine safety pledge buoys pharma's rep Sam's Club membership now comes with telehealth perk As phase 3 kicks off, Novavax and Endo ink manufacturing pact for COVID-19 vaccine COVID-19's impact on Medicare Advantage star ratings still murky: experts Featured Story | By Ben Adams Novavax is starting a phase 3 trial of its pandemic vaccine hopeful NVX-CoV2373 in 10,000 adults over the next month. read more |
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Top Stories By Eric Sagonowsky The U.S. government’s Operation Warp Speed has already inked COVID-19 vaccine research and manufacturing pacts with major players—excluding Merck & Co., that is. But the group’s description of an as-yet-unnamed vaccine participant matches Merck’s early-stage research, Bloomberg reports. read more By Heather Landi United Airlines is working with health technology and genomics company Color to roll out the first COVID-19 testing program for air travelers. The airline will offer COVID-19 tests—either rapid tests at the airport or mail-in at-home tests prior to travel—to passengers flying from San Francisco International Airport to Hawaiian airports beginning Oct. 15. read more By Robert King Insurers Anthem and Humana have revved up efforts to improve food insecurity among their Medicare Advantage members in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. read more By Eric Sagonowsky, Angus Liu, Kyle Blankenship, Conor Hale, Fraiser Kansteiner United Airlines will start screening passengers on certain routes with Abbott's rapid swab test for COVID-19. Americans aware of a recent vaccine safety pledge by nine drugmakers had a more positive view of those companies, a new Harris Poll found. And China scored backing from the WHO before starting its emergency use vaccine program, a Chinese health official said. read more By Tina Reed The membership warehouse club—which is a division of Walmart—is expanding a telehealth discount with virtual care provider 98point6 to all members after a yearlong pilot. read more By Kyle Blankenship Maryland biotech Novavax has kicked off late-stage testing for its COVID-19 shot in the U.K. as the hunt for a vaccine hits critical mass—and its U.S. and India trials aren't far behind. To help supply those pivotal trials and a potential commercial rollout, Novavax is partnering with a major generics player. read more By Paige Minemyer The potential long-term impacts of COVID-19 on how Medicare Advantage's star ratings are calculated remain unclear, experts say. read more |
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