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A medical worker at South Shore University Hospital gets ready to administer the newly available Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in Bay Shore, N.Y., Wednesday. Clinical research found it to be 85% effective in preventing severe disease four weeks afte
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Got Questions About Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 Vaccine? We Have Answers

Mar 04, 2021
The third COVID-19 vaccine authorized for use in the U.S. requires one shot instead of two, and works a slightly different way from the others. Here's what we know about its safety and effectiveness.
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Albert Bourla, chairman and CEO of Pfizer, sold millions of dollars' worth of company stock on Monday as part of a preset plan. But NPR found irregularities about when the CEO entered into that plan.
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Pfizer CEO Sold Millions In Stock After Coronavirus Vaccine News, Raising Questions

Nov 11, 2020
Pfizer's CEO sold $5.6 million worth of stock on Monday. The company says the stock sale was made as part of a preset plan. But NPR found irregularities about when the CEO entered into that plan.
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Pfizer said a clinical trial of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine found it to be more than 90% effective.
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Pfizer Says Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Is More Than 90% Effective

Nov 09, 2020
Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine is the first to have data showing that it exceeded the minimum effectiveness threshold set by the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use.
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A scientist at work on a COVID-19 vaccine candidate at Bogazici University in Istanbul in August.
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How Can You Tell If A COVID-19 Vaccine Is Working?

Sep 07, 2020
Several COVID-19 vaccine candidates are being tested now. But why does it take 30,000 volunteers to know if one is safe and effective? And what does it mean to say a vaccine candidate is working?
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A Biological Quest Leads To A New Kind Of Breast Cancer Drug

Feb 19, 2015
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug that thwarts some enzymes breast cancer cells use to evade treatment with estrogen-blocking drugs.
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