Shares of the Peter Thiel-backed psychedelic start-up Atai Life Sciences jumped Friday on its first day of trading on Wall Street. The newly listed Nasdaq stock opened up 40% before pulling back some. The German biotech’s initial public offering was priced Thursday night at $15 per share, the high end of the expected range. The
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President Joe Biden speaks about reaching 300 million COVID-19 vaccination shots, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, June 18, 2021, in Washington. Evan Vucci | AP President Joe Biden on Friday doubled down on his administration’s plea to Americans to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as quickly as possible, warning the highly
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) speaks at the Coronavirus press briefing in Trenton, New Jersey. Michael Brochstein | Barcroft Media | Getty Images New Jersey met its goal to vaccinate more than 4.7 million people who live, work and study in the state about two weeks before its original target date of June 30,
Dr. Scott Gottlieb warned Thursday about the potential for long-term brain loss associated with Covid, citing a new study from the United Kingdom. “In short, the study suggests that there could be some long-term loss of brain tissue from Covid, and that would have some long-term consequences,” the former FDA chief and CNBC contributor said.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., conducts a news conference outside the Capitol to reintroduce the Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act, on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren is pressing the CEO of a major pharmaceutical trade group on its lobbying efforts against a
Dutch airline KLM said it intends to reinstate almost all of its international routes this year as vaccine rollouts offer hopes of revival for the travel industry. KLM’s president and CEO Pieter Elbers told CNBC the carrier will also add a new route to Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh, even as the capacity and frequency of
In this article TRIP A close-up of a man using an Apple iPad Mini tablet computer to research holiday destinations, January 17, 2013. Will Ireland | Future Publishing | Future | Getty Images Tripadvisor announced Wednesday the launch of Tripadvisor Plus, a travel subscription service that will provide U.S. customers with access to travel savings
Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes (center) and her counsel exit court on June 15, 2021. Holmes is scheduled to face trial for wire fraud and other charges later in the year. CNBC Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, got permission on Tuesday to nurse her newborn child during breaks in her upcoming criminal fraud trial. Judge
Nepal’s second wave of Covid infections is tapering off — but the country needs more vaccines to handle the pandemic, Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli told CNBC. “The wave is under control and it is going down,” he told “Street Signs Asia” on Monday. He said there’s been a 75% decrease in cases. Nepal reported
Shipping containers from China and other Asian countries are unloaded at the Port of Los Angeles as the trade war continues between China and the US, in Long Beach, California on September 14, 2019. – Mark Ralston | AFP | Getty Images First, it was a critical shortage of shipping containers due to the pandemic.
In this article NVAX A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a “Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine” sticker and a medical syringe in front of displayed Novavax logo in this illustration taken, October 30, 2020. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Biotech firm Novavax said Monday its Covid-19 vaccine was shown to be safe and 90.4% effective overall
The exterior view of the Emergent BioSolutions plant on April 01, 2021 in Baltimore, Maryland. At this Baltimore Lab, 15 Million Doses Of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine were ruined, which will delay shipments of the vaccine in the United States. Tasos Katopodis | Getty Images Federal regulators are forcing Johnson & Johnson to scrap about
In this article MRNA A healthcare worker holds a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at a pop-up vaccination site operated by SOMOS Community Care during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in New York, January 29, 2021. Mike Segar | Reuters Moderna has not found a link between its Covid-19 vaccine and the cases of
In this article LLY BIIB Aduhelm by Biogen Source: Biogen The FDA’s approval of Biogen‘s Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm was a landmark moment in the life of Dr. Paul Aisen. The director of the Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute at USC has spent the past three decades focused on treating the neurodegenerative disease, and in recent years
Dr. Peter Hotez warned that Southern U.S. states could feel the impact of the highly transmissible Delta Covid variant as early as this summer, due in part to low vaccination rates. “I’m really holding my breath about the South and what happens over the summer,” said Hotez, co-director of the Center for Vaccine Development at
chameleonseye | iStock | Getty Images Suicide attempts surged among 12- to 17-year-olds, especially adolescent girls, during the Covid-19 pandemic and got worse the longer social distancing orders and government lockdowns persisted, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Emergency department visits at hospitals among adolescents were already increasing in
Getty Images Some of the 12,000 attendees who flew into Miami last weekend for the biggest bitcoin event in history have started testing positive for Covid. Bitcoin 2021 drew crypto enthusiasts from around the world to the Mana Wynwood convention center in Miami’s arts and entertainment district. For three days, conference goers packed into crowded
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, right, looks on as Dr. Paul Offit, speaks during a news conference Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, in Philadelphia. Matt Rourke | AP Kids need to be vaccinated against Covid-19, a top advisor to the Food and Drug Administration on children’s vaccines told the agency Thursday. “It just seems silly to think
A medical worker from Parrish Medical Center holds a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a drive through vaccination clinic for employees of Port Canaveral, workers at local hotels and restaurants, and residents of the Port Canaveral community. Paul Hennessy | LightRocket | Getty Images The U.S. government is in negotiations with Moderna to
Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Wednesday he believes enough Americans are fully vaccinated to delay the risk presented by the Delta Covid variant. “The question is: Are there enough unvaccinated people that this could get into the population and start spreading more widely? I happen to think it’s unlikely that this is going to