U.S. Plans to Buy Enough Pfizer Covid Treatment for 10 Million People

Pfizer on Tuesday asked the Food and Drug Administration to authorize its pill for unvaccinated people.

Pfizer Will Allow Its Covid Pill to Be Made and Sold Cheaply in Poor Countries

The company announced a deal that could help significantly expand access to the Covid-19 treatment, but the agreement excludes a number of countries hit hard by the pandemic.

AstraZeneca Says it Will Start Profiting From its Vaccine

Countries have been paying about $3 to $4 per shot for AstraZeneca’s vaccine under the company’s not-for-profit pricing model.

Johnson & Johnson Will Break Itself Up Into Two Companies

The 135-year-old company announced plans to divide itself into a consumer products business and a medical company.

Biden to Choose Robert Califf to Lead F.D.A., Despite Drug Industry Ties

Dr. Robert M. Califf, an academic and clinical trial researcher who ran the agency in 2016, has also consulted for pharmaceutical companies.

Antony Blinken Says ‘We Have Fallen Short’ on Global Vaccine Distribution

The Secretary of State called for rich countries, pharmaceutical companies and others to “step up.”

Antony Blinken Says ‘We Have Fallen Short’ on Global Vaccine Distribution

The Secretary of State called for rich countries, pharmaceutical companies and others to “step up.”

Oklahoma Supreme Court Throws Out $465 Million Opioid Ruling Against J.&J.

The 5-1 decision is a setback for those who are fighting to hold big drug makers accountable for the opioid epidemic.

Oklahoma Supreme Court Throws Out $465 Million Opioid Ruling Against J.&J.

The 5-1 decision is a setback for those who are fighting to hold big drug makers accountable for the opioid epidemic.

Moderna and U.S. at Odds Over Vaccine Patent Rights

Moderna’s patent application names several employees as the sole inventors of a crucial component of its coronavirus vaccine, excluding three government scientists.