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Concerns over omicron could shift spending away from experiences, retail trade group says
Dec 01, 2021The National Retail Federation reiterated its forecast on Tuesday for record growth of holiday...
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Elizabeth Holmes admits she went to Rupert Murdoch to try and kill WSJ Theranos story
Dec 01, 2021Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes admitted in court that she tried to get News Corp's Rupert Murdoch to kill a Wall Street Journal story....
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‘I’m concerned but I’m not panicking,’ says NYU epidemiologist on the omicron variant
Dec 01, 2021"The idea is to buy ourselves time if omicron does turn out to be an immune-evading variant," Dr. Celine Gounder told...
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Strategists urge investors to look through omicron volatility and stay the course
Dec 01, 2021Strategists and economists are cautioning investors against hasty...
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Altria can't sell Iqos in the U.S. as Biden administration opts to not intervene in patent dispute
Dec 01, 2021Altria and Philip Morris International are no longer able to sell or import Iqos tobacco devices in the U.S. after a deadline...
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World faces an anxious wait as Covid vaccine makers prepare for omicron variant
Dec 01, 2021Global hopes are being pinned on vaccine makers to come up with shots that work against the new...
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EU medical agency says vaccine revisions for omicron could be approved in 3-4 months
Dec 01, 2021The European Union could approve a Covid-19 shot against the new variant within three to four months, the bloc's medical agency said Tuesday....
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FDA advisory panel narrowly endorses Merck's oral Covid treatment pill, despite reduced efficacy and safety questions
Dec 01, 2021The FDA's Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee voted 13 to 10 to recommend emergency authorization of molnupiravir, an oral antiviral drug to fight Covid....
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Global markets rattled by omicron vaccine worries
Dec 01, 2021U.S. futures are sliding, following Asian and European markets lower, on concerns that the new omicron Covid-19 variant could potentially evade...
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Dutch police say they've arrested couple who were trying to flee Covid quarantine
Nov 30, 2021Dutch border police have said they've arrested and detained a couple who left a quarantine hotel and were trying to leave the...
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As the omicron variant spreads across the world, here's what we know so far
Nov 30, 2021The heavily-mutated omicron Covid-19 variant has been detected in more countries as governments around the world weigh new travel bans and restrictive...
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NYC reinstitutes Covid mask advisory 'at all times' indoors regardless of vaccination status
Nov 30, 2021New York City has not identified any cases of omicron so far, according to outgoing Mayor Bill de Blasio and Health Commissioner Dr. Dave...
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South African doctor who first spotted the Covid omicron variant says symptoms seem 'mild' so far
Nov 30, 2021Omicron symptoms could be mild, according to the South African doctor who first spotted the variant, now dubbed "of concern" by the World Health...
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Pfizer CEO confident Covid treatment pill will be effective against omicron variant
Nov 30, 2021Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said he has a "very high level of confidence" that the company's Covid treatment pill is effective against the omicron...
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Biden says he will direct FDA, CDC to use 'fastest process available' to clear Covid vaccines targeting omicron
Nov 30, 2021President Joe Biden said he is directing federal agencies to be ready to move quickly to approve vaccines tailored to protect against the Covid omicron...
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Covid omicron variant poses 'very high' global risk and is likely to spread, WHO warns
Nov 30, 2021The Covid omicron variant is likely to spread further and poses a "very high" global risk, according to the World Health...
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Watch live: Biden delivers remarks on new Covid omicron variant that prompted market panic and new travel restrictions
Nov 30, 2021Biden ordered precautionary restrictions on travel from South Africa and other countries after fears of the omicron Covid variant spurred a stock sell off....
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CDC steps up its Covid vaccine booster recommendation amid concerns about omicron variant
Nov 30, 2021The CDC strengthened its Covid vaccine booster recommendation Monday, saying all U.S. adults "should" get the shot, amid concern about the omicron...
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Moderna CEO says it will take months to clear a new Covid vaccine targeting omicron
Nov 30, 2021"The higher dose could be done right away but it will be months before the omicron specific variant is ready to ship in massive quantities," Bancel told...
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Airlines log busiest days since early 2020 over Thanksgiving but omicron poses new challenge
Nov 30, 2021Travel surged over Thanksgiving week but now major carriers have to grapple with new restrictions because of the omicron variant of the...
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