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Here’s how the current Covid vaccine contenders differ, including how long it takes to develop immunity after the shots.

Moderna, a forerunner in the development of coronavirus vaccines, has the potential to reach a $100 billion-plus market capitalization, according to an analyst.

Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Monday he expects Covid cases in the U.S. to keep declining into the summer.

After decades of racist disinvestment and medical mistreatment, Black and Latino communities have every reason to be skeptical of the Covid vaccine.

What you can do, and what you shouldn’t do, when it comes to OTC medications and the Covid-19 vaccine.

Major averages gained on the week but the strong rally to begin February seemed to take a breather.

Some Covid precautions remain necessary even after getting both Covid vaccine shots, former Obama administration policy aide Dr. Kavita Patel told CNBC.

The CDC and FDA received 1,170 reports of death among individuals in the U.S. who received a Covid vaccine — 0.003% of vaccinated people — between Dec. 14, 2020, and Feb. 7, 2021.

Richard Besser, who served as the acting director of the CDC under President Obama, agrees with Dr. Fauci on prioritizing two-dose vaccines.

Former FDA chief Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC a lack of demand for Covid vaccines will mean eligibility has to be expanded to more Americans.

“After months of uncertainty, fear and ever-changing information, I recall my co-workers and I breathe a collective sigh of relief when vaccine announcements were made,” says Diana DiMarcantonio Kott, a nurse educator. She shares what it was like to get both the first and second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

Former FDA chief Dr. Scott Gottlieb said Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose Covid vaccine will be a “great addition” to the U.S. pandemic response.

Moderna asked the FDA to allow it to put more doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in each vial to alleviate a bottleneck in manufacturing.

The scientific leader of the U.S. vaccine effort will stay in the role for 30 days, but won’t be chief advisor as of Inauguration Day, sources say.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Friday declared a major incident over the rapid spread of the coronavirus in the U.K.’s capital city.

The research, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, suggested the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine worked to neutralize the so-called N501Y mutation.

“You’re starting to get to levels of prior exposure in the population where the virus isn’t going to spread as readily,” Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC.

Stocks dropped on Monday, the first trading day of 2021, amid concerns about global coronavirus cases and the Georgia runoff elections.

“You need to stockpile something,” the former FDA chief told CNBC on Monday. “But putting away 50% of all the doses, I think, is denying more people access.”

Moncef Slaoui told CBS that Operation Warp Speed is looking at giving half doses of the Moderna vaccine to certain groups to speed up the Covid vaccine rollout.