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Hullo! As we speak, we have a look at well being secretary RFK Jr.’s handpicked members of a vaccine advisory committee, see Sen. Invoice Cassidy quietly discover a “most-favored nation” pricing coverage for prescribed drugs, and extra.
The necessity-to-know this morning
- BioNTech, the German maker of mRNA-based vaccines and medicines, is buying fellow German drug developer CureVac in an all-stock deal valued at $1.25 billion.
RFK Jr. installs vaccine critics on CDC panel
Well being secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. yesterday appointed a brand new, smaller vaccine advisory committee on the CDC — simply two days after firing each member of the panel, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, and calling for a “clear slate.”
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