How this Millennial CEO ran the Serum Institute of India throughout Covid

Adar Poonawalla became CEO of the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, Serum Institute of India, at the age of 30. | Bloomberg | Getty Images Adar Poonawalla became CEO of the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, Serum Institute of India, at the age of 30. But this wasn’t his first foray into the family business. “I started, …

Omicron boosters preserve seniors out of the hospital, CDC says

The latest Omicron boosters are 84% effective at preventing seniors aged 65 and older from being hospitalized with Covid-19 compared to the unvaccinated, according to a study published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And seniors who received the Omicron booster shot had 73% more protection from hospitalizations than those who received …

BQ, XBB Omicron subvariants pose a critical menace to boosters

Evusheld injection, a new COVID treatment people can take before they become symptomatic, on Friday February 4, 2022 in Chicago. Chris Sweda | Tribune News Service | Getty Images The Omicron subvariants that have become dominant in recent months pose a serious threat to the effectiveness of the new boosters, render antibody treatments ineffective and …

Jim Cramer’s Investing Membership Assembly Tuesday: CPI Information, Eli Lilly

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club hosts a “Morning Meeting” live stream with Jim Cramer at 10:20 am ET. Here’s a recap of Tuesday’s key moments. Exercise caution on CPI data Trim P & G Wait to buy LLY 1. Exercise caution on CPI data Stocks rose on Tuesday after the US Labor Department’s November …

Strep A antibiotic costs, shortages hit drugstores amid UK outbreak

Drugstores warn of major shortages of key antibiotics used to treat Strep A as cases rise in the UK Marco Geber | digital vision | Getty Images LONDON – Drugstores in the UK are warning of shortages of essential antibiotics to treat Strep A as cases rise and the death toll in children reaches 15. …

Four monetary steps should you’ve had Covid lengthy – or nervous about it

Milan2099 | E+ | Getty Images Long Covid is a chronic disease with far-reaching implications, both in terms of health and household finances. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, as many as 23 million Americans have suffered from long-range symptoms of Covid-19. But there are steps individuals and their families can …

Lengthy Covid is distorting the labor market, hurting the U.S. economic system

Charlotte Hultquist Charlotte Hultquist Weeks after Charlotte Hultquist got Covid-19 in November 2020, she developed a severe pain in her right ear. “It felt like someone was sticking a knife in [it],” said Hultquist, a single mother of five who lives in Hartford, Vermont. The 41-year-old is one of millions of Americans who have long …

Omicron BQ, XBB subvariants trigger greater than 70% of infections

People wait to take tests for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a pop-up testing site in New York City on July 11, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The most immune-avoidable omicron subvariants to date now cause more than 70% of new infections in the US as millions of Americans prepare to travel and gather with family …

Covid and flu hospitalizations rise, RSV falls

Healthcare workers treat a Covid-19 patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut, on Monday, January 31, 2022. Allison Dinner | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hospitalizations for Covid and flu are rising while respiratory syncytial virus appears to be retreating in some states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …