On Friday, Kevenue, the maker of Tylenol, saw its stocks drop more than 10% after the Wall Street Journal reported that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy plans to release a federal report connecting prenatal use of Tylenol to autism. As Kennedy and his appointed vaccine panel continue to erode vaccine recommendations, many…
Antiviral drug stops COVID-19 transmission in ferrets
Molnupiravir, an experimental antiviral drug developed by Emory University, Merck (NYSE:MRK) and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, has promise in the battle against COVID-19 based on an animal trial published in Nature from Georgia State University researchers. Also known as MK-4482 or EIDD-2801, the oral drug Molnupiravir has an advantage over SARS-CoV-2 therapies such as remdesivir and reconvalescent serum that require infusion.…