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COVID 19: Omicron variant mostly mild says CDC Chief.
More than 40 people in the United States have been found to be infected with the Omicron variant so far, and more than three-quarters of them had been vaccinated, the chief of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention says.
In an interview with The Associated Press, CDC director Dr Rochelle Walensky
She said “the disease is mild” in almost all the cases seen so far, with reported symptoms being mainly cough, congestion and fatigue. One person was hospitalised, but no deaths have been reported, CDC officials said. (6th December 2021)
The Omicron variant was first identified in South Africa last month and has since been reported in 57 countries, according to the World Health Organisation
The first US case was reported on December 1. As of Wednesday afternoon, local time, the CDC had recorded 43 cases in 19 states. Most were young adults. About a third of those patients had travelled internationally.
More than three-quarters of those patients had been vaccinated, and a third had received boosters
The CDC is also trying to establish whether the Omicron variant causes milder – or more severe – illness than other coronavirus types. The finding that nearly all of the cases so far are mild may be a reflection that this first look at US Omicron cases captured mainly vaccinated people,
Another key question is whether it is better at evading vaccines or the immunity that people build from a bout with Covid-19
Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb joins Pfizer Board. Who sits on the board of Pfizer? Does the former FDA commissioner work for Pfizer?
Gottlieb served as the 23rd Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from 2017 to 2019. Prior to serving as Commissioner, Dr. Gottlieb held several roles in the public and private sectors including serving as Managing Director, T.R. … Pfizer Director since 2019.
RUETERS REPORTED. Pfizer paid $35 millions to doctors over 6 months in 2009. Pfizer agrees to pay a record $2,3 billion fine, pleaded guilty to a criminal charge related to improper promotions of 13 of its medicines.
About $15.3 million, or some 44 percent of Pfizer’s reported payments over the last six months of 2009, went to about 250 research organizations for clinical trials that began after July 1, or for payments made between July 1 and December 31 for clinical studies.
Some 1,500 healthcare professionals were paid an average $5,000 each for expert advice, while 2,800 doctors were paid an average of $3,400 in speaking fees to lecture peers about Pfizer’s drugs, the company said. The most highly compensated doctor received about $150,000 during the period, Pfizer said
About $15.3 million, or some 44 percent of Pfizer’s reported payments over the last six months of 2009, went to about 250 research organizations for clinical trials that began after July 1, or for payments made between July 1 and December 31 for clinical studies.
Some 1,500 healthcare professionals were paid an average $5,000 each for expert advice, while 2,800 doctors were paid an average of $3,400 in speaking fees to lecture peers about Pfizer’s drugs, the company said. The most highly compensated doctor received about $150,000 during the period, Pfizer said.
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