The Trump administration is working on "TrumpRx," a new site connecting consumers to drugmakers, pharmacies, and discount programs like GoodRx to help lower prescription costs.
Pfizer avoided US tariffs by offering big drug discounts (TrumpRx). This deal is a blueprint. European drug stocks (AstraZeneca, Roche) surged hoping for similar agreements to protect their crucial sales from Trump's 100% import tax threat.
Pfizer is buying Metsera for $4.9 billion to gain promising new obesity drugs. The portfolio includes four clinical treatments, like once-a-month shots and future oral pills, aiming for better efficacy and easier patient use to fight the growing obesity epidemic.
New COVID vaccines from Moderna & Pfizer show strong protection against the dominant LP.8.1 variant. Moderna's Spikevax (for high-risk 6mo-64yrs & all 65+) boosted antibodies 8x. Pfizer's also effective. No new safety issues found.
Trump officials plan to link COVID vaccines to 25 child deaths using unverified VAERS data. This news dropped vaccine makers' shares. HHS calls it "pure speculation", while Moderna states its vaccine is rigorously monitored with no new safety concerns.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s regulatory changes cause a rocky COVID vaccine rollout with narrowed FDA approval (65+, high risk). Pfizer's new data shows good LP.8.1 protection. A key CDC meeting on Sept. 18 will address access & coverage, amidst plummeting sales.
