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With the peak of the latest Omicron wave expected to hit Tasmania, some parents and teachers are nervous about today's start to Term 3 and want masks mandated in schools, not just recommended.

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Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech SE (NASDAQ:BNTX) announced a new COVID-19 vaccine supply agreement with the U.S. government. SVB Leerink says that the new contract implies the price per Comirnaty dose is ~$30.50. Comirnaty U.S. pricing per dose has increased from $19.50 (2020 contracts), to $24 (+23%; 2021 contract), and now to ~$30.50 (+27%).  The analysts…

Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech SE (NASDAQ:BNTX) have announced a new vaccine supply agreement with the U.S. government. Under the agreement, the U.S. government will receive 105 million doses (30 µg, 10 µg and 3 µg). This may include adult omicron-adapted COVID-19 vaccines, subject to the FDA authorization.  The doses are planned to be delivered…

The White House unveiled the first phase of its national monkeypox vaccine strategy, with plans to send doses to areas with confirmed outbreaks.  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services plans to distribute 296,000 doses of the Bavarian Nordic A/S's (OTC:BVNRY) Jynneos vaccine, an already-developed monkeypox vaccine. The U.S. is releasing 56,000 doses of…

The U.S. government will provide up to $75 million to expand U.K.-listed Croda International Plc's (OTC:COIHF) U.S. manufacturing capacity of ingredients for lipid systems used in novel therapeutic drugs, such as mRNA vaccines. Croda will also invest up to $58 million. The investment will be used to establish a new lipid facility in Lamar,…

Sanofi SA (NASDAQ:SNY) and GSK plc (NYSE:GSK) have announced positive data from their vaccine trial of adjuvanted bivalent D614 and Beta (B.1.351) vaccine candidate.  "Sanofi-GSK's vaccine is the first candidate to demonstrate efficacy in a placebo-controlled trial in an environment of high Omicron variant circulation," Sanofi said in a statement. The bivalent vaccine targets the…

Radius Health Inc (NASDAQ:RDUS) will be acquired by Gurnet Point Capital and Patient Square Capital in a transaction valued at approximately $890 million, including the assumption of debt and assuming full payment of the CVR (Contingent Value Right).  Gurnet Point and Patient Square will pay $10.00 per share in cash plus a…

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META), Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA), and other tech giants striving to build the emerging metaverse concept have formed a group to foster the development of industry standards. The initiatives look to make the companies' nascent digital worlds compatible. The Metaverse Standards Forum includes leading companies working in the space, from…