By Jack Phillips Pharmaceutical giant Moderna lost several billion dollars in total value after rival Pfizer warned that it would slash guidance related to its COVID-19 vaccines and other products. Moderna’s stock has plunged by $7 billion in a little more than a week, according to a Bloomberg News analysis. Although the company didn’t say it would […]
Tag: Coronavirus Omicron Variant
The Omicron variant is a variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. It was first reported to the World Health Organization from South Africa on 24 November 2021. On 26 November 2021, the WHO designated it as a variant of concern and named it “Omicron”, the fifteenth letter in the Greek alphabet.