What We’re Reading: US Set to Increase Vaccine Donation; Home Births Increase; Aduhelm Sales Slower Than Expected
President Joe Biden reportedly will increase global COVID-19 vaccine donations; the pandemic may have led to an increase in home births; use of Biogen’s Adulhelm, an Alzheimer disease drug, does not hit initial projections.
President Biden to Double COVID-19 Vaccine Donations Worldwide
President Joe Biden is set to announce that the United States will double its purchase of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to 1 billion doses to share globally,
Out-of-Hospital Births Increase in California
The number of women giving birth outside of a hospital setting is rising in California,
Aduhelm Given to Just Over 100 Patients as Firm Reportedly Mulls Cuts
As of September 11, just over 100 patients with Alzheimer disease had used Adulhelm, a number far below Biogen’s projections and initial Wall Street estimates,
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