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Senate Republicans Release HEALS Act – COVID-19 Stimulus Package

Earlier this week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell released the Republican version of a fourth COVID-19 package (or…
President Trump Signs Drug Pricing Executive Orders, Touts “Most Favored Nation” Pricing

Last Friday, President Trump signed four executive orders aimed at lowering drug prices, including an order that would…
Pfizer and BionTech Announce Agreement with U.S. Government for Up to 600 million doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate

On July 22, Pfizer and BioNTech announced the execution of an agreement with the HHS and DOD to…
White House, GOP Deal on $1T COVID-19 Relief Package Takes Shape

As reported by The Hill, “White House and Senate Republicans on Thursday reached a “fundamental agreement” on a…
President Trump to Sign Executive Orders to Lower Drug Prices

While the drug pricing issue has been sidelined amid the COVID-19 pandemic, President Trump is now returning to…
Sens. Warren, Sanders Slam Gilead Deal with Government while New Research Says Americans Don’t Pay Twice for Drugs

This week Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders sent a letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar seeking an…
Initial Data for Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Shows Promise

On Tuesday, Moderna announced promising results from the Phase 1 study of its vaccine candidate, called mRNA-1273. The…
BioFire Respiratory Panel with COVID Target Scores CE Mark

BioMerieux announced that Utah-based BioFire’s Respiratory Panel 2.1 plus, which tests for SARS-CoV-2 and 23 pathogens encompassing 19…
PhotoPharmics Stay-At-Home Trial for People with Parkinson’s

This week, PhotoPharmics announced a collaboration with the Center for Health + Technology (CHeT) at the University of…
Johnson & Johnson to Begin COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trials in Humans Next Week

Last month, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced that its Phase 1/2a in-human clinical trial of its potential COVID-19…
Pfizer, BioNTech Get FDA Fast Track Status for COVID-19 Vaccines

U.S. Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech announced Monday that they have received Fast Track designation from the FDA for…
Changes to PPP Rules Set After Senate Passes Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act of 2020

By Brandon Allfrey, Partner, Squire, Brandona@squire.com Late Wednesday evening, the U.S Senate passed by unanimous consent the Paycheck Protection Program…