Vaccines can’t be given to youngsters unless they’ve been tested in their age group—a major hurdle in efforts to reopen schools and resume more normal activities that are critical to families’ well-being.
A panel of experts spoke at IBJ’s Life Sciences Power Breakfast, which took place virtually Oct. 9, talked about venture capital in the life sciences sector. These are some excerpts.
A British team recently estimated that as many as 10 percent of the people who contract the disease suffer prolonged symptoms. The CDC estimates that 35 percent of people who get mild versions had not returned to their pre-disease state of health two to three weeks later.
Also, in a late-Monday vote, the council approved a controversial proposal that calls for adding four civilians to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department General Orders Committee.
Democratic aides said their senators are united in their view that they will not press Barrett about her beliefs—hoping to avoid the mishap from her circuit court confirmation hearing in 2017, when Feinstein told Barrett that “the dogma lives loudly within you.”
A GOP aide familiar with the new offer said it is about $1.8 trillion. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s most recent public offer was about $2.2 trillion, although that included a business tax increase that Republicans won’t go for.
For most races nationwide, including the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon, participants run or walk on their own on a date and route of their choosing, rather than crossing a finish line amid a cheering crowd.
Eli Lilly and Co. already has begun manufacturing the drug and expects to have 1 million doses by December, the executive in charge of COVID-19 research said Friday at IBJ’s Life Sciences Power Breakfast.
The gap is driven by charter schools, according to the report, since they serve a greater percentage of students of color than does the average Indiana district and do not receive local property tax revenues.
In announcing the final totals for the campaign Thursday evening, the university said more than 320,000 alumni and other donors from all 50 states and more than 100 countries contributed to the effort.
Experimental antibody drugs like the one President Trump was given and the one Eli Lilly is developing are among the most promising therapies being tested for treating and preventing coronavirus infections. Here’s how they work.
The university is uniquely positioned to contribute to Indiana’s public health and talent pool, making IU’s search for a new president more important than ever.
Seemingly sensitive to the fact that his treatment course has been far more comprehensive than the care received by average Americans, he promised to swiftly get the drug approved for broader use.
Shares of Lilly jumped 3.7%, or $5.41, to $149.54 in afternoon trading following the company’s morning announcement that it has asked the U.S. government to allow emergency use of the therapy to treat the disease.
Vice President Mike Pence will take a leading role in campaigning around the country in the final stretch before the Nov. 3 election. After a debate Wednesday, he is slated to visit Arizona and Florida, and will return to Indiana on Friday to vote early.
