$Merck(MRK)$This is too shocking..[Surprised]"Countries rushed to buy Merck's molnupiravir after very promising initial results, but subsequent company data in late November indicated the drug was markedly less effective than previously thought. France cancelled its order on Wednesday.Japan this week confirmed the first known cases of Omicron infections that could not be traced back to overseas travelers."
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Indeed there were a couple of "tug-wars" with opening up borders & closing prior to this. There are friends who've had their families caught Covid, mentioning that it's a disaster especially during the "hot period" of the Delta Plus variant. I kept thinking we should be doing better than India (the D+ variant should ease off more quickly), but I was wrong. Let's see how the country will fare again with Omicron then we'll be clear to see, whether this fight against the odds can improve or not.
They forgot about the protein-based vaccine $Novavax(NVAX)$:https://ir.novavax.com/2021-12-17-Novavax-and-Serum-Institute-of-India-Announce-World-Health-Organization-Grants-Emergency-Use-Listing-for-NVX-CoV2373-COVID-19-Vaccine