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- A top Pfizer scientist isn't worried about drug resistance to the company's new COVID-19 pill;
- Amazon is considering offering prescription drugs in new stores to boost foot traffic;
- See pictures of some of the first kids that have gotten a low-dose COVID-19 vaccine.
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Mikael Dolsten, Pfizer's chief scientific officer
Pfizer
Pfizer
Resistance is one of the biggest threats to new COVID-19 treatments. Here's why Pfizer's top scientist, Mikael Dolsten, isn't worried it will weaken the pharma giant's new pill.
- Pfizer's COVID-19 pill dramatically reduced the risk of hospitalization or death in a new study.
- A key question for all antiviral drugs is whether the virus can build resistance to treatment.
- Pfizer's top scientist told Insider why he was confident that wouldn't be an issue anytime soon.
A customer scans her phone as she enters Amazon's new Amazon Fresh store in Ealing, west London, on March 4, 2021.
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Amazon considers offering prescription drugs and lottery tickets in its cashierless grocery stores to boost traffic
NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP via Getty Images
- Amazon is considering offering prescription medications and lottery tickets at its cashierless grocery stores, Insider has learned.
- The two new product categories could drive more foot traffic and sales to its physical stores.
- But Amazon may have to first deal with heavy regulatory and compliance issues.
Benjamin Hayes, age 5, at Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC.
Children’s National Hospital
See some of the first 5- to 11-year-old kids get their COVID-19 vaccines
Children’s National Hospital
- The CDC signed off on a low dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for young kids.
- Five- to 11-year-olds can now get vaccinated through their pediatricians.
- Vaccinations kicked off in Washington, DC, where some young kids got their first shots as soon as the authorization went through.
More stories we're reading:
- A Newsmax personality who falsely said COVID-19 vaccines contained a satanic-sounding tracking 'marker' has been taken off the air (Insider)
- The CEO of Pfizer says a combination of pills and vaccines will be needed to stop the pandemic (CNBC)
- The air in New Delhi, the world's most polluted capital, got even worse after people ignored a ban to fill the air with Diwali fireworks (Insider)
- The US has canceled a deal with the vaccine maker that tainted millions of doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine (Washington Post)
-Leah
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