FDA to authorize Pfizer booster for all adults this week - November 17, 2021

U.S. stock futures remained flat Wednesday amid announcements of strong earnings from Target and Lowe’s. Target said comparable sales rose 12.7% and e-commerce sales rose 29% in the most recent quarter as holiday sales launched early. Lowe’s beat analysts’ expectations for the third quarter, anticipating $95 billion in sales as the company got a bump in business from remote workers. Black Friday is early again this year, and maybe forever - Retail Dive Walmart ad revenue surge helps keep prices low as sales soar - Ad Age @jimsciutto: New: Retail sales for the month of October rose 1.7%, more than economists had expected and significantly more than the previous month. In September, retail sales grew 0.7% from the month earlier, beating economists' forecast for a 0.2% decline. The White House is prepared to invest billions of dollars towards expanding U.S. vaccine manufacturing capacity to at least one billion doses a year starting in 2022. The Biden administration has faced mounting pressure to increase the vaccine supply in poorer nations. The move comes as the Food and Drug Administration pushes to authorize booster doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for all adults this week. COVID vaccine can be bundled with a child's routine shots, doctors say - ABC News Nurse Salaries Rise as Demand for Their Services Soars During Covid-19 Pandemic - The Wall Street Journal @DataDrivenMD: Pfizer/BioNTech expect $60 billion in revenue from COVID-19 vaccine sales in 2021 & 2022. In 2023, “analysts have forecast revenue of over $6.6 billion […] mostly from booster sales.” 2/n A federal judicial panel assigned the GOP-majority appeals court in Cincinnati to handle at least 34 lawsuits challenging the Biden administration’s vaccine and testing requirements for private businesses. The assignment casts further doubt on the survival of the vaccine mandate the White House says is central to the fight against the coronavirus. Utah’s workplace COVID vaccine exemption bill becomes law - ABC4 Utah Biden’s and Fauci’s s