Research shows that two Pfizer vaccine doses offer less protection against Omicron than against Delta

The first major real-world study of how vaccines hold up against Omicron found that two injections from Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE’s Covid-19 vaccine reduced the risk of hospitalization by 70% for patients infected with the highly mutated variant. The study, by South Africa’s largest private health insurer, Discovery Ltd., found that while Omicron reduced … Read more

GameStop, AMC Stock Surge in a rally for Meme Stocks

Font size People enter a GameStop store in Alhambra, California FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images GameStop and AMC Entertainment Holdings saw their stock prices skyrocket on Tuesday, triggering a resurgence in meme stocks. There were no material news events driving the stock moves. That has been the case for months for GameStop and AMC, whose stock … Read more