Merck's (MRK) vaccine, Capvaxive, gets unanimous recommendation by a CDC committee for adults aged 65 years and older for pneumococcal vaccination and those with certain other underlying conditions.
CASI Pharmaceuticals (CASI) gets a proposal letter from its chairman for acquiring its business operations in China. Its shares rise on the news.
ImmunityBio (IBRX) rises 17% in the past week as it announces insurance coverage as well as the treatment of the first patients with its newly approved bladder cancer immunotherapy, Anktiva.