At the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco today, AbbVie CEO Richard Gonzalez vowed to keep drug price increases below 10%. AbbVie is joining Allergan and Novo Nordisk in setting a ceiling on price increases.
Talk about timing: Gonzalez spoke after Trump took slugs at the pharmaceutical industry during his press conference. AbbVie shares, along with the rest of the pharmaceutical industry, fell sharply--AbbVie ended up down 3.6%
Anthony Fauci. Photo: Graeme Jennings- Pool/Getty Images
NIAID director Anthony Fauci told CNN on Friday evening that if "people are not wearing masks, then maybe we should be mandating it."
Why it matters: Fauci made the comments the same day the U.S. hit its highest daily COVID-19 case count since the pandemic began.
Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris speaks at a "Get Out The Vote" rally at Morehouse College. Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images
Sen. Kamala Harris appealed to Black voters in Georgia on Friday, urging them to "honor the ancestors" by casting ballots, and again calling President Trump a "racist."
Why it matters: The U.S. saw a significant decline in African-American voter turnout between 2012 and 2016, reaching its lowest point since 2000. Higher turnout among Black Americans this year could tip the balance in favor of Democrats in key battleground states, including Georgia.
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