Recon: Pfizer says COVID vaccine is 90.7% effective in children 5-11; Oncopeptides pulls Pepaxto after failing confirmatory trial

• Walgreens U.S. stores start administering Moderna, J&J COVID-19 booster (Reuters)
• Americans can mix and match COVID-19 boosters but original vaccine recommended -Fauci (Reuters)
• C.D.C. Recommends Covid Booster Shots for Millions of Americans (NYTimes) (STAT)
• Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shows 90.7% efficacy in trial in children (Reuters)
• Oncopeptides stock craters as it pulls cancer drug Pepaxto from the market (Endpoints)
• The four senators who could make or break Democrats’ drug pricing ambitions (STAT)
• Bat Research Group Failed to Submit Virus Studies Promptly, NIH Says (NYTimes)
• U.S. Warns of Efforts by China to Collect Genetic Data (NYTimes)

• Norway opts not to give 12-15 year-olds second vaccine doses yet (Reuters)
• Illumina will launch Grail’s cancer detection test in Africa and Asia — but doesn’t know when (STAT)
• Novartis has negotiated Zolgensma access for half of the European SMA population, exec says. How'd it get there? (Fierce)

• Delta 'Plus' Covid variant may be more transmissible (BBC)
• Covid-19 roundup: White House pushes for IP waiver support to WTO; Rare nerve disorder listed as AstraZeneca side effect in UK (Endpoints)

• Sanofi, Regeneron etch out another PhIII victory for Dupixent, easing severe itch and clearing lesions (Endpoints)
• Following August meltdown, Zymergen hints at salvage plans — cutting jobs and renegotiating loans (Endpoints)
• A new Treg player emerges with $46M and backing from Takeda (Endpoints)
• Xilio Therapeutics goes public as biopharma IPOs rumble forward in Q4 (Endpoints)
• Former MIT scientist David Sabatini fires back at accuser, Whitehead Institute for 'false' harassment allegations (Endpoints)
• Agenus calls out FDA for playing favorites with Merck, pulls cervical cancer BLA at agency's request (Endpoints) (BioPharmaDive )
• Dupixent hits all endpoints in prurigo nodularis trial (PharmaTimes)
• Servier Phase III colorectal cancer trial fails to meet primary endpoint (Fierce)
• Sweden Tackles Regulatory Barriers To Decentralized Trials (Pink Sheet)
• Metacrine shares halved as NASH program nixed on mixed bag data and early safety issue (Fierce)

• Hearing aids: incumbents have a sound basis to withstand disruption (FT)
• Ocular Therapeutix hammered by a PhII failure in dry eye disease — shares tank (Endpoints)
• FDA Panel Recommends Against Approval Of Integra Mesh For Breast Reconstruction (MedtechInsight)
• Luminopia scores FDA De Novo for VR treatment for lazy eye (Mobihealthnews)

• Lilly breached a contract by not paying royalties on big-selling diabetes meds, court finds (Fierce)
• Apotex Backs Teva's En Banc Bid In Skinny Label Fight (Law360)
• Hill-Rom, Baxter Get FTC Warning Letters For $12.4B Deal (Law360)