Gerry Smith

@gerryfsmith

Biotech reporter for @business. Views are my own. Tips: [email protected]

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Gerry Smith@gerryfsmith · Jul 7

Parents are getting their kids vaccinated early, worried that recent moves by RFK Jr could limit access to childhood shots. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

gerryfsmith's tweet card. Pediatricians weigh the risks of vaccinating ahead of schedule with threat of shot shortages looming.

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New: There were warnings to the FDA about Sarepta before US regulators asked the company to halt shipments of its gene therapy bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

gerryfsmith's tweet card. There were warnings to the FDA about Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. before US regulators asked the company to halt shipments of its gene therapy.

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Gerry Smith@gerryfsmith · Jul 18

A third patient has died this year after getting a gene therapy from Sarepta. The head of the FDA tells Bloomberg that he's “taking a hard look” at whether Elevidys should remain on the market. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

gerryfsmith's tweet card. A third patient has died this year after getting a gene therapy from Sarepta Therapeutics Inc., raising questions about the company’s transparency and adding more pressure on US regulators to decide...

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Gerry Smith@gerryfsmith · Jul 17

Scoop: A new bill would help veterans access alternatives to opioids, part of a broader push to promote safer painkillers and reduce overdose deaths. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

gerryfsmith's tweet card. A bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced legislation to help veterans access alternatives to opioids, part of a broader push to promote safer painkillers and reduce overdose deaths.

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devin leonard@devinleonard · Jul 15

Teamed up again with my colleague,@g0ingmad, this time to chronicle the career and controversies of Hims & Hers CEO Andrew Dudum in the latest @BW. Gift-linked. Enjoy! bloomberg.com/news/features/…

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Amber Tong@AmberTongPW · Jul 14

Chinese drugmakers have come a long way from their copycat days to challenge Western dominance on innovation. Our latest story visualizes this stunning advance, with data from @NorstellaCo with @hongjinshan and @spepechen: bloomberg.com/news/features/…

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Rachel Cohrs Zhang@rachelcohrs · Jul 11

Scoop: FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said the agency would consider giving pharma companies expedited reviews for their medicines if they bring drug prices in line with what foreign countries pay. w/ @SamHornblower bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Gerry Smith@gerryfsmith · Jul 10

The FDA approved Moderna's Covid vaccine for kids under 12, but only for those at increased risk. Healthy kids will likely need to get the shot off-label. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

gerryfsmith's tweet card. US regulators approved Moderna Inc.’s Covid vaccine for children, but for a narrower group than before, continuing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s controversial policy that restricts access to the shots for...

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Damian Garde@damiangarde · Jul 10

FDA to Share Rejection Letters Drugmakers Often Keep Secret bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Rachel Cohrs Zhang@rachelcohrs · Jul 8

The second big CDC scoop in two days from @jessicanix_ : The agency appointed a pro-Trump urologist to be a senior adviser. Send her more tips on Signal at username jessicanix.24! bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Michelle Fay Cortez@FayCortez · Jul 7

SCOOP The CDC ended its emergency response for bird flu last week as the outbreak that sickened dozens of people, spread to cattle and drove up egg prices has abated bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Rachel Cohrs Zhang@rachelcohrs · Jul 7

New: Groups representing pediatricians and health experts sued HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over abrupt changes to Covid vaccine recommendations for healthy kids and pregnant women bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Michelle Fay Cortez@FayCortez · Jun 25

EXCLUSIVE SCOOP: Bootstrap Bio is raising seed money to work on editing the genes in reproductive cells, one of the most controversial technologies in medicine and a step toward creating designer babies. From @sooo__phie and @ikeswetlitz bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Bloomberg@business · Jun 25

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s changes to US vaccine policy are putting the $24 billion US market for shots at risk, potentially making it harder for Americans to access them. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Madison Muller@g0ingmad · Jun 24

NEW: Hims won’t back down from selling copycat weight-loss shots after Novo Nordisk abruptly ended its distribution partnership. “There’s just no way in hell we’re going to cave on that," CEO @AndrewDudum told @business. More here from me + @devinleonard: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Ike Swetlitz@ikeswetlitz · Jun 10

Crypto billionaire @FEhrsam hired at least 8 people from @elonmusk's @neuralink for his new brain-tech startup @nudge, trying to build a headset that will treat diseases, improve your mood, help you sleep. What's he up to? w/@bizcarson for @business: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Gerry Smith@gerryfsmith · Jun 9

Breaking: HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he is retiring the 17 members of a committee of government vaccine advisers. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

gerryfsmith's tweet card. The Department of Health and Human Services dismissed all 17 members that make up one of the main committees advising the US government on vaccine safety and policy, an unprecedented move to reshape...

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Antonio Regalado@antonioregalado · Jun 5

In the US, embryo editing is barely studied, making a CRISPR baby is prohibited, and there's no startups on the scene. Yet...gene-edit tech continues to advance. Now, billionaire Brian Armstrong says he's ready to fund the defining U.S. embryo-editing company. 👇

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Emma G. Fitzsimmons@emmagf · Jun 2

The Next Phase of New York City’s ‘Trash Revolution’ Is Here: nytimes.com/2025/06/02/nyr…

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Gerry Smith@gerryfsmith · May 28

US health officials are terminating a contract with Moderna worth up to $766 million to develop vaccines for bird flu. Story w/ @g0ingmad bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

gerryfsmith's tweet card. US health officials are terminating a contract with Moderna Inc. worth up to $766 million to develop vaccines for bird flu, a major setback for the company as it faces additional government scrutiny...

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