Gilead's remdesivir is first drug fully approved by FDA to treat COVID-19. Roche and Atea team up on an investigational direct acting antiviral while Moderna reaches the 30,000-patient enrollment target for its Phase III COVE study of the company's investigational mRNA vaccine. 

FDA's recommendation that COVID-19 vaccine sponsors conduct two months of median follow-up to support an emergency use authorization may not be long enough, some experts say in what can be viewed as validation for agency's position in battle with White House.

CDC officials designing distribution plans worry some eligible for vaccination may wait for a better product to emerge.

Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine is sure to dominate the third quarter results call, with everything from data to widescale distribution and the potential financial reward on the minds of investors and the public.