Covid vaccine makers' stocks soar on Omicron variant concerns
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Fears about the Omicron variant of Covid-19 rattled the world's financial markets Friday and early Monday morning. But shares of the major coronavirus vaccine makers were getting a boost from the latest pandemic jitters.
Moderna (MRNA) soared more than 20% during Black Friday's abbreviated session of trading on Wall Street and were up another 10% Monday, too.
BioNTech (BNTX) surged 14% Friday and were up 3% Monday while the European drug maker's vaccine partner, Big Pharma leader Pfizer (PFE), gained 6% Friday but fell a bit Monday.
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