Virus Briefing: Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech

It claims the rival Covid-19 shot violates its patents.

View in browser|nytimes.com August 26, 2022 Here's your update on the coronavirus pandemic and other virus news. TOP NEWS Bagus Indahono/EPA, via Shutterstock Moderna Sues Pfizer and BioNTech Over Covid Vaccine The lawsuit, filed Friday, claims that the companies' Covid vaccine violated Moderna's mRNA patents. By Jenny Gross and Rebecca Robbins Mary Altaffer/Associated Press Monkeypox Cases Are Declining in New York City and Globally Rising vaccinations rates combined with changes in sexual behavior have shifted the disease's trajectory, health officials said. By Lola Fadulu Pete Marovich for The New York Times Jill Biden Tests Positive for Coronavirus Again in 'Rebound' Case Her experience mirrors that of President Biden, who was forced to return to isolation last month after his initial bout with Covid-19. By Zach Montague Pete Kiehart for The New York Times California today How Californians Are Feeling About the Start of the School Year On their minds are Covid-19, school safety and learning delays. By Soumya Karlamangla Steven Saphore/EPA, via Shutterstock The Long Tail of Covid-19 Disinformation Almost all of Australia and New Zealand's pandemic restrictions have been lifted. Yet the protests continue. By Natasha Frost John Minchillo/Associated Press Djokovic, Who Remains Unvaccinated, Says He Will Miss U.S. Open Djokovic said he wouldn't be able to travel to New York for the tournament that begins next week. The U.S. has travel restrictions that require foreign visitors to be vaccinated against Covid-19. By Matthew Futterman TIMES OPINION Zeynep Tufekci If You're Suffering After Being Sick With Covid, It's Not Just in Your Head A major new approach is needed to solve many postviral conditions. By Zeynep Tufekci What else we're following Covid around the world North Korean officials warned of "a fever outbreak of unknown origin" near the Chinese border, Reuters reports. Residents of the Chinese city Chongqing stood in line for hours in record-breaking heat to receive mandatory Covid tests, CNN reports. Researchers in Italy say a person has had Covid, monkeypox and H.I.V. diagnosed simultaneously, Gizmodo reports. Monkeypox and other viruses The smallpox vaccine, now being used against monkeypox, contains a mysterious deactivated pox virus "whose origins have been lost, or perhaps never known at all," Sarah Zhang reports for The Atlantic. Pfizer said its vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (R.S.V.) is effective at preventing long-term illness in older adults, NBC reports. New monkeypox cases in Los Angeles are beginning to flatten as vaccines become available and risky sexual behavior decreases, The L.A. Times reports. Some women and children have contracted monkeypox in Washington State as the virus spreads, The Seattle Times reports. Other Covid news Up to four million Americans are out of work because of long Covid, according to a Brookings Institution report. The F.D.A. has extended the estimated shelf life of many commonly used Covid tests, Bloomberg reports. Correction: Wednesday's newsletter misstated the number of monkeypox cases in the U.S. It is a total of about 16,000, not 16,000 a day. Email your thoughts to virusbriefing@nytimes.com. Did a friend forward you the briefing? Sign up here. Need help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance. You received this email because you signed up for Virus Briefing from The New York Times. To stop receiving these emails, unsubscribe or manage your email preferences. Subscribe to The TimesGet The New York Times app Connect with us on: Change Your EmailPrivacy PolicyContact UsCalifornia Notices The New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018