** Shares of drugmaker Invivyd IVVD.O fall 37.2% to $1.11
premarket
** Co says the U.S. FDA has declined to expand the emergency
use authorization of its COVID-19 prevention drug
** The expansion was to include those whose immunity is
impaired by certain conditions such as cancer and organ
transplant, and for whom alternative options are not accessible
or appropriate
** The drug Pemgarda is already authorized for emergency use
in those with compromised immunity due to a medical condition or
receiving medicines that suppress the immune system, and
unlikely to have an adequate response to vaccination
** IVVD fell 88.8% in 2024
(Reporting by Puyaan Singh)
((Puyaan.Singh@thomsonreuters.com;))