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Pfizer Stock Rises Wednesday: What's Going On?

BenzingaAug 19, 2026, 5:56 PMEvette Mitkov

Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) shares are trading higher Wednesday, moving in sympathy with mRNA cancer vaccine-related companies after Merck & Co Inc (NYSE:MRK) and Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) announced that their combination therapy of intismeran autogene and Keytruda showed positive recurrence-free survival results in melanoma patients.

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