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Karen Andersen, CFA

Karen Andersen, CFA

is a healthcare strategist for Morningstar.

Waiving vaccine IP doesn't affect market assessment: Morningstar
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Waiving vaccine IP doesn't affect market assessment: Morningstar
We are not changing our fair values to COVID-19 vaccine firms following the proposed waiver on intellectual property protection.
Vaccine rollout and herd immunity to end the pandemic
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Vaccine rollout and herd immunity to end the pandemic
Covid will create a $52bn vaccine and treatment market and usher in immunity by 2023, writes Morningstar's Karen Andersen.
What next in the hunt for a covid-19 vaccine?
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What next in the hunt for a covid-19 vaccine?
Resurgences in outbreaks make it clear that ending the pandemic requires more than testing, contact tracing, and social distancing, says...
Three vaccines capable of US authorisation in 2020
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Three vaccines capable of US authorisation in 2020
We expect most US adults will be vaccinated in the first half of 2021, writes Morningstar healthcare strategist Karen Andersen.
What a Covid-19 vaccine means for investors
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What a Covid-19 vaccine means for investors
Three new vaccines for coronavirus look poised for emergency use authorisation in the US this autumn. What does that mean for investors?
Coronavirus vaccine progress accelerates
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Coronavirus vaccine progress accelerates
Diagnostic testing, treatment, and a coronavirus vaccine could allow near-normal distancing and nonessential business recovery by mid-2021.
Coronavirus market selloff 'a gross overreaction'
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Coronavirus market selloff 'a gross overreaction'
Morningstar weighs supply and demand factors in assessing COVID-19's long-term effect on global GDP as minimal.
Coronavirus: muted long-term impact despite rapid spread
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Coronavirus: muted long-term impact despite rapid spread
A forecast low fatality rate implies an overstated threat to the economy, says Morningstar's Karen Andersen.
A blueprint for building your financial plan
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A blueprint for building your financial plan
A new book offers straightforward advice from start to finish.