COVID-19
Ebola, HIV and Zika viruses became global challenges that caused researchers and vaccine developers to jump into action but, ultimately, vaccine development takes time. That’s why claims that SARS-CoV-2 vaccines will be available soon often are met with skepticism.
Gaithersburg, Maryland-based Emergent BioSolutions inked another manufacturing agreement to support the development of a vaccine against COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
Stéphane Bancel, Moderna’s chief executive officer, stated, “We thank BARDA for this continued commitment to mRNA-1273, our vaccine candidate against COVID-19.”
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It was a busy week for clinical trial news, with some very important early-stage trial data for various COVID-19 vaccines. Here’s a look.
Every week there are numerous scientific studies published. Here’s a look at some of the more interesting ones.
An antiviral drug, favipiravir, developed by Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, boosted the time it takes COVID-19 patients with mild to moderate symptoms to improve their health in a Phase III study.
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Francis Collins, the director of the NIH, told STAT they were “really well-powered, rigorously designed clinical trials.”
“Hopefully the approval process will go very quickly, and we think we have a winner here,” Trump told White House reporters on Wednesday.
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