COVID-19
UK-based AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford have partnered on the global development and distribution of Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine, AZD1222.
Questions continue to arise around a small company called Surgisphere and the data it collected that was used to form the results in two large COVID-19 studies, including one major study involving the use of the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine. Investigations are likely imminent as concerns over the data increase.
The fund, called the Emergency Support Instrument, would be used to increase vaccine manufacturing capacity in Europe.
The $7.4 billion raised would fund Gavi’s immunization programs between 2021 and 2025, which would help immunize 300 million children and potentially save 7 to 8 million lives.
Instead of detecting the virus, this device can help determine who might be at risk for intubation and mechanical ventilation.
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Less than one month after the White House zeroed in on 14 vaccine candidates for COVID-19, the administration has narrowed that list even more to five potential treatments for the prevention of the novel coronavirus.
In its ongoing examination of COVID-19 related research, the journal Nature has provided updates on several scientific papers assessing diagnostics related to the detection of the virus as well as questions surrounding antibody testing and the likely way the virus enters the body.
Industry experts say a vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 virus will either be ready this fall, at the end of the year or 18 months from now, depending on the vaccine and how they define “ready.”
The company announced its Covance drug development business was launching COVID-19 Clinical Trial Connect in the U.S. to help people find information on taking part in clinical trials related to COVID-19.
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