COVID-19
Although there is talk of a fourth shot of the COVID-19 vaccine the data so far suggest the benefits may be modest. Continue reading for details and more COVID-19 news.
Sir Mene Pangalos said the company was considering not submitting it to the FDA if it finds it is “banging its head against a brick wall indefinitely.”
Eiger BioPharmaceuticals announced that its COVID-19 therapeutic, Peginterferon Lambda reduced the risk of hospitalization and emergency room visits by 50%.
Codagenix is entering the vaccine arena with a possible new frontrunner in protection: CoviLiv. It’s an intranasal COVID vaccine that provides hope against subvariants.
Alnylam is suing Moderna and Pfizer over patent infringements related to its lipid techQnology that have been foundational to the success of the mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines.
There is some evidence that COVID-19 infection might be linked to an increase in diabetes, particularly Type 1 diabetes, which is an autoimmune disease most commonly diagnosed in children.
In his new book, Warp Speed, Paul Mango said the realization that many healthcare workers didn’t want the vaccine, for instance, was shocking.
Now that Omicron is becoming less common, its sister variant, BA.2, seems to be surging worldwide and in the U.S. For that and more, continue reading.
Many countries around the world that appeared to have kicked COVID-19, are reporting surges, largely the result of the so-called “stealth” Omicron variant, BA.2, and more COVID news.
BioSpace talked with Paul Mango, one of the key leaders of Operation Warp Speed, about the experience.
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