Infectious disease
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.”
Please check out the biopharma industry coronavirus (COVID-19) stories that are trending for July 27, 2020.
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.
Please check out the biopharma industry coronavirus (COVID-19) stories that are trending for July 24, 2020.
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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