Infectious disease

Salt water gargle is a time-tested way to alleviate sore-throat pain. It can help clear stuffy sinuses. But, is it effective against the symptoms of COVID-19?
Gilead Sciences set the price of the only approved treatment for COVID-19, remdesivir, at $390 per vial, which for most patients receiving a 5-day treatment using six vials, would come to $2,340 per patient.
Please check out the biopharma industry coronavirus (COVID-19) stories that are trending for June 29, 2020.
Despite the bleak challenges brought on by COVID-19, Bill Sibold, executive vice president of Sanofi Genzyme, is optimistic that some of the greatest discoveries in medicine and treating various diseases are within the grasp of the pharmaceutical industry.
One month after Vaxart announced the selection of its lead vaccine candidate for COVID-19, the Bay Area-based company said it has been selected to participate in the U.S. government’s Operation Warp Speed program.
With Moderna on the precipice of launching its Phase III trial of 30,000 people for its COVID-19 vaccine, mRNA-1273, it is ramping up manufacturing capabilities.
Please check out the biopharma industry coronavirus (COVID-19) stories that are trending for June 26, 2020.
Shares of Fulcrum Therapeutics were up more than 14% in premarket trading after the company announced it will begin the Phase LOSVID III study to assess losmapimod as a potential treatment of COVID-19.
COVID-19-related testimonies will continue in Congress today, with representatives from the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) expected to address the current pandemic as well as key priorities that will need to be in place in order to effectively respond to the next global viral threat.
Speaking before Congress on Tuesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci urged people to adopt strategies that involve wearing a mask in public, maintaining social distance and avoiding large gatherings of people.
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