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As Gilead gets ready to open its doors to its new operations site in North Carolina, the company reported its product sales for the second quarter increased 21% year-over-year primarily driven by Veklury.
The United States and other wealthy nations now stand at an important place in their COVID-19 vaccine campaigns. The question largely turns to vaccinating the remainder of the population – namely, those under 12 years.
Clinical-stage biotech company Vaxart announced Thursday that a second dose of its oral norovirus vaccine boosted immunity in clinical trial participants who had previously received the vaccine more than a year prior.
Every week there are numerous scientific studies published. Here’s a look at some of the more interesting ones.
As COVID-19 infections continue to increase in the U.S., the FDA has expanded the EUA for Eli Lilly’s monoclonal antibody to include treatment with or without remdesivir.
AstraZeneca said in an earnings announcement on Thursday it will seek authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. sometime in the second half of this year.
Pfizer has reported several highlights regarding its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. As the world deal with rising Delta variant cases, Pfizer-BioNTech is still arguing that a third booster shot will be likely.
The T cell response was measured with immunoSEQ® T-MAP™ COVID, a clinical test developed by Adaptive Biotechnologies.
While modern-day science has provided the world with highly effective vaccines to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have had less luck finding effective treatment options for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Moderna continues to assess its COVID-19 vaccine in juveniles, the company is expanding the study to include protocols to detect the potential of rare side effects, including heart inflammation.
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