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Takeda to supply Japan with Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
Takeda will import and distribute 50 million doses of the mRNA-1273 vaccine candidate under an agreement with Moderna and Government of Japan.
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Scaling up production capacity when the world is waiting
As the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine intensifies, nations are already ramping up production capacity on a scale never seen before – but what does this mean for manufacturers? Here, Rod Schregardus makes the case for advanced planning and scheduling techniques in new and existing facilities.
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FDA approves first-in-human trial of COVID-19 vaccine candidate
The safety and immunogenicity of CORVax12, a novel DNA-encodable COVID-19 vaccine, will be evaluated in 36 healthy volunteers.
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US to receive 300,000 vials of experimental COVID-19 antibody therapy
Eli Lilly will provide the US government with vials of its COVID-19 antibody therapy bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) if the treatment is granted Emergency Use Authorisation.
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200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to be made available for COVAX
Sanofi and GSK have agreed to support the COVID-19 vaccine (COVAX) Facility with 200 million doses of their adjuvanted, recombinant protein-based COVID-19 vaccine.
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Trial to evaluate oral nitric oxide therapy in COVID-19 patients
The study will establish whether NOviricid can improve COVID-19 patient outcomes and survival in 840 recently diagnosed African American patients with comorbidities.
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EIB to support COVID-19 therapy with €24.5 million investment
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide Immunic with up to €24.5 million to support the ongoing development of IMU-838, a potential COVID-19 therapy.
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UK to establish human challenge studies for COVID-19 vaccines
The UK government hopes to expedite the development of a COVID-19 vaccine by investing £33.6 million in the first phase of establishing human challenge trials.
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SARS-CoV-2 vaccine safely induces an immune response in healthy volunteers
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The Chinese COVID-19 vaccine candidate BBIBP-CorV elicited an antibody response in all recipients, according to preliminary Phase I/II trial data.
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NIAID trial to identify potential COVID-19 treatments for further development
The adaptive ACTIV-5/BET study will test two monoclonal antibody therapies in hospitalised COVID-19 patients to establish if they warrant larger clinical trials.
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US enters agreement for experimental prophylactic COVID-19 antibody cocktail
The US government will develop and manufacture AstraZeneca’s investigational monoclonal antibody cocktail, AZD7442, a potential prophylactic treatment for COVID-19.
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Who will receive COVID-19 vaccines first?
EPR’s Hannah Balfour discusses some of the proposed COVID-19 vaccine distribution plans and how medicinal nationalism and supply deals could prevent “fair and equitable access” to COVID-19 vaccines.
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EC signs a joint procurement contract for remdesivir
The European Commission (EC) has signed a joint procurement contract to ensure an uninterrupted supply of Veklury (remdesivir) for participating countries.
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Trial testing anti-coronavirus hIVIG plus remdesivir in COVID-19 patients
The ITAC trial will establish if adding hyperimmune intravenous immunoglobulin (hIVIG) to a remdesivir regimen can improve hospitalised COVID-19 patient outcomes.
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EMA begins rolling review of BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine
The rolling review of BNT162b2 will allow the committee for human medicines (CHMP) to reach a faster decision on a future marketing authorisation application.
