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UK Prime Minister visits the UK Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited the construction site of the VMIC and met scientists and engineers at the forefront of the UK’s COVID-19 response.
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An overview of Indian COVID-19 vaccine supply and development
Prashant Khadayate, Pharma Analyst at GlobalData, explains what the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic is in India and what vaccine options are currently under development/testing.
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NIH launches antithrombotics trials in COVID-19 patients
The adaptive Phase III trials will assess whether various types and doses of blood thinners can prevent COVID-19 patients forming potentially fatal blood clots.
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Russia to supply Mexico with 32 million doses of Sputnik V
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said the supply of the COVID-19 vaccine should enable 25 percent of the population to be vaccinated.
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Pfizer and BioNTech may supply EU with 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
The companies and European Commission will soon enter contract negotiations for the supply of their investigational COVID-19 vaccine candidate BNT162b2.
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COVID-19 vaccine tablet induces systemic and mucosal immune responses
The researchers suggest inducing a mucosal immune response may be crucial to protect against SARS-CoV-2 infection and that the tablet formulation could overcome several major challenges associated with injectable vaccines.
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Biopharma pledges to uphold scientific integrity in COVID-19 vaccine development
Nine biopharma CEOs pledged to make the integrity of the scientific process and sufficient supply priorities in the development of COVID-19 vaccines.
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Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine safely elicits an antibody response, reports paper
Preliminary data from Phase I/II trails evaluating the vaccine reveal 100 percent of participants had a humoral and cellular response, with no serious adverse events reported.
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Sanofi and GSK initiate Phase I/II trial of COVID-19 vaccine candidate
The trial will evaluate the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of the duo’s COVID-19 recombinant protein-based vaccine candidate in 440 healthy US participants.
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In vitro diagnostics and the coronavirus pandemic
Liz Thorn outlines the benefits that in vitro diagnostics can bring to the world in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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FSD Pharma applies to FDA for trial testing FSD201 in COVID-19 patients
The Investigational New Drug Application (IND) is for a Phase II trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of FSD201 (ultramicronized PEA) in hospitalised COVID-19 patients.
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Phase III testing of AstraZeneca’s AZD1222 vaccine has begun in the US
The clinical study will evaluate the efficacy of AZD1222, a COVID-19 vaccine candidate, in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 at 80 sites across the US.
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FDA expands emergency use authorisation for remdesivir to treat all COVID-19 patients
The FDA has expanded the Emergency Use Authorisation for Veklury (remdesivir) to treat all hospitalised patients with COVID-19.
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Study shows anticoagulation therapy beneficial for COVID-19 patients
Researchers have demonstrated that all regimens of anticoagulants were far superior to no anticoagulants in COVID-19 patients.
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How digitalisation can help pharma weather the COVID-19 storm
Andrew Dunbar outlines five digital technologies that can help pharma function to the best of its abilities over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
