The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Jacquelyn Martin | AP A top US health regulator that will help decide the fate of a coronavirus vaccine has promised to resign if the Trump administration approves a vaccine before it is shown safely and effectively, Reuters has learned. Peter Marks, director of …
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FILE PHOTO: Office workers wearing protective face masks run in Singapore’s central business district during coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), 17 August 2020. REUTERS / Edgar Su SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Researchers in Singapore have discovered a new variant of the COVID-19 coronavirus that causes milder infections, according to a study published in …
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However, Western media quickly lashed out at Russia’s parade, pointing out that the creator of the vaccine, Moscow’s Gamaleya Research Institute, had not been transparent about its testing process. The fax had not even completed the Phase III tests, and Gamaleya has never made its Phase I and II tests …
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Copyright Getty Images Poor regulation of antibody tests – which could indicate if someone has coronavirus – could put the public at risk, doctors have warned. The Royal College of Pathologists has written to the health secretary, asking for stricter rules on kits sold directly to consumers. The letter warns …
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