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GlaxoSmithKline Joins COVID Vaccine Race With Phase 3 Trial

[ad_1] GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) – Get report It said Thursday it launched late-stage trials for its coronavirus vaccine candidate in development with a study base of more than 30,000 participants. GlaxoSmithKline, together with its Canadian partner, private company Medicago, will evaluate the efficacy of its plant-based vaccine candidate, VIR-7831, in Canada …

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‘Pneumonia kills more than 140,000 children every year’

[ad_1] ANKARA Between 142,000 and 160,000 children under the age of five die of pneumonia in Nigeria each year, according to figures released by the country’s Ministry of Health. Low immunization, especially in hard-to-reach areas, urbanization, malnutrition and pollution due to forest burning were cited as causes of pneumonia deaths …

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