A future coronavirus vaccine may need to be administered every 12 months, pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca warned Thursday. The British firm is just one company working on a possible coronavirus vaccine. On Thursday, he said that late-stage trials are taking place in the United Kingdom, Brazil and South Africa and will …
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Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates said therapeutic drugs to treat the coronavirus could reduce the death rate substantially this year, but a vaccine will be crucial in restoring a sense of normalcy to society. “You can see the therapeutic benefit faster than the protective benefit,” Gates said in an interview that …
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Moderna Inc’s vaccine against Covid-19 may be ready for widespread use later this year, company and United States officials said Monday, after the drug maker announced the start of a trial of 30,000 subjects. To demonstrate that it is safe and effective, the final hurdle before regulatory approval. The trial …
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Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC Wednesday that the United States could have around 300,000 coronavirus deaths by the end of the year if current trends persisted. That would be more than double the current total. “Right now we have about 1,000 victims a day, so if we don’t change that …
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