A man passes a sign at the Ast Strazeneca site in Castlesfield, McLeans, Central England. Phil Noble | Reuters LONDON – Government ministers and experts in Britain have openly endorsed the coronavirus vaccine from AstraZeneca and Oxford University, following this week’s U.S. Home Secretary Robert Genrick became the latest in …
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A medical worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) inserts a Covid-19 test tube into a compartment at a drive-thru test site at Alemani Farmers Market in San Francisco, California, USA, on Thursday, November 19, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The FDA on Wednesday authorized one of …
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This picture, taken on September 9, 2020, shows a test tube labeled vaccine in front of the AstraZeneca logo. Dado Ruvik | Reuters LONDON – British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said on Monday that interim analysis of clinical trials has shown that the average effectiveness of its coronavirus vaccine in protecting …
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A laboratory technician shows the drug “Remdesivir” to treat coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Amr Abdullah Dalash | Reuters A World Health Organization panel on Thursday used Gilad Sciences’ antiviral drug rimadesivir to treat hospitalized patients in Covid-1 with it, saying there was currently no evidence that it survives or shortens recovery …
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Blood samples have been prepared for analysis by laboratory technicians at Excel Research Sites in Dalland, Florida, USA on August 4, 2020. Nourphoto | Nourphoto | Getty Images Modern this week’s announcement that its vaccine is more than%% effective in preventing coronavirus, according to preliminary trial figures, has raised global …
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