MANILA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that it was concerned that the new spread of coronavirus was being driven out by people in their 20s, 30s and 40s, many of whom were unaware they were infected, a danger to vulnerable groups. PHILO PHOTO: People queue for …
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Aug 17 (Reuters) – US drug developer Novavax Inc said on Monday that it is launching a mid-term study of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa as the country experiences an increase in coronavirus cases. The Phase 2b trial of NVX-CoV2373 will be performed on approximately 2,665 healthy adults …
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FILE PHOTO: Chinese fax manufacturer CanSino Biologics’ sign is pictured at its building in Tianjin, China November 20, 2018. Image taken November 20, 2018. REUTERS / Stringer BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese vaccine specialist CanSino Biologics Inc has won a patent judgment from Beijing for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate Ad5-nCOV, state …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – A candidate for coronavirus vaccine developed by a unit of the China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) has been shown to be safe and trigger anti-inflammatory immune responses in early and mid-stage studies, researchers said . FILE PHOTO: The company logo of Sinopharm Group Co Ltd is displayed …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will buy potential COVID-19 vaccines from US drugmakers Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) and Novavax Inc (NVAX.O), the companies said on Friday, improving the number of deals it has with drugmakers as the global fax race draws to a close. FILE PHOTO: The company logo for Johnson …
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