Russia said Thursday that its coronavirus vaccine, the first to be registered worldwide, will be tested on more than 40,000 people if it appears to increase production. The vaccine, called “Sputnik V”, has received skepticism from international observers about its potential effectiveness, in particular the rapid pace of its approval, …
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} Reuters Shares of CureVac, a German biotech company backed by Bill Gates, went as much as 18% into premarket trading on Thursday after the company said it was in talks with the European Commission to supply doses of its potential coronavirus vaccine. The potential contract with the European Commission …
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Federal health officials have begun preliminary work to establish protocols for a “challenge” trial of a COVID-19 vaccine, including creating a strain of the virus that could be used. Reuters reported it on Friday. A ‘challenge test’ is a controversial idea to deliberately infect a few hundred young, healthy volunteers …
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AP Photo / Hans Pennink President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the U.S. government has reached a deal with Moderna for 100 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine candidate. Shares of Moderna spiked as much as 10% on Wednesday. The company separately announced that the deal is worth $ 1.53 …
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CNBC’s Jim Cramer referred to an outspoken Russian coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday, “Chernobyl II,” with host “Mad Money” adding that he would take “a hard pass” on taking it as offered. “Are you going to take a Russian vaccine?” asked host David Faber “Squawk on the Street”. “Now we’re really …
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