Two American pharmaceutical giants, Pfizer en Modern, are in the final phase of coronavirus vaccine development, and University of Oxford is expected to begin large-scale human trials of its vaccine this month in the US. CBS News got an in-depth look at what’s happening in this phase before the vaccine …
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CHICAGO / NEW YORK (Reuters) – Approximately one-fifth of the 11,000 people enrolled in a 30,000-volunteer U.S. trial of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine (PFE.N) and German partner BioNTech (22UAy.F) are Black as Latino, groups among the hardest hit by the coronavirus virus pandemic, said a top Pfizer executive. PHILO PHOTO: …
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As autumn arrives quickly, many are wondering whether the race for a vaccine will bear fruit as early as January 2021. I am a physician-scientist and specialist in infectious diseases at the University of Virginia, where I care for and examine patients for COVID-19. I am sometimes asked how I …
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FILE PHOTO: A sign marks the headquarters of Moderna Therapeutics, which is developing a vaccine against coronavirus (COVID-19), in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, May 18, 2020. REUTERS / Brian Snyder (Reuters) – Drug Developer Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) on Friday said it has so far enrolled 13,194 participants in the ongoing 30,000-volunteer …
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Canberra, Australia Papua New Guinea prevented the arrival of a flight with Chinese workers after a Chinese mining company claimed employees were immune to COVID-19 in an apparent vaccination trial, authorities said Friday. Pacific Nation Pandemic Response Controller David Manning banned COVID-19 vaccine tests as tears flow after Ramu NiCo …
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