Text size Data from BioNTech and Pfizer were particularly promising. Jeenah Moon / Getty Images After a hiatus from a late summer break, the news of a Covid-19 vaccine is heating up again as a handful of leading programs are rapidly moving to a decisive phase. Reports from several companies …
Read More »CureVac and EU in advanced talks for 225 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine
Shares of CureVac NV rose Thursday after the German biotech company said it was in advanced talks to deliver at least 225 million doses of a potential Covid-19 vaccine to EU member states. CureVac said talks with the EC, the executive arm of the European Union, include an option to …
Read More »Johnson & Johnson to test coronavirus vaccine in 60,000 volunteers
FILE PHOTO: The company logo for Johnson & Johnson is displayed on a screen to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the company’s listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, September 17, 2019. REUTERS / Brendan McDermid / File Photo (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) …
Read More »For Covid-19 vaccine, J&J plans 60,000 subject pivotal trial
Johnson & Johnson plans to launch in late September what may be the largest clinical trial to date against a coronavirus vaccine, enrolling up to 60,000 people worldwide to test whether the experimental shot safely protects against Covid-19. The targeted enrollment, reported on a government database and confirmed by the …
Read More »Pope Francis warns against any prospect that rich people would be given priority over coronavirus vaccines
Pope Francis warned Wednesday against any chance that rich people would be given priority for a coronavirus vaccine. “The pandemic is a crisis. You are not getting the same out of it – even better than worse,” Francis said, adding impromptu remarks to his planned speech to his weekly audience. …
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