WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Government experts believe more than 20 million Americans could have contracted the coronavirus, 10 times more than official counts, indicating that many people without symptoms have or have had the disease, senior administration officials said . The estimate, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is …
Read More »Moderna targets third quarter for first doses of possible COVID-19 vaccine with Catalent deal
(Reuters) – Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) said Thursday that it was partnering with contract pharmacist Catalent Inc (CTLT.N) to prepare 100 million initial doses of its coronavirus vaccine for the United States, starting in the third quarter of this year. FILE PHOTO: A sign marks the headquarters of Moderna Therapeutics, which …
Read More »Vaccine makers face biggest medical manufacturing feat in history
CHICAGO / LONDON (Reuters) – Developing a COVID-19 vaccine in record time will be difficult. Producing enough to end the pandemic will be the greatest medical manufacturing feat in history. FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labeled “COVID-19 Vaccine” and a medical syringe in this illustration taken on …
Read More »Exclusive: Vaccine Alliance finds manufacturing capacity for 4 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An influential epidemic preparedness and response foundation supporting nine potential coronavirus vaccines has identified manufacturers with the capacity to produce four billion doses a year, the group’s top manufacturing expert told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: This illustration, taken on April 10, 2020, shows small bottles labeled with a …
Read More »The type of ultraviolet light kills the coronavirus in the air; effect on platelets helps explain blood clotting problems
(Reuters) – The following is a brief summary of some of the latest scientific studies on the new coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. FILE PHOTO: The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the Novel Coronavirus 2019 (2019-nCoV), which was identified as …
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