Moderna’s shares fell nearly 5% ahead of Thursday’s long holiday weekend, after a Stat report said biotechnology would have to delay the start of its main phase 3 pandemic vaccine trial. Shares fell as much as 10% on Thursday before the end of the day with a 4.9% drop, increasing …
Read More »Study confirms new version of coronavirus spreads faster, but doesn’t make people sick
A global study has found strong evidence that a new form of the coronavirus has spread from Europe to the US The new mutation makes the virus more likely to infect people, but does not appear to make them sicker than previous variations. of the virus, an international team of …
Read More »A panel of outside government experts could determine who gets the COVID-19 vaccine first, says NIH director
Public health officials told a Senate committee Thursday that a panel of experts outside the United States government can help decide who gets the COVID-19 vaccine first. Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, acknowledged that the public might be wary of the US government having the …
Read More »Coronavirus Vaccine Developers to Launch Phase 3 Studies in the US
As the coronavirus pandemic continues worldwide, there has been a fight to release a safe and effective vaccine. More than 140 candidate vaccines have been developed globally, and 18 of them are currently in human trials. Vaccine trials generally undergo three rounds of testing: phase 1, phase 2, and phase …
Read More »The man dies a day after saying he contracted COVID-19 due to his own “stupidity,” as the family blames the reopening rate.
A California man died after blaming his “stupidity” for contracting the coronavirus after attending a party where people were not wearing masks, his family said. Thomas Macias, a truck driver from Southern California, wrote in a Facebook post: “Due to my stupidity, I endangered the health of my mother and …
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