NEW YORK (Reuters) – US binds payments for COVID-19 faxes to timing miles for production and approval, according to public documents and an official from the Trump administration, putting pressure on drugmakers including Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) to meet ambitious goals. FILE PHOTO: A sign marks the headquarters of Moderna Therapeutics, …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – A candidate for coronavirus vaccine developed by a unit of the China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) has been shown to be safe and trigger anti-inflammatory immune responses in early and mid-stage studies, researchers said . FILE PHOTO: The company logo of Sinopharm Group Co Ltd is displayed …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will buy potential COVID-19 vaccines from US drugmakers Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) and Novavax Inc (NVAX.O), the companies said on Friday, improving the number of deals it has with drugmakers as the global fax race draws to a close. FILE PHOTO: The company logo for Johnson …
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CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. government scientists have begun efforts to create a strain of the new coronavirus that could be used in human challenge tests of vaccines, a controversial type of study in which healthy volunteers would vaccinate and then deliberately infect with the virus, Reuters has learned. FILE PHOTO: …
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(Reuters) – US drug developer Novavax Inc said on Friday that the UK would buy 60 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine candidate, NVX-CoV2373. FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labeled “Vaccine COVID-19” and a medical syringe in this illustration April 10, 2020. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / …
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