(Reuters) – Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) said Sunday that it received an additional $ 472 million from the United States government’s Advanced Biomedical Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to support the development of its new coronavirus vaccine. FILE PHOTO: A sign marks the headquarters of Moderna Inc, which is developing a …
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MANILA (Reuters) – Thousands of Filipinos were crowded at a baseball stadium in Manila on Saturday, breaking social distancing rules despite coronavirus risks, after people who wanted to return to their home provinces flooded a program government transportation. Filipinos stranded due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) huddle inside a ballpark for …
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FILE PHOTO: A man and children wearing masks to protect themselves against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walk through Han River Park in Seoul, South Korea, April 4, 2020. REUTERS / Heo Ran / File Photo SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea reported 113 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, the largest single-day …
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FILE PHOTO: Phlebotomist Jenee Wilson talks to Melissa Cruz, a Valley Medical Center emergency technician who recovered from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) she contracted from a patient, while finishing donating convalescent plasma at the Center Seattle Blood Central. Northwest during the outbreak in Seattle, Washington, USA, April 17, 2020. The plasma …
Read More »First human trial of the Oxford coronavirus vaccine is promising
LONDON (Reuters) – An experimental vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford against the new coronavirus produced an immune response in early-stage clinical trials, data showed on Monday, preserving hope that it could be in use by the end of the year. Called AZD1222, the vaccine has been …
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