Clinical News
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COVID-19 Update: Here’s Where We Stand Now In the Race For A Vaccine
As large parts of the world prepare for a second wave of coronavirus cases governments have pinned their hopes on the rapid development of a vaccine to provide a route…
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AstraZeneca Resumes Final Stage Trials For Its Covid-19 vaccine After Initial Halt
AstraZeneca Plc and the University of Oxford have resumed the British clinical trials of its Covid-19 vaccine, after the initial suspension over concerns with a participant who fell ill. University…
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AstraZeneca Puts Leading COVID-19 Vaccine Trial On Hold
The pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca halted large, late-stage global trials of its coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday, because of a serious suspected adverse reaction in a participant. It is not yet known…
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AstraZeneca Starts U.S. Final-Stage Trial of Covid-19 Vaccine
AstraZeneca Plc has begun final-stage, Phase III trial of its coronavirus vaccine AZD1222 in the U.S., according to the company´s latest statement. Trial centers across the US are recruiting up to 30,000 adults aged 18 years…
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Pfizer Has Reached Over 50% Enrollment for Coronavirus Vaccine Candidate Phase 3 Trial
One of the leading COVID-19 vaccine candidates currently in development is getting closer to a potential finish line. Pfizer said on Wednesday that the recruitment for the crucial U.S. phase 3 clinical…
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Coronavirus Pandemic: How Close Are We to a Vaccine?
Researchers around the world are racing to develop a vaccine against Covid-19, with more than 140 candidate vaccines now tracked by the World Health Organization (WHO). Vaccines normally require years of testing…
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Novartis sickle cell drug Adakveo put on path to EU approval
Novartis announced last Friday that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) adopted a positive opinion recommending conditional marketing authorization of Adakveo® (crizanlizumab)…
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Oxford vaccine: Early Trials Show Promising Results that Suggest “Double Protection” from Coronavirus
The experimental vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University against the new coronavirus produced an immune response in early-stage clinical trials, data showed on Monday, preserving hopes it could…
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Early-Stage Trial Data on Oxford University COVID-19 Vaccine to be Published July 20
Early-stage human trial data on a vaccine being developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca will be published on July 20, The Lancet medical journal announced yesterday. The potential vaccine is already…
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Coronavirus Disease among Persons with Sickle Cell Disease
Individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD) are a particularly vulnerable group of patients, with a higher risk of severe complications due to COVID-19 infection than the general public. A recent…
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