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COVID-19 Vaccines and Haemoglobin Disorders: The Latest Position Statement of the Thalassaemia International Federation
In view of the plans made by national health authorities in every country across the world for the widespread vaccination of individuals against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the Thalassaemia International Federation…
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Joint ETA, TIF & ESHR Conference On Thalassaemia To Take Place On 25-26 November 2020 in Cairo
A Joint Conference on thalassaemia by the Egyptian Thalassemia Association (ETA), the Egyptian Society of Hematology & Research (ESHR) and the Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) will be held on 25-26…
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Leave No Patient Behind: A TIF Declaration For Access To Health At The Time of The COVID-19 Pandemic
Download the TIF Declaration HERE
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Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Shown To Be 90% Effective, Early Findings Suggest
The drug maker Pfizer announced yesterday that an early analysis of its coronavirus vaccine trial suggested the vaccine was robustly effective in preventing Covid-19, a promising development as the world…
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Roche and Atea Pharmaceuticals Link Up To Co-Develop Remdesivir Rival Drug For COVID-19
The two companies will jointly develop, manufacture and distribute AT-527, Atea’s investigational oral antiviral for the potential treatment of COVID-19. According to Roche, AT-527 blocks the viral RNA polymerase enzyme…
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Johnson & Johnson Pauses Clinical Trials For Its Covid-19 Vaccine Over Participant’s Illness
Johnson & Johnson has paused its Covid-19 vaccine trial due to an “unexplained illness” in a participant, the company confirmed yesterday evening. The pharmaceutical giant was unclear if the patient…
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Hidden Victims Of The Pandemic: Blood Bank Stocks Run Low As India’s Healthcare System Buckles
As public healthcare resources are redirected to halt the spread of coronavirus, victims of other life-threatening diseases pay the ultimate price. This recent news story, published by The Telegraph, depicts…
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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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