COVID-19
Just Updated: TIF’s Vaccinations & Therapeutic Drugs for COVID-19 Guide
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2 weeks ago
Just Updated: TIF’s Vaccinations & Therapeutic Drugs for COVID-19 Guide
Everything you need to know about the different COVID-19 vaccines, both already available and developing, in one place! Discover our newly updated Guide ”Vaccinations & Therapeutic Drugs for COVID-19”, containing…
COVID-19 Vaccines and Haemoglobin Disorders: The Latest Position Statement of the Thalassaemia International Federation
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December 22, 2020
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…
Joint ETA, TIF & ESHR Conference On Thalassaemia To Take Place On 25-26 November 2020 in Cairo
Member News
November 23, 2020
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…
Leave No Patient Behind: A TIF Declaration For Access To Health At The Time of The COVID-19 Pandemic
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November 10, 2020
Leave No Patient Behind: A TIF Declaration For Access To Health At The Time of The COVID-19 Pandemic
Download the TIF Declaration HERE
Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Shown To Be 90% Effective, Early Findings Suggest
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November 10, 2020
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…
Roche and Atea Pharmaceuticals Link Up To Co-Develop Remdesivir Rival Drug For COVID-19
Clinical News
October 26, 2020
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…
Johnson & Johnson Pauses Clinical Trials For Its Covid-19 Vaccine Over Participant’s Illness
Clinical News
October 13, 2020
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…
Hidden Victims Of The Pandemic: Blood Bank Stocks Run Low As India’s Healthcare System Buckles
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October 12, 2020
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…
COVID-19 Update: Here’s Where We Stand Now In the Race For A Vaccine
Clinical News
September 23, 2020
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…
AstraZeneca Resumes Final Stage Trials For Its Covid-19 vaccine After Initial Halt
Clinical News
September 14, 2020
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…