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U.S. doctors skeptical of reported COVID breakthrough
The report on Tuesday of a powerful treatment for the new coronavirus brought skepticism along with optimism among U.S. doctors, who said…
France expects AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to be shared pro rata
A deal between AstraZeneca and France over potential COVID-19 vaccines foresees doses being split between countries on a pro-rata basis based on…
Germany to buy stake in CureVac as world races for COVID-19 vaccine
Germany will take a stake in unlisted biotech firm CureVac, which is working on a COVID-19 vaccine, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said…
Israel in talks to buy coronavirus vaccine from Moderna
Israel is in advanced talks with Moderna Inc to buy its coronavirus vaccine that is entering the final stage of testing, leading…
Demand for flu vaccine soars as countries plan for second Covid-19 wave
Fears of a second wave of coronavirus have sparked a global scramble for influenza shots from countries that hope to vaccinate great…
AstraZeneca in talks with Japan, Russia, Brazil and China on COVID-19 vaccine supplies
AstraZeneca is in talks with Japan, Russia, Brazil and China about supply deals for its potential coronavirus vaccine, its chief said on…
J&J moves up start of coronavirus vaccine human trials to July
Johnson & Johnson moved up the start of human clinical trials for its experimental vaccine against the highly contagious coronavirus by two…
Moderna to start final testing stage of coronavirus vaccine in July
Moderna Inc on Thursday confirmed it plans to start a trial of 30,000 volunteers of its much-anticipated coronavirus vaccine in July as…
Lilly COVID-19 treatment could be authorized for use as soon as September
Eli Lilly and Co could have a drug specifically designed to treat COVID-19 authorized for use as early as September if all…
Indian firm Panacea says aiming to make COVID-19 vaccine
Indian biotech firm Panacea Biotec Ltd said on Wednesday it would partner with U.S.-based Refana Inc to make a potential vaccine for…
Europe pushes forward trials of gene-engineered COVID-19 vaccine
Europe an officials aim to speed up trials for coronavirus vaccine s containing gene tically modified organisms, two EU sources told Reuters,…
Shanghai Junshi Biosciences in human tests for coronavirus antibody drug
Shanghai Junshi Biosciences has started an early-stage study in China to test a potential antibody treatment against the coronavirus in uninfected people,…