vaccine
Gilead’s drug works best in COVID patients on oxygen
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Friday said that data from its trial of Gilead Sciences Inc's remdesivir show that…
Experts sceptical after Chinese researchers report positive vaccine results
Researchers in China reported results from one of the first Covid-19 vaccine trials Friday, but experts who spoke to CNN were skeptical…
Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine advances to phase II/III human trials
The University of Oxford on Friday started recruiting volunteers for a much larger clinical trial in the UK of its potential COVID-19…
Strides Pharma to conduct trials in India for potential COVID-19 drug
Indian pharmaceutical company Strides Pharma Science Ltd said on Thursday it has got regulatory approval to conduct clinical trials of antiviral drug…
U.S. orders 300 million doses of potential COVID-19 vaccine
The U.S. government has ordered 300 million doses of a potential COVID-19 virus being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University and hopes…
Top HIV scientist says he would not count on a vaccine for coronavirus soon
A top U.S. scientist said on Wednesday that governments should not count on a successful vaccine against COVID-19 being developed anytime soon…
First access for British vaccine will be for UK residents
Plans are in place to roll out a COVID-19 vaccine to 30 million people by September if trials are successful, Business Secretary…
Potential COVID-19 vaccine using tobacco leaves ready for human trials
World’s No.2 cigarette company British American Tobacco announced it was ready to test its potential COVID-19 vaccine using proteins from tobacco leaves…
Presidents and prime ministers lead call for ‘people’s vaccine’, free to all
UNAIDS, the UN agency fighting against the deadly HIV/AIDS virus, has initiated a petition from global leaders requesting that when a successful…
Sanofi to give US preference on future Covid-19 vaccine
The US will have priority access to a Covid-19 vaccine if and when Sanofi develops one, the French pharmaceutical giant told Bloomberg,…
WHO sees ‘potentially positive data’ in treating coronavirus
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that some treatments appear to be limiting the severity or length of the COVID-19 disease…
Indications coronavirus adapting to humans complicating search for vaccine
Scientists have found evidence for mutations in some strains of the coronavirus that suggest the pathogen may be adapting to humans after…