Medical
Sanofi eyes approval of Covid-19 vaccine by H1 2021
Sanofi, whose Pasteur vaccines division has a long established reputation, notably in flu, is now working on two vaccine projects. The other, being developed with U.S. This comes on top of the deal signed in March between the pair to work on a new vaccine for COVID-19. "This leverages a lot of the great work going on between the two companies". [Full Article...]
Gilead Sciences: About to start trials of an inhaled version of Remdesivir
Cipla said it will be commercialising remdesivir through its own facilities and partnered sites. Indian drugmakers Hetero Labs and Cipla Ltd on Sunday gained approval to begin selling their generic versions of remdesivir in the country. [Full Article...]
Chinese Researchers Launch Phase-2 Human Test for Possible Coronavirus Vaccine
IMBCAMS began on Saturday a phase 2 human test for its experimental shot, which is among six possible vaccines Chinese scientists are testing in humans, following an on-going phase-1 study that has recruited about 200 participants since May, the institute said on Sunday in its social media channel. [Full Article...]
Scientists find COVID-19 antibodies fade quickly
The findings of the study showed than more than 90 percent of the participants in both groups manifested rapid declines in the levels of SARS-CoV-2-specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies within just two to three months after the onset of infection. [Full Article...]
Thai trials of COVID-19 vaccine reach make-or-break stage
Clover Biopharma and GlaxoSmithKline have put the latest coronavirus vaccine into human testing, starting a phase 1 trial of their SCB-2019 candidate after promising animal studies. "The vaccine is real". In addition, it has partnered with the University of Queensland and Innovax/Xiamen University on other sub-unit vaccines that are also in early-stage testing. [Full Article...]
COVID-19 API unleashes social media frenzy
When an individual tests positive for Covid-19, such apps can alert those they have come into contact with to have themselves tested or to self-isolate. iPhone units with iOS 13.5 could also detect if the user is wearing a face mask and would give other options to login into the device, this feature is not available in Android, or at least in the Samsung Galaxy Fold I am using. [Full Article...]
Ramdev's Patanjali Claims New Drugs Will Cure Covid Patients In 7 Days
Yoga guru Ramdev-run Patanjali Ayurved launched "corolin tablet" which is said to have constituents to cure coronavirus. "We are proud to announce that the first Ayurvedic, clinically controlled trial-based evidence and research-based medicine has been prepared by the combined efforts of Patanjali Research Centre and NIMS", Ramdev was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. [Full Article...]
COVID-19 Increasingly Infecting Younger People in the South, Officials Warn
Coronavirus cases in Florida surpassed 100,000 on Monday, part of an alarming surge across the South and West as states reopen for business and many Americans resist wearing masks or keeping their distance from others. Ron DeSantis has said that cases are "shifting in a radical direction" toward populations in their 20s and 30s. He says, "That's evidence that there's transmission within those co... [Full Article...]