Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt issued a statement saying he was delighted by the news and Australians could have the vaccine by March. AstraZeneca is the third major drug company to report late-stage results for its potential COVID-19 vaccine as public health officials around the world anxiously wait for vaccines that will end the pandemic that has killed nearly 1.4 million people. [Full Article...]
Patrick Quinn, whose personal battle with ALS helped power the Ice Bucket Challenge fundraising campaign, died on Sunday at age 37, seven years after his diagnosis. "While Pat was known to the world as one of the founders of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, in Yonkers, he was more than that - he was one of us, someone who fought until the very end for the betterment of others", Yonkers Mayor Mike S... [Full Article...]
Dr Slaoui said he hoped for a smooth transition and did not expect the vaccination effort to be derailed. Citing government sources, it said British regulators were about to start a formal appraisal of the vaccine, made by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE, and that the National Health Service had been told to be ready to administer it by December 1. [Full Article...]
Matt Hancock welcomed news from Oxford University and its pattern AstraZeneca about the effectiveness of the coronavirus jab, which was found to have an overall 70 percent cover rate. The company added that the efficacy could be improved to 90% without any serious side-effects, presumably with an eye on results previously announced by Pfizer and Moderna for their vaccine candidates, both re... [Full Article...]
AstraZeneca has become the latest drugmaker to unveil positive interim data in a race to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. Where two full doses were given at least one month apart it showed 62 per cent efficacy. The data showing a range of efficacy between 60% and 90% comes after U.S. rivals published interim data in recent weeks showing efficacy of more than 90%. [Full Article...]
Russia's Sputnik-V vaccine on November 11 was also shown to be more than 90% effective, though only based on 20 infections. A vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford prevented 70 per cent of people from developing the coronavirus in late-stage trials, the team reported on Monday. [Full Article...]
The clinical trial program will recruit 5,000 participants, including 1,000 from nine sites in the UK. Sir Men Pangalos, executive vice president of biopharmaceuticals R&D in AstraZeneca, said the treatment could be given by injection or intravenously. [Full Article...]
Larry Hogan, a frequent Trump critic, said on CNN's "State of the Union". Even some Republicans have broken with Trump in recent days and called on him to accept the results of the election. After the meeting, they said they saw no evidence that would lead them to intervene . Russia, he said, "really doesn't care who wins our elections, as long as a large number of Americans doubt the legitimac... [Full Article...]
Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt issued a statement saying he was delighted by the news and Australians could have the vaccine by March. AstraZeneca is the third major drug company to report late-stage results for its potential COVID-19 vaccine as public health officials around the world anxiously wait for vaccines that will end the pandemic that has killed nearly 1.4 million people. [Full Article...]
Patrick Quinn, whose personal battle with ALS helped power the Ice Bucket Challenge fundraising campaign, died on Sunday at age 37, seven years after his diagnosis. "While Pat was known to the world as one of the founders of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, in Yonkers, he was more than that - he was one of us, someone who fought until the very end for the betterment of others", Yonkers Mayor Mike S... [Full Article...]
Dr Slaoui said he hoped for a smooth transition and did not expect the vaccination effort to be derailed. Citing government sources, it said British regulators were about to start a formal appraisal of the vaccine, made by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE, and that the National Health Service had been told to be ready to administer it by December 1. [Full Article...]
Matt Hancock welcomed news from Oxford University and its pattern AstraZeneca about the effectiveness of the coronavirus jab, which was found to have an overall 70 percent cover rate. The company added that the efficacy could be improved to 90% without any serious side-effects, presumably with an eye on results previously announced by Pfizer and Moderna for their vaccine candidates, both re... [Full Article...]
AstraZeneca has become the latest drugmaker to unveil positive interim data in a race to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. Where two full doses were given at least one month apart it showed 62 per cent efficacy. The data showing a range of efficacy between 60% and 90% comes after U.S. rivals published interim data in recent weeks showing efficacy of more than 90%. [Full Article...]
Russia's Sputnik-V vaccine on November 11 was also shown to be more than 90% effective, though only based on 20 infections. A vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford prevented 70 per cent of people from developing the coronavirus in late-stage trials, the team reported on Monday. [Full Article...]
The clinical trial program will recruit 5,000 participants, including 1,000 from nine sites in the UK. Sir Men Pangalos, executive vice president of biopharmaceuticals R&D in AstraZeneca, said the treatment could be given by injection or intravenously. [Full Article...]
Larry Hogan, a frequent Trump critic, said on CNN's "State of the Union". Even some Republicans have broken with Trump in recent days and called on him to accept the results of the election. After the meeting, they said they saw no evidence that would lead them to intervene . Russia, he said, "really doesn't care who wins our elections, as long as a large number of Americans doubt the legitimac... [Full Article...]