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COVID-19 Vaccine Developers Adjust Phase 3 Trial Protocols to Allow Authorized Vaccines | 2020-12-17

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COVID-19 vaccine developers are faced with an ethical quandary — whether to let phase 3 trial participants become “unblinded” and to receive authorized vaccines as they become available, which could hinder the collection of meaningful trial data. Pfizer, which has received emergency approvals in the U.S.

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Biden Will Ask Americans to Wear Masks for 100 Days

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The recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP), if heeded, will steer the initial short supply of vaccines to about 21 million health care personnel and 3 million Americans working or living in long-term care facilities. An FDA advisory panel is set to meet on Dec. A global scourge.

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CDC Director Warns of Dire Winter Ahead for COVID Hospitalizations, Deaths

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The recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP), if heeded, will steer the initial short supply of vaccines to about 21 million health care personnel and 3 million Americans working or living in long-term care facilities. An FDA advisory panel is set to meet on Dec. A global scourge.

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Britain Approves Emergency Use of Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine

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The recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP), if heeded, will steer the initial short supply of vaccines to about 21 million health care personnel and 3 million Americans working or living in long-term care facilities. The global race to develop a vaccine has been stunningly fast.

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New Data Show Treatment with Lilly’s Neutralizing Antibodies Bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) and Etesevimab (LY-CoV016) Together Reduced Risk of COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Death by 70 Percent

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“Notably, the 70 percent decrease in risk of hospitalizations or death seen in this Phase 3 trial of bamlanivimab and etesevimab together is consistent with the reduction in risk of hospitalization or ER visits seen with bamlanivimab alone in the Phase 2 trial. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. Across 1,035 patients, there were 11 events (2.1

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Lilly’s Neutralizing Antibody Bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for the Treatment of Recently Diagnosed COVID-19

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“This emergency authorization allows us to make bamlanivimab available as a COVID-19 treatment for recently diagnosed, high-risk patients – adding a valuable tool for doctors fighting the now-increasing burden of this global pandemic,” said David A. Across all treatment arms, the trial will enroll over 800 participants.