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Coronavirus vaccine: UK signs deals for 90 million virus vaccine doses

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The UK government has signed deals for a further 90 million doses of coronavirus vaccine. With most vaccine trials ending in failure, the government is effectively hedging its bets, hoping that at least one of the vaccines it has purchased proves safe and effective. Inactivated whole virus vaccines: 60 million doses Valneva.

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Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in elderly patients

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Moderna has announced that its coronavirus vaccine candidate has shown promise in generating an immune response in elderly patients in an early-stage clinical trial. . These antibodies were higher than those seen in people who had recovered from the virus. Each patient was given two 100 microgram doses of the vaccine 28 days apart.

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Covid vaccine: Trial of new coronavirus vaccine starts in UK

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A trial of a new vaccine that appears to train the immune system to fight coronavirus has begun in the UK. Early tests showed the jab, developed by US biotechnology company Novavax, leads to high levels of virus-fighting antibodies being produced. The trial on 10,000 people will now see if the vaccine can prevent people getting ill.

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Keeping tabs on Covid-19: Cell and gene clinical trials advance despite Covid-19…

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The governing body claims this proposal could have positive effects on mitigating burdensome requirements for gene therapy clinical trials in the future. In this light, Pharma IQ’s weekly round-up focuses on advancing therapies and clinical trials to combat Covid-19.

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Novavax Announces Agreement with Government of New Zealand for 10.7 Million Doses of COVID-19 VaccineAdvance purchase agreement signed for NVX-CoV2373, Novavax’ adjuvanted protein vaccine candidate

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(Nasdaq: NVAX), a late-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced an Advance Purchase Agreement with the government of New Zealand for the purchase of 10.7 NVX-CoV2373 is being evaluated in an ongoing Phase 3 trial in the U.K. About NVX-CoV2373. and Australia.

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Oyagen, Inc. Publishes Study On Its OYA1 As A “Highly Effective” Experimental Drug Candidate For Treating Infections By The Ebola Virus

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A Novel Ebola Virus VP40 Matrix Protein-Based Screening for Identification of Novel Candidate Medical Countermeasures.’ The published study results showed that OYA1 was “highly effective” in reducing the spread of Ebola Virus infection in laboratory tests with the live Ebola virus carried out by NIAID.

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Coronavirus: England's contact tracing app trial gets under way

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A trial of the English coronavirus app is getting under way. The software will tell users to self-isolate for a fortnight if the app detects they have been close to someone else diagnosed with the virus. But she added that the government still had a “battle to persuade people” to install the software. Image caption.

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