Category: Regulations
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FDA Bucks White House, Issues Strict Vaccine Guidance
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday issued guidance for Covid-19 vaccine developers, requiring extended follow-up with clinical trial participants.
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Int’l Lab Network to Assess Covid-19 Vaccines
Six clinical testing laboratories worldwide plan to evaluate vaccines for protecting against Covid-19 infections with a common set of test protocols.
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App Tracks Public Mask Wearing for Covid-19 Evidence
A mobile app is now available for individuals to count — NOT report — people wearing face masks, as an indicator of Covid-19 community infection spread.
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Infographic – Covid-19 Rates Rising in U.S. Kids
Children in the U.S. are now more likely to get infected from SARS-CoV-2 viruses, with their infection rates rising faster than the population at large.
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Phone Data Show Stay-Home, Distancing Order Effects
Anonymous data collected from millions of mobile phones last spring show stay-at-home and social distancing orders helped slow the spread of Covid-19 in the U.S.
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Biotechs, Pharmas Vow Not to Rush Covid-19 Vaccines
In a joint statement today, CEOs of nine companies promised to follow the highest ethical and scientific standards in development and testing of their Covid-19 vaccines.
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Infographic – Willingness to Take Covid-19 Vaccine
The chart shows data from surveys by polling company Ipsos MORI in 27 countries at the end of July and beginning of August, for the World Economic Forum.
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NIH Nixes Convalescent Plasma Covid-19 Therapy
An expert panel convened by National Institutes of Health says current data do not support recommending convalescent plasma as a treatment for Covid-19 infections.
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Late-Stage Covid-19 Vaccine Trial Underway in U.S.
Global drug maker AstraZeneca is starting its late-stage Covid-19 vaccine clinical trial in the U.S., with a vow not to cut corners in its processes.
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Engineered Mosquitoes Approved for Disease Control
In an apparent end to a long-running dispute, authorities in the Florida Keys approved a field trial of engineered mosquitoes to control tropical diseases.