Tag: Covid-19
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One-Dose Covid-19 Vaccine Shown to Prevent Hospitalization
Results from four international clinical trials show high disease prevention rates from one dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.
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Covid-19 Vaccine Shown Safe, Effective in Russian Test
Interim results from a clinical trial in Russia of a two-dose vaccine show a high efficacy rate in preventing Covid-19 disease and few serious adverse effects.
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U.S. Supports Home Smartphone Covid-19 Test
The U.S. government is funding large-scale production of Covid-19 home test kits that send results to the user’s smartphone.
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Infographic – More Eager for Covid-19 Vaccine
Surveys by the polling company Ipsos indicate publics in 15 countries overall are more willing than before to get vaccinated against Covid-19 disease.
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Novavax, J&J Return Mixed Covid-19 Vaccine Results
Results from international clinical trials show largely favorable results for two Covid-19 vaccines, but still limitations against the South African variant.
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Investors Raise $1.85B for Biotech Start-Ups
A venture capital company investing in life science and health care businesses raised $1.85 billion to finance biotechnology start-ups.
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Trial Testing Multi-Company Covid-19 Therapy
A clinical trial already underway is expanding to test a combination of two synthetic antibodies from different companies as a treatment for Covid-19 infections.
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Patient Database Offered for Covid-19 Research Group
A large health care system is offering data from its Covid-19 patient registry to a consortium of government and academic research labs.
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Antibody Therapy Shown to Prevent Covid-19 Disease
Clinical trial results show a combination of synthetic antibodies designed to treat Covid-19 infections can also prevent contracting the disease.
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Covid-19 Vaccine Shown Active Against Variants
Moderna Inc., developer of a vaccine to prevent Covid-19 disease, says lab test results show antibodies from the vaccine neutralize two recently found viral mutations.