UAE approves Russia-made Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said that the Russian Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine has been authorized for use by the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) in the country for providing protection against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. According to the Russian sovereign wealth fund, the Sputnik V vaccine was registered under the emergency use […]
Moderna Covid-19 vaccine : The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given emergency use authorization (EUA) for mRNA-1273, the messenger RNA (mRNA) Covid-19 vaccine candidate of Moderna. The FDA authorization is for the use of mRNA-1273 in individuals aged 18 years and more for the prevention of Covid-19 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome […]
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CoSara Diagnostics has secured clearance from the Indian Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) to manufacture and sell its Saragene COVID-19 2-gene multiplex RT-PCR test. The approval allows the Saragene COVID-19 2-gene multiplex RT-PCR test to be used as an in vitro diagnostic (IVD) in the qualitative detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19. […]
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Oxford University claimed that scientists from its Physics department have developed an extremely rapid diagnostic test for Covid-19. The rapid diagnostic test can detect and identify viruses within five minutes, said the UK-based university. The method can be used to differentiate the SARS-CoV-2 virus from negative clinical samples and also from other common respiratory pathogens […]
Continue reading …COV001 clinical trial results : Oxford vaccine ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 triggers strong immune response
July 20, 2020 No Comment
COV001 clinical trial results : AstraZeneca and Oxford University said that interim results from the phase 1/2 COV001 clinical trial showed the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine (AZD1222) to be well tolerated besides generating strong responses in all evaluated participants against the COVID-19 causing SARS-CoV-2 virus. The early-stage COVID-19 vaccine trial is being led by Oxford University, […]
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Pfizer and BioNTech said that BNT162b1 and BNT162b2, two vaccine candidates developed to give protection against the SARS-CoV-2 virus have been given the fast track designation from the USFood and Drug Administration (FDA). The two vaccine candidates are part of the four investigational vaccine candidates that are being jointly developed by the companies under their […]
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Noxopharm, an Australian clinical-stage pharma company, has started the phase 1 NOXCOVID-1 clinical trial for Veyonda in Europe to evaluate the anti-cancer drug candidate as a potential treatment for cytokine storm and septic shock in COVID-19 patients. With a capability to inhibit cGAS-STING signalling, Veyonda can potentially block the start of the cytokine storm which […]
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Imperial College London said that it has dosed the first healthy volunteer with its COVAC1 coronavirus vaccine candidate, which has been developed using the new self-amplifying RNA (saRNA) technology. The university claimed that the COVID-19 vaccine candidate has gone through rigorous pre-clinical safety tests, and in animal studies, it has been demonstrated to be safe, […]
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Merck acquisition of Themis Bioscience : Merck has signed a deal to acquire Themis Bioscience, an Austrian vaccine developer for an undisclosed price with an objective to gain access to the latter’s coronavirus vaccine candidate. Themis Bioscience by leveraging its measles virus vector platform has developed a pipeline of vaccine candidates and immune-modulatory therapies. Recently, […]
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US life sciences company Thermo Fisher Scientific said that it will collaborate with China-based WuXi Diagnostics and Mayo Clinic to develop a total antibodies Covid-19 test called the Thermo Scientific OmniPath COVID-19 Total Antibody ELISA test. The new antibody test development is said to emerge from an ongoing partnership between the three organizations, which includes […]
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