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UK’s SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate is safe and induces antibody and T cell response
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
July 22, 2020
Data released from the Phase I/II trial of the ChAdOx1 COVID-19 vaccine candidate suggests it elicits an immune response with no adverse effects.
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Oxford COVID-19 vaccine developer cautious on 2020 roll-out
expresspharma
July 22, 2020
The experimental vaccine, which has been licensed to AstraZeneca, produced an immune response in early-stage clinical trials, preserving hopes it could be in use by the end of 2020.
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Serum to apply for local trials on Oxford’s vaccine in a week: CEO
expresspharma
July 22, 2020
SII, the largest vaccine manufacturer in the world, has been chosen by Oxford and its partner AstraZeneca to manufacture the vaccine once it gets ready.
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COVID-19 vaccine AZD1222 showed robust immune responses in all participants in Phase I/II trial
worldpharmanews
July 21, 2020
Interim results from the ongoing Phase I/II COV001 trial, led by Oxford University, showed AZD1222 was tolerated and generated robust immune responses against the SARS-CoV-2 virus in all evaluated participants.
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UK Government secures early access to 90 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
July 21, 2020
The government has entered partnerships with Pfizer and Valneva to secure doses of several promising COVID-19 vaccines and secured COVID-19 neutralising antibody treatments from AstraZeneca.
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UK enters supply agreement for Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine
pharmaceutical-technology
July 21, 2020
The UK Government has signed an agreement with Pfizer and BioNTech for the supply of 30 million doses of the companies’ mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccine candidate, BNT162.
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China’s indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccines set to surprise the world: GlobalData
expresspharma
July 21, 2020
China's Sinopharm and Sinovac (in collaboration with Brazil-based Butantan) have both reported encouraging results in the early phases of human testing for COVID-19.
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Russia to mass produce experimental COVID-19 vaccine – wealth fund head
expresspharma
July 21, 2020
A larger Phase III trial involving several thousand people is expected to begin in August, said Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) head Kirill Dmitriev.
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China’s Sinopharm begins late stage trial of COVID-19 vaccine in UAE
expresspharma
July 20, 2020
The human trial is a partnership between Sinopharm’s China National Biotec Group (CNBG), Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence and cloud computing company Group 42 (G42) and the Abu Dhabi Department of Health.
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China gives the go-ahead for human trials of BioNTech’s COVID vaccine candidate
expresspharma
July 20, 2020
China has approved an early-stage trial in humans of German firm BioNTech’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine, its local partner Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical said.