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Serum Institute seeks DCGI nod for phase2/3 trials of Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine
expresspharma
July 27, 2020
According to the application, it would conduct an observer-blind, randomised controlled study to determine the safety and immunogenicity of 'Covidshield' in healthy Indian adults.
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UK invests $127m to scale up Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing
pharmaceutical-technology.
July 24, 2020
The Government of UK has announced an investment of £100m ($127m) to scale up manufacturing of Covid-19 vaccine and gene therapy in the country.
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US to pay Pfizer, BioNTech $1.95 billion for COVID-19 vaccine
expresspharma
July 24, 2020
The contract for 100 million doses of the vaccine amounts to a $39 price tag for what is likely to be a two-dose course of treatment.
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Promise and prevention: Experts discuss the race for a COVID-19 vaccine
expresspharma
July 24, 2020
As the global race for a COVID-19 vaccine heats up, Reuters invited a group of healthcare experts to answer questions as part of our #AskReuters Twitter chat series.
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Plant-based COVID-19 vaccine enters Phase I trials
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
July 23, 2020
The vaccine containing a recombinant coronavirus virus-like particles (CoVLP) will be tested in three different doses and with two different adjuvants.
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Bavarian Nordic licences Covid-19 vaccine from AdaptVac
pharmaceutical-technology
July 23, 2020
Bavarian Nordic has signed a final agreement with AdaptVac to licence a capsid virus-like particle (cVLP) based SARS-CoV-2 subunit vaccine.
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US inks $1.95bn deal for Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine
pharmaceutical-technology
July 23, 2020
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Defense have executed an agreement valued at $1.95bn with Pfizer and BioNTech for up to 600 million doses of the companies’ Covid-19 vaccine candidate, BNT162.
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Brazil approves human trials for third COVID-19 vaccine in collaboration with Pfizer, BioNTech
expresspharma
July 23, 2020
The country is also scrambling to secure supplies of potential vaccines, in case they are proven successful.
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Interim data shows strong responses to AZ/Oxford Uni's COVID-19 vaccine
pharmatimes
July 22, 2020
A vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 being developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford is showing strong promise in clinical trials.
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COVID-19 vaccine safely induces immune response in Chinese trial
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
July 22, 2020
Investigators report CanSino Biologics’ Ad5-nCoV vaccine induced antibody production with mild to moderate side effects in patients.