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US doctor develops severe allergic reaction to Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, reports NYT
expresspharma
December 28, 2020
It is the first severe reaction publicly linked to Moderna’s vaccine, which is in its first week of rollout in the US.
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US vaccine rollout’s next challenge: Verifying who is ‘essential’
expresspharma
December 24, 2020
The vaccination campaign under way is now focused on hospital staff and nursing homes, tightly controlled environments.
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Vaccinations move to nursing homes as pandemic rages in California
expresspharma
December 22, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden became one of them, he received his shot on camera in an effort to boost confidence in its safety.
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US begins transportation of COVID-19 vaccine to distribution points around the country
expresspharma
December 15, 2020
Cargo planes and trucks with the first US shipments of coronavirus vaccine fanned out from FedEx and UPS hubs in Tennessee and Kentucky on Sunday en route to distribution points around the country, launching an immunisation project of unprecedented ...
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US begins COVID-19 vaccinations
expresspharma
December 15, 2020
The first US coronavirus immunisations outside of clinical trials were part of a broad campaign by public health authorities and political leaders to reassure Americans of the vaccine’s safety.
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US orders additional 100 mn doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
expresspharma
December 14, 2020
Total of 200 million doses ordered by the US government to date, it retains option to purchase up to an additional 300 million doses.
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Companies should be free to bid on federally funded healthcare contracts: Poll
pharmaceutical-technology
November 25, 2020
Drug products intended for the US market are increasingly being produced at offshore locations prompting legislators to call for reshoring of production.
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UK and US could administer first approved COVID-19 vaccines next month
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
November 24, 2020
Both the UK and US have said that, if approved, the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine could be administered to people as early as December.
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US, UK and Germany are top manufacturers for COVID-19 vaccines
expresspharma
November 20, 2020
Vaccine developers are selecting manufacturers that are closer to their homes, which could be due to storage or manufacturing availability.
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PhRMA announces new principles on clinical trial diversity
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
November 19, 2020
New principles on diversity in clinical trials in the US have been released to address systemic issues that deter people from participating in studies.