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Operation Warp Speed to start making COVID-19 vaccine by end of summer, says U.S. official
expresspharma
July 15, 2020
He added that the administration is already working with companies to equip and outfit manufacturing facilities and acquire raw materials.
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Bill Gates calls for COVID-19 meds to go to people who need them, not ‘highest bidder’
expresspharma
July 13, 2020
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates called for COVID-19 drugs and an eventual vaccine to be made available to countries and people that need them most, not to the “highest bidder,” saying relying on market forces would prolong the deadly pandemic.
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Further billions pledged to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 treatments
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
July 03, 2020
The European Investment Bank (EIB), in partnership with the European Commission (EC), have pledged an additional €4.9 billion for use in the global coronavirus response funds.
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Chinese firm says coronavirus vaccine candidate shows promise in human test
expresspharma
June 30, 2020
The experimental shot, developed by a Beijing-based unit of CNBG, has induced high-level antibodies in all the inoculated participants in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial involving 1,120 healthy people.
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Global COVID-19 fundraising meeting raises $6.9 billion, leaders want vaccine for all
expresspharma
June 29, 2020
The money will be used for COVID-19 tests, treatments and vaccines, and also to support the world’s poorest and most marginalised communities.
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Inovio gets $71 million from US defense department for COVID-19 vaccine device
expresspharma
June 24, 2020
Inovio, which began human testing of its vaccine in April, said it expects to report interim results from the trial later this month, and added that it would begin mid-stage trials this summer.
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Interdisciplinary consortium receives grant to develop next-generation cell-based cancer vaccines
pharmaceutical-business-review
June 23, 2020
Cell-based cancer vaccines are revolutionizing the treatment of previously incurable cancers. Access to these promising therapies is limited by the high costs of manufacturing at centralized locations.
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Chinese researchers launch phase-2 human test for possible coronavirus vaccine
expresspharma
June 23, 2020
IMBCAMS began a phase 2 human test for its experimental shot, which is among six possible vaccines Chinese scientists are testing in humans, following an on-going phase-1 study that has recruited about 200 participants since May.
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Intravacc’s experimental whooping cough vaccine shows promising results in a preclinical study
expresspharma
June 23, 2020
The study shows that intranasal immunization induced both excellent systemic and local immune responses, but also prevented colonization of the lung, trachea and nose.
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Thai trials of COVID-19 vaccine reach make-or-break stage
expresspharma
June 23, 2020
Thirteen monkeys were immunized and the next two weeks will be critical in determining whether researchers can proceed with further tests.