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IL-6 antagonists reduce risk of death in hospitalised COVID-19 patients, finds analysis
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
July 08, 2021
WHO recommends IL-6 antagonists plus corticosteroids for hospitalised COVID-19 patients based on their ability to reduce risk of death and the need for mechanical ventilation.
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Korea National Institute of Health (KNIH) conducts field inspection of companies with mRNA technology
prnasia
July 02, 2021
Korea National Institute of Health (KNIH), Korea's top research center in the field of hygiene and medicine (with Mr. Kwon Jun-Wook as President) conducted a field inspection of key companies with mRNA technology.
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Antheia Announces $73M Series B to Commercialize Synthetic Biology Platform for Essential Medicines
prnasia
July 01, 2021
Antheia, a synthetic biology company enabling next-generation plant-inspired medicines, announced that it has raised $73M in Series B financing.
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Covaxin’s Rolling Data to start in July: WHO
expresspharma
July 01, 2021
The information was provided on the WHO website in the Status of COVID-19 vaccines within WHO EUL-PQ evaluation process document.
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Urgently trying to work with AstraZeneca, SII, Indian govt to resume shipments of COVID-19 vaccines: WHO
expresspharma
June 21, 2021
The WHO is “urgently” trying to work with AstraZeneca, Serum Institute of India (SII) as well as the Indian government to restart shipments of COVID-19 vaccines to countries that had to suspend the rollout of second doses of vaccines amid the ...
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Health Ministry, WHO, JSS AHER, IPA and partners organise series of virtual workshops on GMP
expresspharma
June 17, 2021
The third of a series of six virtual workshops on current Good Manufacturing Practices was inaugurated by Dr Mandeep Bhandari, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India.
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Experts call for improved oversight to combat rise of unproven stem cell therapies
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
June 10, 2021
Stem cell therapy authorities urge the WHO to create an advisory committee for regenerative medicine and work to combat the rising use of unproven stem cell therapies worldwide.
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CGTN: Peng Liyuan calls for global efforts in AIDS and TB prevention and treatment
prnasia
June 08, 2021
Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, called on people from all walks of life in all countries to join hands and take action to strengthen the prevention and treatment of AIDS and tuberculosis (TB), in order to benefit all mankind and ...
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Countries, health partners deliberate on boosting response to COVID-19 in WHO South-East Asia Region
expresspharma
June 07, 2021
The World Health Organization (WHO) convened a meeting of member countries and health partners to discuss strengthening of collective efforts to control COVID-19 spread.
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WHO authorises Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
pharmatimes
June 03, 2021
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Sinvoc’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in adults aged 18 years and older in a two-dose schedule with a spacing of two to four weeks.