AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Resume In the UK After Data Review Board Investigates Safety Signal 14/09/2020 Grace Ren AstraZeneca resumed clinical trials for its investigational COVID-19 vaccine Saturday, after briefly pausing the trial globally to investigate reports of a potential severe adverse in a patient in the United Kingdom. In a brief press release, AstraZeneca announced that Phase 3 trials for the vaccine, AZD1222, have resumed in the UK on 12 September following […] Continue reading -> COVID-19’s ‘Slow Burn’ – Africa’s Low Death Rate Puzzles Researchers 14/09/2020 Kerry Cullinan Cape Town, South Africa – Dire predictions of Africa being overwhelmed by a tsunami of COVID-19 infections and deaths have not materialized – yet – and this is confounding many researchers. So whether the reason is the continent’s youthful population, a certain level of “herd immunity” gained from prior exposure to other coronaviruses, or simply […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 May Change How Vaccines Are Sold & Distributed – But Can New Systems Really Achieve Global Access? 11/09/2020 Grace Ren COVID-19 has the potential to change how vaccines are sold and distributed, but industry leaders, academics, policymakers, and advocates are still struggling to decide the direction those changes should take. A successful COVID-19 vaccine should only be sold by companies to countries if it fits within an equitable distribution platform made by a neutral third […] Continue reading -> In COVID-19 Battle, Africa Needs To “Own” Its Public Health Space – Senior Africa CDC Official 10/09/2020 Paul Adepoju Ibadan, Nigeria – The pandemic has brought to the fore Africa’s reliance on international support for its health sector – and it is also challenging the continent’s ability to build up its resilience when donors fall through. “There is a new public health order that is coming because of COVID-19. COVID-19 has opened our eyes […] Continue reading -> AstraZeneca & Oxford University Suspend COVID-19 Vaccine Trial To Investigate Potential Severe Adverse Reaction 09/09/2020 Grace Ren AstraZeneca on Tuesday night suspended the Phase 3 trial of their experimental COVID-19 vaccine in order to investigate a a suspected severe adverse reaction in a volunteer reported in the United Kingdom. The trial suspension follows just on the heels of AstraZeneca’s chief executive officer’s pledge to seek regulatory approval for a COVID-19 vaccine only […] Continue reading -> Nine Biopharma Companies Sign Pledge To Safely Develop & Deploy A COVID-19 Vaccine 09/09/2020 Grace Ren The chief executive officers of nine biopharmaceutical companies at the forefront of the COVID-19 vaccine development race have signed a pledge to fully test the safety and efficacy of an investigational vaccine before rolling it out for mass use. The top executives of AstraZeneca, BioNTech, GlaxoKlineSmith, Johnson&Johnson, Merck, Moderna, Novavax, Sanofi, and Pfizer signed the […] Continue reading -> Stigma Blots Kenya’s COVID-19 War – Some Patients Fearful Of Seeking Treatment 08/09/2020 Maina Waruru Nairobi, Kenya – While banker Peter Karagu is one of the over 35,000 people who have contracted COVID-19 disease in Kenya over the past 6 months, he cannot in any way be described as an ordinary victim of the respiratory illness. Throughout his 22 days confined at an isolation ward at Kenyatta University Teaching Research […] Continue reading -> Emergency Use Approval Is A “Temporary Solution,” Countries Should Wait For Large Clinical Trials To Finish To Roll Out A COVID-19 Vaccine En Masse 07/09/2020 Grace Ren Countries would be better off waiting until Phase 3 clinical trials, which test the safety and efficacy of an experimental vaccine in tens of thousands of people, are completed before rolling out the vaccine for wider use, World Health Organization Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Monday. Although some countries, including China, Russia and the […] Continue reading -> The US Will Not Participate In WHO-Led Global COVID-19 Vaccine Initiative, Says White House Spokesperson 02/09/2020 Grace Ren A White House spokesperson on Tuesday said that the United States would not be joining the COVAX Facility, an initiative led by the World Health Organization and its partners to pool global demand for a COVID-19 vaccine, and ensure its equitable distribution. “The United States will continue to engage our international partners to ensure we […] Continue reading -> Unwrapping The Biological Secrets Behind Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Technology 02/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Tal Zaks, chief medical officer at Moderna Therapeutics since 2015, which has become one of the front-runners in the race to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, is in fact an oncologist, not a virologist by training. And so it’s perhaps no accident that the innovative “messenger RNA” (mRNA) technology upon which the company’s vaccine candidate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
COVID-19’s ‘Slow Burn’ – Africa’s Low Death Rate Puzzles Researchers 14/09/2020 Kerry Cullinan Cape Town, South Africa – Dire predictions of Africa being overwhelmed by a tsunami of COVID-19 infections and deaths have not materialized – yet – and this is confounding many researchers. So whether the reason is the continent’s youthful population, a certain level of “herd immunity” gained from prior exposure to other coronaviruses, or simply […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 May Change How Vaccines Are Sold & Distributed – But Can New Systems Really Achieve Global Access? 11/09/2020 Grace Ren COVID-19 has the potential to change how vaccines are sold and distributed, but industry leaders, academics, policymakers, and advocates are still struggling to decide the direction those changes should take. A successful COVID-19 vaccine should only be sold by companies to countries if it fits within an equitable distribution platform made by a neutral third […] Continue reading -> In COVID-19 Battle, Africa Needs To “Own” Its Public Health Space – Senior Africa CDC Official 10/09/2020 Paul Adepoju Ibadan, Nigeria – The pandemic has brought to the fore Africa’s reliance on international support for its health sector – and it is also challenging the continent’s ability to build up its resilience when donors fall through. “There is a new public health order that is coming because of COVID-19. COVID-19 has opened our eyes […] Continue reading -> AstraZeneca & Oxford University Suspend COVID-19 Vaccine Trial To Investigate Potential Severe Adverse Reaction 09/09/2020 Grace Ren AstraZeneca on Tuesday night suspended the Phase 3 trial of their experimental COVID-19 vaccine in order to investigate a a suspected severe adverse reaction in a volunteer reported in the United Kingdom. The trial suspension follows just on the heels of AstraZeneca’s chief executive officer’s pledge to seek regulatory approval for a COVID-19 vaccine only […] Continue reading -> Nine Biopharma Companies Sign Pledge To Safely Develop & Deploy A COVID-19 Vaccine 09/09/2020 Grace Ren The chief executive officers of nine biopharmaceutical companies at the forefront of the COVID-19 vaccine development race have signed a pledge to fully test the safety and efficacy of an investigational vaccine before rolling it out for mass use. The top executives of AstraZeneca, BioNTech, GlaxoKlineSmith, Johnson&Johnson, Merck, Moderna, Novavax, Sanofi, and Pfizer signed the […] Continue reading -> Stigma Blots Kenya’s COVID-19 War – Some Patients Fearful Of Seeking Treatment 08/09/2020 Maina Waruru Nairobi, Kenya – While banker Peter Karagu is one of the over 35,000 people who have contracted COVID-19 disease in Kenya over the past 6 months, he cannot in any way be described as an ordinary victim of the respiratory illness. Throughout his 22 days confined at an isolation ward at Kenyatta University Teaching Research […] Continue reading -> Emergency Use Approval Is A “Temporary Solution,” Countries Should Wait For Large Clinical Trials To Finish To Roll Out A COVID-19 Vaccine En Masse 07/09/2020 Grace Ren Countries would be better off waiting until Phase 3 clinical trials, which test the safety and efficacy of an experimental vaccine in tens of thousands of people, are completed before rolling out the vaccine for wider use, World Health Organization Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Monday. Although some countries, including China, Russia and the […] Continue reading -> The US Will Not Participate In WHO-Led Global COVID-19 Vaccine Initiative, Says White House Spokesperson 02/09/2020 Grace Ren A White House spokesperson on Tuesday said that the United States would not be joining the COVAX Facility, an initiative led by the World Health Organization and its partners to pool global demand for a COVID-19 vaccine, and ensure its equitable distribution. “The United States will continue to engage our international partners to ensure we […] Continue reading -> Unwrapping The Biological Secrets Behind Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Technology 02/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Tal Zaks, chief medical officer at Moderna Therapeutics since 2015, which has become one of the front-runners in the race to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, is in fact an oncologist, not a virologist by training. And so it’s perhaps no accident that the innovative “messenger RNA” (mRNA) technology upon which the company’s vaccine candidate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
COVID-19 May Change How Vaccines Are Sold & Distributed – But Can New Systems Really Achieve Global Access? 11/09/2020 Grace Ren COVID-19 has the potential to change how vaccines are sold and distributed, but industry leaders, academics, policymakers, and advocates are still struggling to decide the direction those changes should take. A successful COVID-19 vaccine should only be sold by companies to countries if it fits within an equitable distribution platform made by a neutral third […] Continue reading -> In COVID-19 Battle, Africa Needs To “Own” Its Public Health Space – Senior Africa CDC Official 10/09/2020 Paul Adepoju Ibadan, Nigeria – The pandemic has brought to the fore Africa’s reliance on international support for its health sector – and it is also challenging the continent’s ability to build up its resilience when donors fall through. “There is a new public health order that is coming because of COVID-19. COVID-19 has opened our eyes […] Continue reading -> AstraZeneca & Oxford University Suspend COVID-19 Vaccine Trial To Investigate Potential Severe Adverse Reaction 09/09/2020 Grace Ren AstraZeneca on Tuesday night suspended the Phase 3 trial of their experimental COVID-19 vaccine in order to investigate a a suspected severe adverse reaction in a volunteer reported in the United Kingdom. The trial suspension follows just on the heels of AstraZeneca’s chief executive officer’s pledge to seek regulatory approval for a COVID-19 vaccine only […] Continue reading -> Nine Biopharma Companies Sign Pledge To Safely Develop & Deploy A COVID-19 Vaccine 09/09/2020 Grace Ren The chief executive officers of nine biopharmaceutical companies at the forefront of the COVID-19 vaccine development race have signed a pledge to fully test the safety and efficacy of an investigational vaccine before rolling it out for mass use. The top executives of AstraZeneca, BioNTech, GlaxoKlineSmith, Johnson&Johnson, Merck, Moderna, Novavax, Sanofi, and Pfizer signed the […] Continue reading -> Stigma Blots Kenya’s COVID-19 War – Some Patients Fearful Of Seeking Treatment 08/09/2020 Maina Waruru Nairobi, Kenya – While banker Peter Karagu is one of the over 35,000 people who have contracted COVID-19 disease in Kenya over the past 6 months, he cannot in any way be described as an ordinary victim of the respiratory illness. Throughout his 22 days confined at an isolation ward at Kenyatta University Teaching Research […] Continue reading -> Emergency Use Approval Is A “Temporary Solution,” Countries Should Wait For Large Clinical Trials To Finish To Roll Out A COVID-19 Vaccine En Masse 07/09/2020 Grace Ren Countries would be better off waiting until Phase 3 clinical trials, which test the safety and efficacy of an experimental vaccine in tens of thousands of people, are completed before rolling out the vaccine for wider use, World Health Organization Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Monday. Although some countries, including China, Russia and the […] Continue reading -> The US Will Not Participate In WHO-Led Global COVID-19 Vaccine Initiative, Says White House Spokesperson 02/09/2020 Grace Ren A White House spokesperson on Tuesday said that the United States would not be joining the COVAX Facility, an initiative led by the World Health Organization and its partners to pool global demand for a COVID-19 vaccine, and ensure its equitable distribution. “The United States will continue to engage our international partners to ensure we […] Continue reading -> Unwrapping The Biological Secrets Behind Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Technology 02/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Tal Zaks, chief medical officer at Moderna Therapeutics since 2015, which has become one of the front-runners in the race to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, is in fact an oncologist, not a virologist by training. And so it’s perhaps no accident that the innovative “messenger RNA” (mRNA) technology upon which the company’s vaccine candidate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
In COVID-19 Battle, Africa Needs To “Own” Its Public Health Space – Senior Africa CDC Official 10/09/2020 Paul Adepoju Ibadan, Nigeria – The pandemic has brought to the fore Africa’s reliance on international support for its health sector – and it is also challenging the continent’s ability to build up its resilience when donors fall through. “There is a new public health order that is coming because of COVID-19. COVID-19 has opened our eyes […] Continue reading -> AstraZeneca & Oxford University Suspend COVID-19 Vaccine Trial To Investigate Potential Severe Adverse Reaction 09/09/2020 Grace Ren AstraZeneca on Tuesday night suspended the Phase 3 trial of their experimental COVID-19 vaccine in order to investigate a a suspected severe adverse reaction in a volunteer reported in the United Kingdom. The trial suspension follows just on the heels of AstraZeneca’s chief executive officer’s pledge to seek regulatory approval for a COVID-19 vaccine only […] Continue reading -> Nine Biopharma Companies Sign Pledge To Safely Develop & Deploy A COVID-19 Vaccine 09/09/2020 Grace Ren The chief executive officers of nine biopharmaceutical companies at the forefront of the COVID-19 vaccine development race have signed a pledge to fully test the safety and efficacy of an investigational vaccine before rolling it out for mass use. The top executives of AstraZeneca, BioNTech, GlaxoKlineSmith, Johnson&Johnson, Merck, Moderna, Novavax, Sanofi, and Pfizer signed the […] Continue reading -> Stigma Blots Kenya’s COVID-19 War – Some Patients Fearful Of Seeking Treatment 08/09/2020 Maina Waruru Nairobi, Kenya – While banker Peter Karagu is one of the over 35,000 people who have contracted COVID-19 disease in Kenya over the past 6 months, he cannot in any way be described as an ordinary victim of the respiratory illness. Throughout his 22 days confined at an isolation ward at Kenyatta University Teaching Research […] Continue reading -> Emergency Use Approval Is A “Temporary Solution,” Countries Should Wait For Large Clinical Trials To Finish To Roll Out A COVID-19 Vaccine En Masse 07/09/2020 Grace Ren Countries would be better off waiting until Phase 3 clinical trials, which test the safety and efficacy of an experimental vaccine in tens of thousands of people, are completed before rolling out the vaccine for wider use, World Health Organization Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Monday. Although some countries, including China, Russia and the […] Continue reading -> The US Will Not Participate In WHO-Led Global COVID-19 Vaccine Initiative, Says White House Spokesperson 02/09/2020 Grace Ren A White House spokesperson on Tuesday said that the United States would not be joining the COVAX Facility, an initiative led by the World Health Organization and its partners to pool global demand for a COVID-19 vaccine, and ensure its equitable distribution. “The United States will continue to engage our international partners to ensure we […] Continue reading -> Unwrapping The Biological Secrets Behind Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Technology 02/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Tal Zaks, chief medical officer at Moderna Therapeutics since 2015, which has become one of the front-runners in the race to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, is in fact an oncologist, not a virologist by training. And so it’s perhaps no accident that the innovative “messenger RNA” (mRNA) technology upon which the company’s vaccine candidate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
AstraZeneca & Oxford University Suspend COVID-19 Vaccine Trial To Investigate Potential Severe Adverse Reaction 09/09/2020 Grace Ren AstraZeneca on Tuesday night suspended the Phase 3 trial of their experimental COVID-19 vaccine in order to investigate a a suspected severe adverse reaction in a volunteer reported in the United Kingdom. The trial suspension follows just on the heels of AstraZeneca’s chief executive officer’s pledge to seek regulatory approval for a COVID-19 vaccine only […] Continue reading -> Nine Biopharma Companies Sign Pledge To Safely Develop & Deploy A COVID-19 Vaccine 09/09/2020 Grace Ren The chief executive officers of nine biopharmaceutical companies at the forefront of the COVID-19 vaccine development race have signed a pledge to fully test the safety and efficacy of an investigational vaccine before rolling it out for mass use. The top executives of AstraZeneca, BioNTech, GlaxoKlineSmith, Johnson&Johnson, Merck, Moderna, Novavax, Sanofi, and Pfizer signed the […] Continue reading -> Stigma Blots Kenya’s COVID-19 War – Some Patients Fearful Of Seeking Treatment 08/09/2020 Maina Waruru Nairobi, Kenya – While banker Peter Karagu is one of the over 35,000 people who have contracted COVID-19 disease in Kenya over the past 6 months, he cannot in any way be described as an ordinary victim of the respiratory illness. Throughout his 22 days confined at an isolation ward at Kenyatta University Teaching Research […] Continue reading -> Emergency Use Approval Is A “Temporary Solution,” Countries Should Wait For Large Clinical Trials To Finish To Roll Out A COVID-19 Vaccine En Masse 07/09/2020 Grace Ren Countries would be better off waiting until Phase 3 clinical trials, which test the safety and efficacy of an experimental vaccine in tens of thousands of people, are completed before rolling out the vaccine for wider use, World Health Organization Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Monday. Although some countries, including China, Russia and the […] Continue reading -> The US Will Not Participate In WHO-Led Global COVID-19 Vaccine Initiative, Says White House Spokesperson 02/09/2020 Grace Ren A White House spokesperson on Tuesday said that the United States would not be joining the COVAX Facility, an initiative led by the World Health Organization and its partners to pool global demand for a COVID-19 vaccine, and ensure its equitable distribution. “The United States will continue to engage our international partners to ensure we […] Continue reading -> Unwrapping The Biological Secrets Behind Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Technology 02/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Tal Zaks, chief medical officer at Moderna Therapeutics since 2015, which has become one of the front-runners in the race to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, is in fact an oncologist, not a virologist by training. And so it’s perhaps no accident that the innovative “messenger RNA” (mRNA) technology upon which the company’s vaccine candidate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Nine Biopharma Companies Sign Pledge To Safely Develop & Deploy A COVID-19 Vaccine 09/09/2020 Grace Ren The chief executive officers of nine biopharmaceutical companies at the forefront of the COVID-19 vaccine development race have signed a pledge to fully test the safety and efficacy of an investigational vaccine before rolling it out for mass use. The top executives of AstraZeneca, BioNTech, GlaxoKlineSmith, Johnson&Johnson, Merck, Moderna, Novavax, Sanofi, and Pfizer signed the […] Continue reading -> Stigma Blots Kenya’s COVID-19 War – Some Patients Fearful Of Seeking Treatment 08/09/2020 Maina Waruru Nairobi, Kenya – While banker Peter Karagu is one of the over 35,000 people who have contracted COVID-19 disease in Kenya over the past 6 months, he cannot in any way be described as an ordinary victim of the respiratory illness. Throughout his 22 days confined at an isolation ward at Kenyatta University Teaching Research […] Continue reading -> Emergency Use Approval Is A “Temporary Solution,” Countries Should Wait For Large Clinical Trials To Finish To Roll Out A COVID-19 Vaccine En Masse 07/09/2020 Grace Ren Countries would be better off waiting until Phase 3 clinical trials, which test the safety and efficacy of an experimental vaccine in tens of thousands of people, are completed before rolling out the vaccine for wider use, World Health Organization Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Monday. Although some countries, including China, Russia and the […] Continue reading -> The US Will Not Participate In WHO-Led Global COVID-19 Vaccine Initiative, Says White House Spokesperson 02/09/2020 Grace Ren A White House spokesperson on Tuesday said that the United States would not be joining the COVAX Facility, an initiative led by the World Health Organization and its partners to pool global demand for a COVID-19 vaccine, and ensure its equitable distribution. “The United States will continue to engage our international partners to ensure we […] Continue reading -> Unwrapping The Biological Secrets Behind Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Technology 02/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Tal Zaks, chief medical officer at Moderna Therapeutics since 2015, which has become one of the front-runners in the race to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, is in fact an oncologist, not a virologist by training. And so it’s perhaps no accident that the innovative “messenger RNA” (mRNA) technology upon which the company’s vaccine candidate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Stigma Blots Kenya’s COVID-19 War – Some Patients Fearful Of Seeking Treatment 08/09/2020 Maina Waruru Nairobi, Kenya – While banker Peter Karagu is one of the over 35,000 people who have contracted COVID-19 disease in Kenya over the past 6 months, he cannot in any way be described as an ordinary victim of the respiratory illness. Throughout his 22 days confined at an isolation ward at Kenyatta University Teaching Research […] Continue reading -> Emergency Use Approval Is A “Temporary Solution,” Countries Should Wait For Large Clinical Trials To Finish To Roll Out A COVID-19 Vaccine En Masse 07/09/2020 Grace Ren Countries would be better off waiting until Phase 3 clinical trials, which test the safety and efficacy of an experimental vaccine in tens of thousands of people, are completed before rolling out the vaccine for wider use, World Health Organization Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Monday. Although some countries, including China, Russia and the […] Continue reading -> The US Will Not Participate In WHO-Led Global COVID-19 Vaccine Initiative, Says White House Spokesperson 02/09/2020 Grace Ren A White House spokesperson on Tuesday said that the United States would not be joining the COVAX Facility, an initiative led by the World Health Organization and its partners to pool global demand for a COVID-19 vaccine, and ensure its equitable distribution. “The United States will continue to engage our international partners to ensure we […] Continue reading -> Unwrapping The Biological Secrets Behind Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Technology 02/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Tal Zaks, chief medical officer at Moderna Therapeutics since 2015, which has become one of the front-runners in the race to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, is in fact an oncologist, not a virologist by training. And so it’s perhaps no accident that the innovative “messenger RNA” (mRNA) technology upon which the company’s vaccine candidate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Emergency Use Approval Is A “Temporary Solution,” Countries Should Wait For Large Clinical Trials To Finish To Roll Out A COVID-19 Vaccine En Masse 07/09/2020 Grace Ren Countries would be better off waiting until Phase 3 clinical trials, which test the safety and efficacy of an experimental vaccine in tens of thousands of people, are completed before rolling out the vaccine for wider use, World Health Organization Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Monday. Although some countries, including China, Russia and the […] Continue reading -> The US Will Not Participate In WHO-Led Global COVID-19 Vaccine Initiative, Says White House Spokesperson 02/09/2020 Grace Ren A White House spokesperson on Tuesday said that the United States would not be joining the COVAX Facility, an initiative led by the World Health Organization and its partners to pool global demand for a COVID-19 vaccine, and ensure its equitable distribution. “The United States will continue to engage our international partners to ensure we […] Continue reading -> Unwrapping The Biological Secrets Behind Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Technology 02/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Tal Zaks, chief medical officer at Moderna Therapeutics since 2015, which has become one of the front-runners in the race to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, is in fact an oncologist, not a virologist by training. And so it’s perhaps no accident that the innovative “messenger RNA” (mRNA) technology upon which the company’s vaccine candidate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
The US Will Not Participate In WHO-Led Global COVID-19 Vaccine Initiative, Says White House Spokesperson 02/09/2020 Grace Ren A White House spokesperson on Tuesday said that the United States would not be joining the COVAX Facility, an initiative led by the World Health Organization and its partners to pool global demand for a COVID-19 vaccine, and ensure its equitable distribution. “The United States will continue to engage our international partners to ensure we […] Continue reading -> Unwrapping The Biological Secrets Behind Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Technology 02/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Tal Zaks, chief medical officer at Moderna Therapeutics since 2015, which has become one of the front-runners in the race to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, is in fact an oncologist, not a virologist by training. And so it’s perhaps no accident that the innovative “messenger RNA” (mRNA) technology upon which the company’s vaccine candidate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Unwrapping The Biological Secrets Behind Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Technology 02/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Tal Zaks, chief medical officer at Moderna Therapeutics since 2015, which has become one of the front-runners in the race to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, is in fact an oncologist, not a virologist by training. And so it’s perhaps no accident that the innovative “messenger RNA” (mRNA) technology upon which the company’s vaccine candidate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy