64 High-Income Countries Make Binding Commitments To Buy COVID-19 Vaccines From New Global Facility – Billions Of Dollars Needed For Low-Income Nations 21/09/2020 Grace Ren Some 64 higher income countries have now made binding financial commitments to a precedent-setting COVID-19 global vaccine pool that aims to equitably distribute future vaccines to halt the pandemic raging now. Another 38 countries are expected to commit over the next week, said CEO Berkley, in a WHO press conference Monday that disclosed the landmark […] Continue reading -> “Follow The Science” – Political Leaders Must Collaborate Like Scientists To Defeat COVID-19 18/09/2020 Grace Ren Political leaders should find a way to collaborate and “follow the science,” taking a page from researchers, public health practitioners, and healthcare workers who have learned to work together during the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO Health Emergencies Executive Director Mike Ryan said on Friday. “The people have found a way to cooperate, leaders need to find […] Continue reading -> Africa Lagging In COVID-19 Clinical Trials As Global Studies Cross 1000 Mark 18/09/2020 Maina Waruru Nairobi, Kenya – Africa is trailing the rest of the world in conducting clinical studies on COVID-19 vaccines and drugs. Less than 70 registered studies for drugs and vaccines are currently taking place in Africa, out of more than 1000 studies being conducted globally. Only 8 of 102 clinical vaccine trials were being conducted in […] Continue reading -> WHO Issues Plea for US $35 Billion To Fast-Track COVID-19 Vaccines As United Nations General Assembly Convenes Virtually 15/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the 75th United Nations General Assembly opened in an unprecedented virtual session on 15 September, WHO issued a plea to the world’s leaders for funding to fight the COVID-19 pandemic – saying that US$ 35 billion is needed to fast-track development, procurement and distribution of 2 billion vaccine doses, treatments and tests over the […] Continue reading -> United Nations General Assembly Adopts Resolution Calling For Holistic COVID-19 Response; United States & Israel Vote Against The Bloc 14/09/2020 Grace Ren The United Nations General Assembly adopted an omnibus resolution urging Member States to mount a coordinated global coronavirus response on 11 September. The resolution (Document A/74/L.92), submitted by the President of the Assembly Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, was almost passed unanimously, with only two countries voting against and two abstaining. United States & Israel Vote Against the […] Continue reading -> 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 -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
“Follow The Science” – Political Leaders Must Collaborate Like Scientists To Defeat COVID-19 18/09/2020 Grace Ren Political leaders should find a way to collaborate and “follow the science,” taking a page from researchers, public health practitioners, and healthcare workers who have learned to work together during the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO Health Emergencies Executive Director Mike Ryan said on Friday. “The people have found a way to cooperate, leaders need to find […] Continue reading -> Africa Lagging In COVID-19 Clinical Trials As Global Studies Cross 1000 Mark 18/09/2020 Maina Waruru Nairobi, Kenya – Africa is trailing the rest of the world in conducting clinical studies on COVID-19 vaccines and drugs. Less than 70 registered studies for drugs and vaccines are currently taking place in Africa, out of more than 1000 studies being conducted globally. Only 8 of 102 clinical vaccine trials were being conducted in […] Continue reading -> WHO Issues Plea for US $35 Billion To Fast-Track COVID-19 Vaccines As United Nations General Assembly Convenes Virtually 15/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the 75th United Nations General Assembly opened in an unprecedented virtual session on 15 September, WHO issued a plea to the world’s leaders for funding to fight the COVID-19 pandemic – saying that US$ 35 billion is needed to fast-track development, procurement and distribution of 2 billion vaccine doses, treatments and tests over the […] Continue reading -> United Nations General Assembly Adopts Resolution Calling For Holistic COVID-19 Response; United States & Israel Vote Against The Bloc 14/09/2020 Grace Ren The United Nations General Assembly adopted an omnibus resolution urging Member States to mount a coordinated global coronavirus response on 11 September. The resolution (Document A/74/L.92), submitted by the President of the Assembly Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, was almost passed unanimously, with only two countries voting against and two abstaining. United States & Israel Vote Against the […] Continue reading -> 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 -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Africa Lagging In COVID-19 Clinical Trials As Global Studies Cross 1000 Mark 18/09/2020 Maina Waruru Nairobi, Kenya – Africa is trailing the rest of the world in conducting clinical studies on COVID-19 vaccines and drugs. Less than 70 registered studies for drugs and vaccines are currently taking place in Africa, out of more than 1000 studies being conducted globally. Only 8 of 102 clinical vaccine trials were being conducted in […] Continue reading -> WHO Issues Plea for US $35 Billion To Fast-Track COVID-19 Vaccines As United Nations General Assembly Convenes Virtually 15/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the 75th United Nations General Assembly opened in an unprecedented virtual session on 15 September, WHO issued a plea to the world’s leaders for funding to fight the COVID-19 pandemic – saying that US$ 35 billion is needed to fast-track development, procurement and distribution of 2 billion vaccine doses, treatments and tests over the […] Continue reading -> United Nations General Assembly Adopts Resolution Calling For Holistic COVID-19 Response; United States & Israel Vote Against The Bloc 14/09/2020 Grace Ren The United Nations General Assembly adopted an omnibus resolution urging Member States to mount a coordinated global coronavirus response on 11 September. The resolution (Document A/74/L.92), submitted by the President of the Assembly Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, was almost passed unanimously, with only two countries voting against and two abstaining. United States & Israel Vote Against the […] Continue reading -> 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 -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Issues Plea for US $35 Billion To Fast-Track COVID-19 Vaccines As United Nations General Assembly Convenes Virtually 15/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the 75th United Nations General Assembly opened in an unprecedented virtual session on 15 September, WHO issued a plea to the world’s leaders for funding to fight the COVID-19 pandemic – saying that US$ 35 billion is needed to fast-track development, procurement and distribution of 2 billion vaccine doses, treatments and tests over the […] Continue reading -> United Nations General Assembly Adopts Resolution Calling For Holistic COVID-19 Response; United States & Israel Vote Against The Bloc 14/09/2020 Grace Ren The United Nations General Assembly adopted an omnibus resolution urging Member States to mount a coordinated global coronavirus response on 11 September. The resolution (Document A/74/L.92), submitted by the President of the Assembly Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, was almost passed unanimously, with only two countries voting against and two abstaining. United States & Israel Vote Against the […] Continue reading -> 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 -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
United Nations General Assembly Adopts Resolution Calling For Holistic COVID-19 Response; United States & Israel Vote Against The Bloc 14/09/2020 Grace Ren The United Nations General Assembly adopted an omnibus resolution urging Member States to mount a coordinated global coronavirus response on 11 September. The resolution (Document A/74/L.92), submitted by the President of the Assembly Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, was almost passed unanimously, with only two countries voting against and two abstaining. United States & Israel Vote Against the […] Continue reading -> 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 -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
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 -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
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 -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
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 -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
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 -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
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 -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts