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Avacta’s lateral flow test can detect Delta variant

June 29, 2021
Manufacturing and Production Avacta, COVID-19, Delta variant, antigen lateral flow test

A study has shown that Avacta’s AffiDX antigen lateral flow test can detect the Delta variant of COVID-19. The test …

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Tapeworm drug to be trialled nationally as COVID treatment

June 25, 2021
Medical Communications COVID-19, NHS, dialysis, kindey, tapeworm

Kidney patients in Bristol are being offered a clinical trial to see whether a drug used for tapeworm patients can …

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Survey reveals over 2 million people impacted by long COVID in UK

June 24, 2021
COVID-19, UK, government, long covid, study

A recent survey from Imperial College London has revealed that over 2 million people in the UK may have suffered …

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Australia pauses AstraZeneca vaccine for people under 60

June 18, 2021
Medical Communications AstraZeneca, Australia, COVID-19, Vaccine

Australia will now only recommend that people over 60 receive the AstraZeneca vaccine due to the rare occurrence of post-jab …

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UK COVID vaccine update

June 16, 2021
Research and Development COVID-19, UK, care homes, children, government, vaccines

Care home staff vaccinations to be compulsory COVID-19 vaccinations among care home staff are to become mandatory, the Guardian has …

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Ground-breaking COVID antibody treatment proven to save lives

June 16, 2021
Research and Development COVID-19, UK, antibodies, trial

Results from Regeneron’s Recovery trial, investigating a potent monoclonal antibody combination treatment in hospitalised patients with severe COVID-19, have shown …

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AstraZeneca antibody fails to prevent COVID in exposed patients

June 15, 2021
Manufacturing and Production AstraZeneca, COVID-19, Primary Endpoint, antibody, trial

AstraZeneca has failed to reach the primary endpoint in their Storm Chaser trial, assessing the safety and efficacy of AZD7442, …

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Experimental COVID antibody treatment successful in trials

June 14, 2021
Sales and Marketing COVID-19, antibody therapy, celltrion, phase III

Celltrion has announced positive top-line data for its experimental antibody COVID-19 treatment, with Phase III trials finding it safe and …

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G7: UK to donate 100 million surplus vaccine doses

June 11, 2021
Medical Communications Boris Johnson, COVID-19, G7, Joe Biden, UK, US, Vaccine

Boris Johnson has announced at the G7 meeting in Cornwall that the UK will donate over 100 million surplus doses …

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Pfizer to expand COVID vaccine study in children under 12

June 10, 2021
COVID-19, Pfizer, Vaccine

Pfizer has announced that it will begin large-scale testing of its COVID-19 vaccine after selecting a lower dose of the …

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MHRA confirms registration of Avacta’s lateral flow test

June 7, 2021
Sales and Marketing COVID-19, EU, MHRA, lateral flow test

Avacta has announced that the MHRA has confirmed registration of the AffiDX SARS-CoV-2 antigen lateral flow test, which allows the …

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Vaccine patch outperforms needle-and-syringe jabs in pre-clinical study

June 3, 2021
COVID-19, Vaccine, technology

Vaxxas, an Australian clinical-stage biotechnology company, has announced positive results from pre-clinical trials into its novel high-density microarray patch (HD-MAP) …

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Moderna submits BLA with FDA for COVID vaccine

June 2, 2021
Research and Development COVID-19, EU, FDA, Lonza, Moderna, production

Moderna has initiated the rolling submission process with the FDA for a Biologics License Application (BLA) for the licensure of …

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First COVID-fighting herbal supplement launched

May 27, 2021
COVID-19, herbal supplement

The first herbal supplement shown in clinical trials to prevent COVID-19 symptoms from deteriorating has been launched by Swiss Pharmacan …

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Japan approves Moderna & AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines

May 21, 2021
Medical Communications COVID-19, Japan, Vaccine

A Japanese government panel has approved Moderna and AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccines for use in adults, bringing the total number of …

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