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China’s drug regulator says vaccines must have 50 percent efficacy to be approved
August 17, 2020Sales and Marketing COVID, China, coronavirus, vaccines
The Chinese Centre for Drug Evaluation (CCDE) has said that coronavirus vaccines must show 50 percent efficacy to be approved. …
Public Health England set to be replaced by a new agency to specifically deal with pandemics
August 17, 2020Sales and Marketing COVID, Public Health England, pandemic, phe
Public Health England is set to be replaced with a new agency to prepare the country to deal with future …
FDA approves Roche’s Enspryng for neuromyelitis optica
August 17, 2020Sales and Marketing COVID, COVID-19, coronavirus
The FDA has granted approval for Roche’s Enspryng for treating the central nervous system disorder neuromyelitis optica. The drug (satralizumab) …
Philippines expected to approve Russia’s ‘Sputnik’ COVID-19 vaccine
August 14, 2020Medical Communications COVID, COVID-19, coronavirus, vaccines
The Philippines is expected to begin large scale human testing of Russia’s controversial ‘Sputnik’ coronavirus vaccine. Rodrigo Duterte, the President …
COVID-19 patients are experiencing long-term effects from the virus
August 13, 2020COVID, COVID-19, coronavirus
Almost a third of doctors have treated patients for long-term symptoms caused by coronavirus, according to a new study.
Coronavirus fake news has led to hundreds of deaths, according to a new study
August 13, 2020Medical Communications COVID, coronavirus, fake news
At least 800 people have died around the world from COVID-19 misinformation in the first three months of 2020, according …
Russia becomes world’s first country to grant regulatory approval for a coronavirus vaccine
August 11, 2020Manufacturing and Production COVID, COVID-19, Vaccine, coronavirus
President Putin has announced that Russia is the first country to grant regulatory approval for a COVID-19 vaccine. The final …
Researchers at the University of Oxford have said hydroxychloroquine could still be a viable COVID-19 treatment
August 7, 2020Medical Communications COVID, hydroxychloroquine
Researchers at the University of Oxford have said that hydroxychloroquine could be beneficial to COVID-19 patients, despite a general lack …
EU agrees deal with Sanofi for COVID-19 vaccine supply
August 3, 2020Sales and Marketing COVID, COVID-19, coronavirus
The EU has reached an agreement with Sanofi for 300 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine candidate which will allow …
Face shields did not protect people from a COVID-19 outbreak in Switzerland but masks did, according to health officials
July 23, 2020Business Services COVID, Pandemic., coronavirus, covid19, pandemic
Health officials in Switzerland are warning against wearing plastic face shields without masks after a recent outbreak at a hotel …
India begins human trials of its first homegrown coronavirus vaccine
July 21, 2020Manufacturing and Production COVID, COVID-19, Vaccine, coronavirus
India has begun human trials of its first internally developed vaccine for COVID-19. The Indian Council of Medical Research have …
Trump administration orders hospitals to stop sending COVID-19 data to the CDC
July 16, 2020Business Services CDC, COVID, coronavirus
The Trump administration has ordered hospitals to stop sending coronavirus patient data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
UK lockdown caused infection ‘R’ rate to drop as low as 0.57, according to a new study
July 15, 2020Research and Development COVID, COVID-19, Lockdown, coronavirus
A new study showed that the coronavirus infection rate hit its lowest point one month before lockdown restrictions were lifted. …
The World Health Organization says COVID-19 can linger in the air indoors
July 10, 2020Medical Communications COVID, COVID-19, WHO, coronavirus
The World Health Organization has recoginised that COVID-19 can be transmitted indoors by droplets in the air, reversing its previous …
US moving remdesivir supplies to COVID-19 hotspots
July 6, 2020Sales and Marketing Arizona, COVID, states, texas
The US government is sending significant remdesivir supplies to states that are being hit hardest by the coronavirus. Florida, Arizona …
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