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China to test entire population of Qingdao over nine days
October 12, 2020Sales and Marketing coivd-19, coronavirus, pandemic, virus
China plans to test the entire city of Qingdao, containing nine million people, for coronavirus over a period of five …
Russia to begin administering anti-viral COVID-19 drug next week
June 1, 2020Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing COVID-19, Russia, coronavirus, pandemic, virus
Russia will start its roll out of the anti-viral drug Avifavir (favipiravir) to COVID-19 patients next week, according to the …
Scientists in the UK and US identify hundreds of mutations in the COVID-19 virus
May 7, 2020Business Services COVID-19, Protein, coronavirus, virus
Two studies from the UK and US have identified hundreds of mutations in COVID-19, which could cause problems for the …
British Airways suspends all flights to mainland China
January 29, 2020Research and Development British Airways, MERS, Sars, Wuhan Virus, coronavirus, virus
British Airways has ceased all flights to mainland China until 31 January. This comes after the Foreign Office advice against …
FDA-approved drug could be used to treat Ebola, study shows
August 12, 2019Sales and Marketing Ebolas, FDA, Romark, nitazoxanide, pharma, virus
The FDA-approved anti-parasitic drug nitazoxanide could be used as a treatment for Ebola, according to researchers from the Boston Children’s …
Scientists use cold virus to treat bladder cancer
July 5, 2019Medical Communications, Research and Development CVA21, Cancer, bladder cancer, oncology, oncolytic, pharma, virus
A strain of the virus that causes the common cold has been found to potentially target, infect and kill cancer …
HPV vaccine prevents 90% of cervical pre-cancer cases in Scotland, research shows
April 4, 2019Research and Development HPV, Scotland, cervical cancer, immunity, vaccines, virus
Routine vaccination of girls in Scotland against HPV has led to a dramatic drop in cases of cervical cancer, according …
MSD announced collaboration with Brazilian non-profit over development of dengue vaccine
December 13, 2018Business Services, Medical Communications, Research and Development Dengue fever, HPV, hepatitis a, vaccines, virus
US firm Merck & Co have announced a collaboration with the Brazilian non-profit Instituto Butantan, with the intention of developing …
HPV vaccine to be given to boys in England
July 25, 2018Research and Development Cancer, HPV, infectious disease, sexually transmitted diseases, vaccines, virus
The government has announced that boys in England aged 12 and 13 will be vaccinated against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) …
Philippine FDA orders Sanofi to pull dengue vaccine ads
January 5, 2017Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Philippines, Sanofi, Vaccine, dengue, virus
Sanofi has suffered a major blow to its dengue immunisation programme in the Philippines after it was requested the company …
Pfizer buys vaccine developer Redvax
January 6, 2015Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Pfizer, Vaccine, cmv, herpes, redbiotec, redvax, virus
Adding to its latest string of deals Pfizer has acquired vaccine developer Redvax – the pre-clinical arm of Swiss company …
EU and drug industry set aside €280m for Ebola
November 7, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Africa, Ebola, WHO, chan, vaccines, virus, west
The EU’s Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) has unveiled a new programme to find vaccines, drugs and diagnostics for Ebola, funded …
Twitter useful for tracking HIV outbreaks
March 5, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing AIDS, HIV, Twitter, digital, flu, ucla, virus, wells
A study by UCLA researchers has shown that Twitter and social media can be used as a practical real-time tool …
