Severely ill patients no longer being administered vaccine. Last week, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, one of the major researchers of a breakthrough COVID-19 vaccine, announced that its trials had been…
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Moderna to Have 20M Vaccines by Year End
They are “actively preparing” for the vaccine launch. Coronavirus vaccine maker Moderna Inc. received an additional $472 million from the U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to…
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COVID-19 Vaccine to be Covered Under Medicare
HHS Department announces it will be administered free of charge for the elderly. The Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that the yet-to-be-approved COVID-19 vaccine…
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COVID Vaccine For All by Spring, Secretary Azar Says
Enough for the most vulnerable by year end. In an interview last week, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said all people in the U.S. could have…
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Corporations in Final Testing Stages for COVID Vaccine
Pfizer Inc. warns against rushing the vaccine. While on the campaign trail, President Trump has suggested a finished vaccine could be available before November’s Election Day. Multiple medicine…
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Fourth Vaccine Candidate Launches Phase 3 Trials
Johnson & Johnson vaccine is a single dose not requiring ultra-cold storage. Johnson & Johnson started human trials for their COVID-19 vaccine candidate this week. They intend to…
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CDC Alerts States to Prepare for November Vaccine Distribution
FDA has not yet approved a vaccine The Center for Disease Control (CDC) announced on Wednesday that states should begin ramping up infrastructure to distribute a vaccine for…
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Vaccine Trials on Volunteers to Begin Next Month
Johnson & Johnson plans test on 60,000 people. Tests on its experimental coronavirus vaccine in a late-stage trial are scheduled to start in September with Johnson & Johnson…
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Century-Old Vaccine Could Help Fight COVID-19
Immunization trials begin in Australia. A vaccine that has been widely used for about 100 years to prevent tuberculosis is being given to healthcare workers in Melbourne, Australia,…
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