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Johnson and Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine is 66 per cent effective against the disease, early trial results reveal. And it was shown to prevent severe cases of the virus in 86 per cent of cases. The jab made by Janssen – the Belgian arm of the US pharmaceutical giant – uses similar technology to the Oxford … Read more
The Novavax coronavirus vaccine could submit its results to the UK regulator within two weeks, says the clinical trial chief, with supplies set to be available this summer. Early results show the jab is 89.3 effective against the virus including the Kent strain in a glimmer of hope the UK could add a fourth jab … Read more
We’ve all suffered since the pandemic began. Rarely have so many people been so gripped by worry, for their health and that of loved ones, for their jobs and for the outlook as a whole. In the eye of the storm, at the pandemic’s peak, we’re in the midst of a collective anxiety like no … Read more
A second coronavirus vaccine has been proven to work as US pharmaceutical company Moderna today revealed its jab is 94.5 per cent effective – but the UK hasn’t bought any of it. Early results from the company’s final stage of clinical trials bring another landmark success in the global race to end the pandemic after … Read more
Matt Hancock takes veiled swipe at Donald Trump’s claims the Pfizer vaccine was held up until AFTER the US election, insisting results from trials are released ‘immediately after science proves it works’ Donald Trump and allies have railed at timing of news on Pfizer’s Covid vaccine Positive trial results emerged less than a week after … Read more
1. GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi Pasteur: 60million doses The Government revealed on July 29 it had signed a deal with pharmaceutical giants GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Sanofi Pasteur If the vaccine proves successful, the UK could begin to vaccinate priority groups, such as frontline health and social care workers and those at increased risk from coronavirus, as early … Read more
A heavily-pregnant doctor has shared an emotional video to her unborn child ‘just in case’ she dies of COVID-19 before the baby is born. Dr Meenal Viz, a clinical fellow in medicine based in London, posted the moving footage to her social media accounts, showing images of life before and during the pandemic. Dr Viz, … Read more
A global trial involving UK health workers of an anti-malarial drug to test its efficacy against the coronavirus comes after Donald Trump said he had begun taking hydroxychloroquine. Scientists have condemned the use of the drug, which President Trump has championed despite it having not been approved for this purpose outside research or hospital settings. … Read more
NIH doses first coronavirus patient in trial of hydroxychloroquine and antibiotic combo touted by Trump in hopes the controversial drug will cut risks of hospitalization and death The NIH has begun a clinical trial testing anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and antibiotic azithromycin in coronavirus patients Patients will either be assigned the experimental treatment or a pair … Read more
An antiviral drug that could be taken as a nasal spray can block the coronavirus from latching onto lung cells, according to laboratory trials. The medicine, marketed as Neumifil, was developed as a treatment for flu but may be able to prevent COVID-19, scientists say. A study by the University of St Andrews in Scotland … Read more