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Cuba encouraged by early trials of homegrown COVID-19 vaccine
firstwordpharma
June 21, 2021
Cuba's state-run biopharmaceutical corporation BioCubaFarma said preliminary data from late phase trials showed that the Soberana 2 vaccine candidate for COVID-19 had 62% efficacy with just two of its three doses, as reported Fidelity.
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Vietnam receives 500,000 Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses donation from China
firstwordpharma
June 21, 2021
Vietnam has received a shipment of 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses donated by China, as reported National Post on Sunday.
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Israel Says it Sent ‘Completely Normal’ Vaccines to Palestinians
firstwordpharma
June 21, 2021
Israel's Health Ministry said that the first batch of Pfizer's vaccine Israel sent to the Palestinian Authority as part of a larger swap deal was "completely normal" and identical to the vaccines being given to Israeli citizens, Bloomberg reported.
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Australia's first locally made COVID-19 mRNA vaccine candidate is set for clinical trials
firstwordpharma
June 21, 2021
Victoria's acting premier James Merlino announced on Sunday his government had allocated AUD 5 million from a AUD 50 million mRNA research fund to help the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences manufacture doses of its mRNA vaccine candidate for tri
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Ascendo developing solution to rapid virus mutations
firstwordpharma
June 21, 2021
Ascendo has developed a proprietary NanoCherub electric-kinetic nanocomplex antigen adjuvant and delivery platform for a COVID-19 vaccine, as reported Taipei Times.
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New Scamadviser Survey Find 28% of Consumers Would Consider Buying a Coronavirus Vaccine Online
prnewswire
June 21, 2021
Every year, Scamadviser analyzes the willingness of consumers to buy fake and counterfeit products online.
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Risk of Covid plummets 21 days after first vaccine dose, analysis suggests
firstwordpharma
June 18, 2021
A new analysis suggests that the chance of getting COVID-19 after being vaccinated drops sharply 21 days following a first dose, as reported in This is Money.
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Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines Do No Harm to Male Fertility: Study
drugs
June 18, 2021
The Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines pose no threat to male fertility, a finding experts hope will prompt more men to get vaccinated.
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U.S. Buys 200 Million Extra Moderna Vaccine Doses, as Possible Booster Shots
drugs
June 18, 2021
An additional 200 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine will be obtained by the U.S. government in case there is a need for booster shots.
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EU drug regulator records 415 cases of possible rare blood clotting
firstwordpharma
June 18, 2021
The EU drug regulator said on Thursday it has received reports of 415 possible cases of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome in the EEA, out of over 50 million people who have gotten AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccines.