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Neutralizing antibodies protect against severe COVID-19
worldpharmanews
December 21, 2020
Understanding the body's immune response to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is key to developing effective treatments and long-lasting vaccines.
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India to make 300 million Sputnik V vaccines
expresspharma
December 21, 2020
India will produce about 300 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines next year, a Russian official was quoted as saying, nearly three times the previously known number as deals have been signed with more manufacturers.
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Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine likely to get approval by year-end in UK
expresspharma
December 21, 2020
AstraZeneca has said a further 15 million doses of active ingredients are ready and can be filled into vials in a matter of days.
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US CDC gives recommendations for COVID-19 inoculation after allergic reactions
expresspharma
December 21, 2020
People who have had a severe allergic reaction to any ingredient in a COVID-19 vaccine should avoid the vaccine formulation containing the ingredient, CDC said.
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Codagenix Completes Dosing for Trial of Live-Attenuated, Intranasal Vaccine for RSV
americanpharmaceuticalreview
December 18, 2020
Codagenix announced the completion of dosing in a Phase 1 clinical trial of its live attenuated CodaVax™-RSV vaccine, an intranasally-administered vaccine for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
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Many people may not receive a COVID-19 vaccine until 2022
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
December 17, 2020
Studies show that more than a fifth of the global population, mostly in low- and middle-income countries, may have to wait until at least 2022 to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Vaccine demonstrates efficacy against mutated polio strain in Phase II study
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
December 15, 2020
A clinical trial has shown that nOPV2 has the potential to overcome outbreaks caused by a mutated polio strain linked to the Sabin vaccine.
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Rich countries buy up majority of COVID-19 vaccine doses, People’s Vaccine Alliance says
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
December 11, 2020
According to the alliance, 70 poor countries will only be able to vaccinate one in 10 people against COVID-19 next year after rich countries bought up most prophylactics.
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A large basket of COVID-19 vaccine candidates is important: Renu Swarup
expresspharma
December 07, 2020
She said the vaccines that are being developed indigenously are on different platforms and each has its own benefits and challenges.
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KU Leuven vaccine candidate protects against COVID-19 and yellow fever
worldpharmanews
December 04, 2020
Virologists at the Rega Institute at KU Leuven (Belgium) have developed a vaccine candidate against COVID-19 based on the yellow fever vaccine, which as a result also works against yellow fever.