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UN trial for virus therapies pauses testing on Trump's drug
The drug's security information is being reviewed by a monitoring board, and the trials have been placed on maintain, the World Health Organization chief Tedro...
Human coronavirus vaccine trials to begin in Australia TODAY with 130 people
These two COVID-19 vaccines, along with Moderna's, may be the most advanced in development at this point, but there are at least seven other vaccines in active ...
China's 'Bat Woman' warns coronavirus is just tip of the iceberg
Before that, Wang insisted, the institute neither had any knowledge of Covid-19, nor had it encountered, researched or stored it. " In fact, like everyone else,...
Brazil continues with hydroxychloroquine despite WHO’s suspension
President Trump said that he is no longer on hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malarial drug he has been taking for several weeks as a treatment to ward off the ...
U.S. company Novavax to conduct human trials of `recombinant vaccine` in Australia
The news comes soon after the Oxford vaccine trial, which was a strong contender in the vaccine development phase showcased some negative results. The phase 1 t...
Province announces 12 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend
There have now been 2,530 COVID-19 cases in B.C., of which 2,102 people have recovered - an additional 45 since Saturday. There were an additional four deaths...
Coronavirus updates: WHO suspends hydroxychloroquine tests
The Lancet study involved 96,000 coronavirus patients, almost 15,000 of whom were given hydroxychloroquine - or a related form chloroquine - either alone or ...
Coronavirus: Human trial of vaccine shows promising results in China
It's the same process that Novavax used to create a nanoparticle flu vaccine that recently passed late-stage testing.A USA biotechnology company announced on Tu...
Biden Backtracks 'You Ain't Black' Remarks About Trump Supporters
He also said, "I've never ever taken the African-American community for granted". On the other end, Biden has several black women included in the shortlist of...
First signs if a COVID-19 vaccine works possible in autumn - GAVI
Professor Adrian Hill, director of the University's Jenner Institute, said what was formerly an 80 percent chance of developing an effective vaccine by Septem...
Coronavirus: No New Deaths In Republic For First Time Since March
The announcement came one week after Ireland, which has suffered 1,606 deaths from 24,698 infections, began to ease lockdown measures that had been in place for...
US company trials coronavirus vaccine in Australia
During the testing of the the NVX-CoV2373 vaccine, researchers will test participants' blood to monitor the type and amount of antibodies in their bodies. Gerdt...
Malacañang expects coronavirus vaccine trials by Q4
In the U.S. and United Kingdom, vaccines from Moderna and Oxford University have also shown promising early results. "This long-term strategic collaborati...
World Health Organization temporarily suspends trial of hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 treatment
Hype over the drug's use spurred global supply shortages that put patients with autoimmune disorders who rely on the drug for treatment at risk. In a tweet...
Yemen’s health system ‘has in effect collapsed’ as COVID spreads, United Nations says
Yemen is now divided between the Saudi-backed government and its rival, the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in the north. The southern part of the country is suffe...
President Trump threatens to move GOP convention out of North Carolina
He demanded that Cooper "immediately" inform GOP conventiongoers as to whether the event, which is scheduled for August 24 - 27, will be "allowed to be fully oc...
Novavax starts Phase 1 clinical trial of coronavirus vaccine candidate
The coronavirus vaccine now being developed in China by CanSino Biologics Inc . has given hope that a safe drug to combat Covid-19 could be a reality somet...
Covid-19: Another day of zero cases, 27 active cases remain
She added there were 43 active cases of the disease. There have been 19 confirmed cases in Ottawa; 35 in Marseilles; 15 in Mendota; 22 in Sheridan and six i...
Ontario reports 412 new cases of COVID-19 today
Ford said the province will be releasing a "detailed testing strategy" sometime this week and the new strategy will include targeting certain sectors and COVI...
Coronavirus 'disappearing' so fast Oxford vaccine has 'only 50% chance of working'
ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 is made from ChAdOx1, a weakened version of the common cold virus ( adenovirus ) which causes infections in chimpanzees. The Oxford team is wo...
Thailand enters global race for coronavirus vaccine with trials on monkeys
Gregory Glenn said. However, these results should be interpreted cautiously. The vaccine was made with a certain mutation of a virus, named Ad5, which genetic...
Residents asked to call ahead of time for COVID-19 testing
Health Minister Christine Elliott says health officials have made a decision to delay implementing a family bubble-type rule or loosening a restriction on gathe...
Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine to Begin Next Phases of Human Trial
Adult participants in both phases will be randomized to receive either one or two doses of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine (Oxford's one) or a licensed vaccine (M...
COVID-19 in Sask
Saskatchewan reported two new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday afternoon. "Part of the reason is because it gives people who are not in those communities a false sen...
Chinese coronavirus vaccine generates antibodies and is safe
Jeff Douglas, the managing director of Douglas Pharmaceuticals, will chair the company Covid-19 Vaccine Corporation Limited. The search for a coronavirus vac...
Oxford's COVID-19 vaccine trial has 50% chance of success
In the trial, carried out in 108 healthy adults , the vaccine demonstrated promising results after 28 days, with the final results to be evaluated in six month...
Inside TV celebs Dipika Kakar, Hina Khan, Jannat Zubair's Eid celebrations
After the of completion of the fasting month of Ramzan, the entire country on Eid-ul-Fitr celebrates lately. In a number of tv celebrities, corresponding to ...
ICMR revises guidelines for use of hydroxychloroquine
The paper, published online in the Lancet medical journal, raised concern on the use of hydroxychloroquine and its older version, chloroquine, in different ...
Thai researchers advance vaccine development, aiming to provide inoculations to Southeast Asia
In the trial, carried out in 108 healthy adults , the vaccine demonstrated promising results after 28 days, with the final results to be evaluated in six month...
Ontario reports the biggest jump in COVID-19 cases since May 8
Between May 9 and May 18, the province had gone through a stretch where it stayed below the 400 daily case mark each day, while also hitting its testing goal on...
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