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EMA begins rolling review of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
The EMA's human medicines committee has initiated a rolling review of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine candidate to test its efficacy.
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Could GDPR be impeding the global COVID-19 pandemic response?
Jasper Bovenberg and colleagues argue that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and associated guidelines has frustrated COVID-19 research, potentially harming global pandemic response efforts.
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Lack of gender equality in COVID-19 decision-making could be costing lives
New research suggests male predominance in COVID-19 expert groups and task forces is undermining the pandemic response.
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Phase I trial of intranasal COVID-19 vaccine spray approved in China
A Phase I clinical trial to test an intranasal COVID-19 vaccine spray has been given regulatory approval in China and is expected to begin in November.
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COVID-19 vaccine candidate well-tolerated in older adults
The experimental COVID-19 vaccine, mRNA-1273, was well-tolerated and elicited a strong immune response in older adults during a Phase I trial.
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UN pledged almost $1 billion for efforts to combat COVID-19
The WHO has said that the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator will receive almost $1 billion of funding to boost access to tests, treatments and vaccines.
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Failure to secure ‘bare minimum’ deal on medicines could put patients at risk, MPs told
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UK politicians were warned that without a post-Brexit deal on medicines, short-term supply delays could be damaging to both public health and the economy.
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Hydroxychloroquine no more effective than placebo at preventing COVID-19 infection
A clinical trial to test the protective efficacy of hydroxychloroquine against COVID-19 has found it was as effective as the placebo used in the trial.
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Return to work for life sciences: an evolving challenge
Helen Farr, a Partner at Taylor Wessing, discusses the hurdles that life science businesses must tackle to bring employees back to work safely; whether that be working remotely or returning to the lab.
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120 million COVID-19 rapid diagnostic tests made available to lower income countries
The Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator reports that new agreements have made millions of rapid COVID-19 antigen tests available to low and middle-income countries.
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CDMO to conduct fill and finish manufacture of COVID-19 vaccine
US outsourcing organisation GRAM is set to undertake the aseptic fill and finish manufacture of J&J's COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
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UK set to produce 70 percent of PPE required domestically by December
Due to the demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK government has said British manufacturers will produce the majority of PPE by the end of the year.
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Demand for CROs expected to revive business activity to pre-pandemic levels
A new report has said that CROs are likely to resume their business activity in the second half of 2020 because of high demand.
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Older people likely to be underrepresented in COVID-19 trials, says study
Researchers suggest, based on certain exclusions, older people are likely to be underrepresented in 50 percent of COVID-19 trials and all vaccine trials in the US.
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Has pharma abused the US COVID-19 small business loans system?
A review suggests some large pharma companies were approved to receive paycheck protection program (PPP) loans that were intended to help small US businesses to pay workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
