For individuals suffering from a deadly disease, clinical trials for drugs offer lifesaving hope. But for all the rapid advances in science and medicine, some of the building blocks of […]
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Back to news homePfizer Says Its Antiviral Pill Is Highly Effective in Treating Covid
Pfizer announced on Friday that its pill to treat Covid-19 had been found in a key clinical trial to be highly effective at preventing severe illness among at-risk people who […]
Alzheimer’s Drug Is Bonanza for Biogen, Most Likely at Taxpayer Expense
In addition to the United States, Biogen has asked regulators in Australia, Brazil, Canada, the European Union, Japan and Switzerland to review the drug.The U.S. approval is a crucial victory […]
Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine just got a lot easier to transport and distribute
The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech now has less stringent and extreme transportation requirements than it debuted with. Originally, the mRNA-based vaccine had to be maintained at ultra-low […]
Moderna says it’s making variant-specific COVID-19 vaccines, but its existing vaccine should still work
Moderna has detailed some of the steps it’s taking to ensure that its vaccine remains effective in the face of emerging strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that leads to COVID-19. […]
A Second Chinese Coronavirus Vaccine Is Said to Be Effective
Brazilian officials said Thursday that a coronavirus vaccine made by a Chinese company was effective, bolstering the chances of approval for a second Chinese inoculation that could be rolled out […]
China Has All It Needs to Vaccinate Millions, Except Much Proof Its Vaccines Work
The government has stressed that the vaccination drive is voluntary, and people will have to pay for the inoculations. Yanzhong Huang, a senior fellow for global health at the Council […]
AstraZeneca Missteps Undermined U.S. Faith in Coronavirus Vaccine
Oxford hired an outside manufacturer to produce large quantities of the vaccine for the trial. But when researchers received a sample of the vaccine and measured its strength, they noticed […]
AstraZeneca Vaccine Partner in China Dogged by Scandal
Oversight has been weak, contributing to a spate of scandals over substandard vaccines. While the government after each incident has vowed to do more to clean up the industry, regulators […]
AstraZeneca Faces Difficult Questions About Its Vaccine After Admitting Mistake
The announcement this week that a cheap, easy-to-make coronavirus vaccine appeared to be up to 90 percent effective was greeted with jubilation. “Get yourself a vaccaccino,” a British tabloid celebrated, […]