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Russian Hackers Trying To Steal Covid Vaccine Research: Report
A hacking group believed to be operating as part of Russian intelligence services is targeting organisations involved in Covid-19 vaccine development, the US, British and Canadian governments said on Thursday. ....
No Evidence Suggests BCG Vaccine Can Protect Against COVID-19: WHO
There is no evidence that the Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine, which is primarily used against tuberculosis, protects people against infection with the novel coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. ....
Coronavirus Vaccine: Baird Analysts Find Gaps In Positive Results From Remdesivir Trial
After shares of pharmaceutical major Gilead Sciences surged following a media report that the company's antiviral drug remdesivir showed promise in treating coronavirus patients in a "closely watched clinical trial", analysts at Robert W. Baird & Co. said that the results need to be critically looked into.....
Italian Researchers Claim World's First Coronavirus Vaccine: Report
Luigi Aurisicchio, CEO of Takis, the firm developing the medication, said that a coronavirus candidate vaccine has neutralised the virus in human cells for the first time, the Arab News reported. ....
Trump Officials Ignored Coronavirus Warnings, Says Ousted US Vaccine Expert
An ousted US vaccine agency official filed a whistleblower complaint alleging his early warnings about the coronavirus were ignored and that his caution at a treatment favoured by President Donald Trump led to his removal.....
WHO In Conversation With Russia For More Vaccine Information: Expert
A senior expert of the World Health Organization (WHO) said that it is currently in conversation with Russia to get additional information about the coronavirus vaccine that Russia will start production soon. ....
Free COVID-19 Vaccine For Americans, But Won't Be Widely Available Until Summer Of 2021: CDC Head
A 57 page "playbook" just in from the US government outlines a comprehensive plan to make the COVID-19 vaccine available free to all Americans once it is proven safe and effective. ....
30 Covid-19 Vaccine Candidates Being Developed: Harsh Vardhan
Nearly 30 Covid vaccine candidates in pre-clinical and clinical stages are under development by pharmaceutical industry and academia in India. While three of them are in advanced stage of Phase I/II/III trials and 4 are in advanced pre-clinical development stage, Union Health minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan, told the Parliament on Friday.....
UK To Deliberately Infect Volunteers With Coronavirus To Test Vaccines’ Efficacy: Report
The UK could be the first country in the world to carry out Covid 'challenge trials', where healthy volunteers would be deliberately infected with coronavirus to test possible vaccines, a report said. ....
Russian Coronavirus Vaccine Sputnik V Gets Nod For Clinical Trials In India
The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted approval to Dr Reddy's, a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in India, to conduct phase 2 and 3 clinical human trials of the Sputnik V, a coronavirus vaccine made by Russia. ....
