Category: Vaccine
Nasal spray prevents Covid Infection in ferrets
A nasal spray that blocks the absorption of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has completely protected ferrets it was tested on, according to a small study released on Thursday by an international team of scientists. More...
Britons should be paid to take COVID-19 vaccine says Oxford professor
People should be paid to have a COVID-19 jab so the country reaches herd immunity as quickly as possible, a leading ethicist has suggested. More...
Denmark: Up to 5% of coronavirus infections in Jutland may be a mink mutation
Up to four or five percent of infections in North Jutland may be with a specific mink mutation of coronavirus that is concerning authorities due to its potential to be resistant to a vaccine. More...
AstraZeneca to resume its Covid-19 vaccine trial in the US
Drugmaker AstraZeneca will resume the trial of its experimental coronavirus vaccine in the United States, which has been on hold since September. More...
Brazilian COVID vaccine volunteer death – original report from Brazilian news
A Brazilian volunteer who participated in the clinical tests of the vaccine developed by Oxford University and the laboratory AstraZeneca died due to complications from Covid-19, last Thursday. More...
UPDATE: Brazilian health authority said that a volunteer in a clinical trial of the COVID-19 vaccine had died but the trial would continue
UPDATE: Brazilian health authority Anvisa said on Wednesday that a volunteer in a clinical trial of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca AZN.L More...
Astrazeneca vaccine volunteer dies in Brazil
A volunteer from the AstraZeneca / Oxford clinical trial in Brazil for the Covid-19 vaccine has died.
Janssen (Johnson and Johnson) coronavirus vaccine trials halted after participant becomes ill
October 13, 2020 : All clinical trials of a coronavirus vaccine being developed by Janssen Pharmaceuticals in Leiden have been halted after one participant became ill, parent company Johnson & Johnson say in a website announcement. More...