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Information on vaccines to counter Ebola and other diseases

The Mission of this group is to follow the development of vaccines and other medications to counter Ebola and other diseases.

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Extra safety scrutiny planned as virus vaccine worries grow

Fri, 2020-10-16 10:35 — mike kraft

Extra safety scrutiny planned as virus vaccine worries grow Facing public skepticism about rushed COVID-19 vaccines, U.S. health officials are planning extra scrutiny of the first people vaccinated when shots become available — an added safety layer... AP NEWS

Facing public skepticism about rushed COVID-19 vaccines, U.S. health officials are planning extra scrutiny of the first people vaccinated when shots become available — an added safety layer experts call vital.

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Pfizer Says It Won’t Seek Vaccine Authorization Before Mid-November

Fri, 2020-10-16 10:06 — mike kraft

The chief executive of Pfizer said on Friday that the company would not apply for emergency authorization of its coronavirus vaccine before the third week of November, ruling out President Trump’s assertion that a vaccine would be ready before Election Day on Nov. 3.

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Second human trials of Russian COVID-19 vaccine abroad, in UAE, have launched - Kremlin

Tue, 2020-10-13 10:13 — mike kraft

Second human trials of Russian COVID-19 vaccine abroad, in UAE, have launched - Kremlin Human trials of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine have begun in the United Arab Emirates, the Kremlin said on Monday in a statement detailing a phone call between President Vladimir Putin and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan. Reuters Staff U.S.

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Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine study paused due to unexplained illness in participant

Tue, 2020-10-13 09:53 — mike kraft

Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine study paused due to illness Clinical trial pauses are not uncommon, but they are generating outsized attention in the race to test Covid-19 vaccines. Matthew Herper STAT

The study of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine has been paused due to an unexplained illness in a study participant.

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China joins COVAX coronavirus vaccine alliance

Fri, 2020-10-09 13:09 — mike kraft

China joins COVAX coronavirus vaccine alliance TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China, which has at least four coronavirus vaccine candidates in the last stage of clinical trials, said Friday it is joining an international initiative to distribute... AP NEWS

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Could The Live Flu Vaccine Help Fight Off COVID-19?

Thu, 2020-10-08 16:40 — mike kraft

Could The Live Flu Vaccine Help You Fight Off COVID-19? There's evidence that certain vaccines boost the body's defense against many kinds of illness. Scientists are investigating whether this benefit extends to protection from COVID-19. NPR.org

In case you were still procrastinating getting a flu shot this year, here's another reason to make it a priority.

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Updates: White House approves FDA coronavirus vaccine standards it tried to derail

Tue, 2020-10-06 17:09 — mike kraft

Live updates: Senior military officials quarantining after Coast Guard admiral tests positive for covid-19 The FDA's guidelines would have made it almost impossible for a vaccine to be cleared before Election Day, as Trump has promised. Teo Armus, Jennifer Hassan, Adam Taylor, Lateshia Beachum, Paulina Villegas, Hannah Denham Washington Post

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EU reviewing Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in real time

Tue, 2020-10-06 09:55 — mike kraft

EU reviewing Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in real time The European health regulator is reviewing a COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Pfizer <PFE.N> and BioNTech <22UAy.F> in real time, days after launching a similar assessment process for AstraZeneca's <AZN.L> vaccine. Reuters Staff U.S.

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Moderna vaccine trial contractors fail to enroll enough minorities, prompting slowdown

Tue, 2020-10-06 09:48 — mike kraft

Exclusive: Moderna vaccine trial contractors fail to enroll enough minorities, prompting slowdown Private contractors hired by Moderna Inc to recruit volunteers for its coronavirus vaccine trial failed to enroll enough Black, Latino and Native American participants to determine how well the vaccine works in these populations, company executives and vaccine researchers... Julie Steenhuysen U.S.

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White House Blocks New Coronavirus Vaccine Guidelines

Mon, 2020-10-05 20:12 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — Top White House officials are blocking strict new federal guidelines for the emergency release of a coronavirus vaccine, objecting to a provision that would almost certainly guarantee that no vaccine could be authorized before the election on Nov. 3, according to people familiar with the approval process.

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