News: Akston launches Covid booster Trial
A Netherlands-based clinical trial for Akston Biosciences’ Covid-19 booster vaccine is set to begin its second phase. The trial will...
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Morgan Carpenter
- Mar 23, 2022
- 2 min
News: Covid-Flu combo vaccines face difficulty in Rollout
With the widespread distribution of several different Covid-19 vaccines, some research teams have begun developing new vaccines that...
Morgan Carpenter
- Feb 2, 2022
- 2 min
News: Controversy over Ivermectin use in Covid-19
Kowa Co Ltd. has announced that their anti-parasite drug, Ivermectin, demonstrated an antiviral effect against new variants of the...
Morgan Carpenter
- Jan 19, 2022
- 2 min
Bod Australia's cannabis trial for Long-Covid
Bod Australia is beginning a clinical trial hosted in the UK, exploring the effects of their MediCabilis 5% medicinal cannabis product on...
Morgan Carpenter
- Jan 12, 2022
- 2 min
J&J vaccine protects against breakthrough Covid-19
A recent report from Johnson and Johnson has confirmed data from a real-world study, demonstrating their single-shot Covid-19 vaccine...
Morgan Carpenter
- Jan 5, 2022
- 2 min
News: “deadly carrot” may fight Covid-19
A new study has found that a recently discovered antiviral (thapsigargin) blocks Covid-19 infection in cell cultures. The compound is...
Morgan Carpenter
- Dec 8, 2021
- 2 min
News: J&J booster effective in original Pfizer recipients
The last few months have seen a rise in CDC-recommended booster-shots for many people, and since October a small study in Boston has...
Morgan Carpenter
- Nov 10, 2021
- 2 min
News: Pfizer oral therapy reduces Covid mortality risk
Interim data has been released from Pfizer’s Phase II/III clinical trial of oral COvid-19 therapy, called Paxlovid. In the trial, the...
Morgan Carpenter
- Sep 22, 2021
- 2 min
News: RedHill trialing oral Covid drug in South Africa
Biopharma company RedHill had previously been trialing a new drug candidate, RHB-107 (upamostat) at research sites in the US, but has...
Morgan Carpenter
- Aug 30, 2021
- 2 min
When will the FDA Approve other Covid Vaccines?
Following the full FDA approval of the Pfizer-Biotech vaccine, many are awaiting the full approval of the other Covid-19 vaccines...
Morgan Carpenter
- Jun 9, 2021
- 2 min
Australian Covid-19 Patch outperforms Injection
In a pre-clinical study of a novel microarray vaccine patch, Vaxxas reported enhanced immune response against Covid-19. The Australian...
Morgan Carpenter
- May 12, 2021
- 2 min
News: FDA Approves Pfizer vaccine use in 12-15 year olds
On Monday, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the use of the dual dose Pfizer vaccine in 12 to 15 year olds. The decision is...
Morgan Carpenter
- Apr 26, 2021
- 6 min
Why the Covid-19 Vaccine Wasn't Rushed
The development of the Covid-19 vaccines has brought relief to a lot of people, but has left others wondering about the safety of an...
Morgan Carpenter
- Mar 24, 2021
- 2 min
Sinovac Coronavac proving effective in children
Sinovac Biotech, based in China, has reported that their CoronaVac has been safe and successful at inducing an immune response in...
Morgan Carpenter
- Feb 17, 2021
- 3 min
Medical School applications spike amidst Pandemic
The number of students accepted into medical courses in the UK beat a new record amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. In total, 10,625 people...
Morgan Carpenter
- Jan 6, 2021
- 3 min
News: UCLH begins dosing in two Covid-19 treatment studies
The University College London Hospital has begun dosing for two clinical trials testing a long-acting antibody (LAAB or AZD7442) therapy...
Morgan Carpenter
- Dec 23, 2020
- 2 min
News: CureVac begins phase three Covid-19 vaccine trials
CureVac, a biopharma company based in Tübingen, Germany, has announced their entry into phase three clinical trials for their Covid-19...
Morgan Carpenter
- Dec 16, 2020
- 3 min
News: COVID-19 rules for Christmas scrutinized in the UK
The UK was poised to relax Covid-19 restrictions in the coming weeks to allow for families to see each other at Christmas but has faced...
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