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New mRNA Cancer Vaccine Passes Important Human Trial
In patients with advanced melanoma, the vaccine along with immunotherapy reduced the risk of cancer recurrence and death by 44%, the companies said.
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AstraZeneca Scientist Defends Plan to Start Selling COVID-19 Vaccine For Profit
A scientist who works on the AstraZeneca vaccine with Oxford University in the UK has come out to defend the decision to sell its COVID-19 vaccine at a profit, according to a new report from the Financial Times. AstraZeneca was previously unique because it sold the COVID-19 vaccine at cost, unlike most other vaccine makers…
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Pharma Companies Are Racing to Develop a Covid-19 Pill That Works
A new approach to treating covid-19 may be on the horizon. Clinical trials of several antiviral candidates are expected to finish within the next few months, all taken as a simple pill provided before or soon after an infection is confirmed.
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Merck Will Help Johnson & Johnson Make Its New Covid-19 Vaccine With Biden Push
Johnson & Johnson is getting some help to make their newly available covid-19 vaccine. On Tuesday, the White House confirmed that pharmaceutical company Merck has agreed to step in and produce some of J&J’s vaccines, in order to address a potential shortfall in supply. The single dose vaccine was authorised for emergency use in the…