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UK will first aim to vaccinate about 30 million people
If an effective vaccine against Covid-19 is found, the UK will first aim to vaccinate about 30 mill…
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United Kingdom signs deals for 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses
The new deal is on top of 100 million doses of the Oxford University vaccine being developed by…
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UK sets up new Vaccine Taskforce as COVID-19 death toll hits 14,576
Addressing the daily Downing Street briefing, UK Business Secretary Alok Sharma said the new taskfo…
PTI
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How the UK's COVID-19 vaccines chief - a VC - bucked government rules and propelled the country to the front of the West's vaccine-supply queue
Kate Bingham turbo-charged the UK's COVID-19 vaccine response, using a high-risk strategy in securi…
Mia Jankowicz
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The Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots will be combined in a 'mix and match' trial to see if the 2 vaccines together produce a stronger immune response
Patients will get one dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, followed by one dose of AstraZeneca and Ox…
Kate Duffy
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India to join UK-led virtual Global Vaccine Summit
Organisers of the summit said Prime Minister Narendra Modi or a high-level Indian representative is…
PTI
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UK's Imperial College begins human trials for COVID-19 vaccine
"From a scientific perspective, new technologies mean we have been able to get moving on a potentia…
PTI
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Novavax soars 13% after inking deal with UK for 60 million doses of coronavirus vaccine
The UK government will collaborate with Novavax on phase 3 trials of its NVX-CoV2373 vaccine, accor…
Ben Winck
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UK urges Indians, ethnic minorities to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine trials
"Protecting those at risk is the only way we will end this pandemic. That's why we are working as …
PTI
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After Pfizer, AstraZeneca plans to test COVID-19 vaccine combinations with Russia’s Sputnik V developers
AstraZeneca, which is currently developing a COVID-19 vaccine with Oxford University, has announced…
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AstraZeneca will work with the makers of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine to test a combined shot. This could make people more immune, and for a longer period of time, it said.
Combining the Oxford and AstraZeneca vaccine with a shot made in Russia could provide better protec…
Grace Dean
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Novavax surges 15% after it begins phase 3 trial of COVID-19 vaccine
In the scenario that Novavax succeeds in developing a successful COVID-19 vaccine candidate, it is …
Matthew Fox
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Hospital gets permission to cease prescribing ivermectin for COVID-19, reversing a lawsuit that forced it to administer the anti-parasitic drug
The West Chester Hospital, Ohio, will stop prescribing ivermectin. The drug's adverse effects inclu…
Bethany Dawson
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One dose of Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine cuts COVID-19 spread by up to 50% within a household, a study found
Protection from spreading COVID-19 to other people in a household kicked in at around 14 days after…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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How much protection you get from one shot of the Pfizer, AstraZeneca, and Moderna vaccines, according to the best available data
One dose of Pfizer or Moderna vaccines appears at least 80% effective against symptomatic COVID-19.…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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There's more evidence that getting both doses of Pfizer's vaccine may be 'critical' to protecting against emerging variants
Antibodies are one aspect of the immune response. It's not clear how well Pfizer's vaccine works ag…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Trump asked pharmaceutical execs if the flu vaccine could be used to stop coronavirus. Here's why that wouldn't work.
The White House, meanwhile, has been scrambling to address the virus as more cases and deaths conti…