President Donald Trump contradicted his Centers for Disease Control and Prevention head saying he was ‘confused’ and ‘mistaken’ when he told Congress a coronavirus vaccine wouldn’t be widely available until the second quarter of next year. Trump also said Dr. Robert Redfield must have ‘misunderstood’ a question when he told a Senate committee, ‘I might even … Read more
Bill Gates no longer trusts US regulators – and questions whether the Food and Drug Administration’s eventual approval of a coronavirus vaccine will mean the shot is safe. ‘The FDA lost a lot of credibility,’ the billionaire philanthropist told Bloomberg Television, referring to the agency’s series of prematurely positive outlook on various COVID-19 treatments, and … Read more
An interactive map has revealed how huge proportions of people do not think vaccines are safe, raising concerns about whether people would get a Covid-19 jab. Researchers from the UK, US and Belgium compiled data from surveys of nearly 300,000 people in 149 countries to identify vaccine ‘hesitancy hotspots’. They found that European countries were … Read more
An interactive map has revealed how huge proportions of people do not think vaccines are safe, raising concerns about whether people would get a Covid-19 jab. Researchers from the UK, US and Belgium compiled data from surveys of nearly 300,000 people in 149 countries to identify vaccine ‘hesitancy hotspots’. They found that European countries were … Read more
President Donald Trump has lashed out at the Food and Drug Administration, accusing the agency of attempting to delay approval for coronavirus vaccines and treatments until after the presidential election. ‘The deep state, or whoever, over at the FDA is making it very difficult for drug companies to get people in order to test the … Read more
University of Oxford Oxford University academics began developing the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine in January. It is now named AZD1222, after the researchers signed a manufacturing partnership with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca. Human trials started on April 23 and they are now in the final phase, with trials being carried out in the UK, Brazil and South … Read more
A state-owned Chinese company is boasting that about 30 employees, including top executives, received experimental shots even before the government approved testing in people as the global race to make a coronavirus vaccine heats up. ‘Giving a helping hand in forging the sword of victory,’ reads an online post from SinoPharm with pictures of company … Read more
Pharmacists will be able to give out Covid-19 jabs to speed up a nation-wide roll out, Matt Hancock has revealed. The Health Secretary claimed pharmacists in Britain would play a ‘massive role’ when Number 10 has a coronavirus vaccination programme. High street pharmacies are already able to give out jabs for the flu, chickenpox, HPV, … Read more
Two possible vaccines to tackle Covid-19 in animals have proved successful in laboratory tests, scientists say. In-vitro trials have shown the two vaccine candidates, developed by UK-based firm The Vaccine Group, induced immunity at sites where the coronavirus replicates. The trials were conducted outside the animal – a process known as ‘in vitro’ – rather than … Read more
Health experts say the novel coronavirus is mutating at a slower rate than several other respiratory viruses. The virus has already undergone about two dozen genetic changes, leading many to fear that an even deadlier strain is around the corner. However, scientists say that the mutations don’t vary much from the virus that originated in … Read more