covid 19 vaccine trials

US Backs Waiving Patents on COVID Vaccines

In a historic move, the US government has today announced its support for waiving patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines, a measure aimed at boosting supplies so that people around the world can get the shots, says an article published in Nature.

“The extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic call for extraordinary measures,” said US Trade Representative Katherine Tai in a statement.

Vaccines to make it Legal through Patents

The move comes on 5 May, the first of a two-day meeting of...

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Age Rules for Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in EU Countries

The European Medicines Agency approved last month the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for people over 18 years old, says an article published in Reuters.

Vaccines for Elder People

Some EU countries, though, have restricted its use to people under 65 because of a lack of data for older people in clinical trials for the shot.

British regulators have received extra trial data from AstraZeneca that supports their view that the vaccine is effective in the elderly, a...

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UK’s COVID Vaccination Plan : The When, How, and Where To Get the Vaccine

Britain’s NHS has begun the biggest mass vaccination campaign in its history to protect people against Covid-19 and as the vaccination drives proceeds further BBC analysed how candidates are chosen, informing when people are eligible for the vaccine. 

Here’s a report from that analysis. 

The Approved Vaccines

So far, three vaccines have been approved for use in the UK.

More than 1.5 million people in the UK have now been vaccinated – the large majority with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine which was...

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Pfizer COVID Jab Problematic for People With A History of Allergies

According to a BBC report, people with a history of significant allergic reactions should not have the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid jab, regulators say.

It came after two NHS workers had allergic reactions on Tuesday.

People Having Anaphylactoid Reaction

The advice applies to those who have had reactions to medicines, food or vaccines, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said.

The two people had a reaction shortly after having the new jab, had treatment and are both fine now.

  • They are...

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‘Mix-and-match’ Coronavirus Vaccines to be Tested

Mix Jab of Oxford-Pfizer Vaccine for Better COVID Immune Response

According to a BBC report, UK scientists are planning trials to see if giving people two different types of Covid vaccine, one after the other, might give better protection than two doses of one jab.

This mix-and-match approach can go ahead only if another jab is approved by regulators, as has already happened with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.

The head of the UK’s vaccine task force said trial designs were being prepared.

The First...

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Cargo Space Prioritized for Covid-19 Vaccines

  • Singapore Airlines to prioritize freight capacity to ship Covid-19 vaccines
  • It will conduct test flights soon to trial the process.

Cargo space will be made available to prioritize the vaccine shipments across key trade lanes, the report said. Boeing Co. 747-400 freighters, as well as passenger aircraft, will be deployed to boost capacity where needed, according to an article published in the Bloomberg Quint.

Complex operation and preparation

The carrier has seven Boeing 747-400 freighters ready...

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US’s NIH Still On The Lookout For COVID Vaccine Trial Volunteers

The US National Institutes of Health is still looking for volunteers to participate in vaccine trials, Director Dr. Francis Collins said in an interview Wednesday with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer.

“We still do need people to take part in these trials,” Collins said.  

Even though two vaccines are close to receiving emergency use authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration, four more are still in the works, he said.

Counting on volunteers

“And the more we have the better because the sooner we can...

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