Can A Tuberculosis Vaccine From 1921 Prevent COVID-19?
UK scientists have begun trials on the BCG vaccine, originally developed in 1921 to stop tuberculosis, to see if it can help save lives from COVID-19. The Guardian reports that there is evidence that the Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine can help protect against...
read more8,000 Jumbo Jets Needed To Deliver Vaccine, Says IATA
The transport and shipping of a vaccine for the COVID-19 pandemic will be the ‘largest transport challenge ever’, according to the airline industry.
read morePrime Minister Visits VMIC Harwell
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has visited the UK’s first dedicated strategic vaccine development and manufacturing facility
read moreOxford University Trials COVID Antibody Drug
It was the Recovery trial that proved steroids saved the lives of some Covid-19 patients, and it will now take on new antibody combination treatments
read moreCould An Arthritis Drug Help Treat Covid?
Reuters reported that a drug produced by Roche has been found to improve survival rates among patients with Covid-19 who are in hospital.
read moreGSK and Sanofi launch human trials of COVID-19 Vaccine
Pharmaceutical companies GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Sanofi Pasteur have joined the race to develop and manufacture a viable coronavirus vaccine.
read moreWockhardt Partners With UK For COVID-19 Vaccine
A global pharmaceutical and biotechnology firm has entered an agreement with the UK government for the manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines.
read moreGovernment Urge Pharmaceutical Brexit Stockpile
Pharmaceutical suppliers have been urged to stockpile six weeks’ worth of medicines and drugs to safeguard against any possible disruptions during the Brexit transitions period.
read moreEncouraging Results In COVID-19 Vaccine Trials
There are encouraging results from clinical trials of potential coronavirus vaccines from the experimental treatments being developed in the Uk and US
read moreWinter Warning Over Covid-19 Issued By Scientists
A senior scientist has warned that the UK should prepare for the worst over winter instead of relying on the possibility of a vaccine for coronavirus.
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