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Information on vaccines to counter Ebola and other diseases

The Mission of this group is to follow the development of vaccines and other medications to counter Ebola and other diseases.

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Pfizer, BioNTech formally seek emergency use of COVID-19 shots in US

Fri, 2020-11-20 17:20 — mike kraft

Pfizer, BioNTech seek emergency use of COVID-19 shots in US Pfizer formally asked U.S. regulators Friday to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting the clock on a process that could bring limited first shots as early as next month and... AP NEWS

Pfizer formally asked U.S. regulators Friday to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting the clock on a process that could bring limited first shots as early as next month and eventually an end to the pandemic -- but not until after a long, hard winter.

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AP roundup: U.S. official expects quick vaccine distribution, International developments

Fri, 2020-11-20 10:18 — mike kraft

The Latest: U.S. official expects quick vaccine distribution WASHINGTON — Gen. Gustave Perna of the Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed vaccine program says about 40 million doses could be ready for distribution in the U.S. quickly if the Food and... AP NEWS

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The Vaccines Will Probably Work. Making Them Fast Will Be the Hard Part.

Wed, 2020-11-18 13:48 — mike kraft

The promising news that not just one but two coronavirus vaccines were more than 90 percent effective in early results has buoyed hopes that an end to the pandemic is in sight.

But even if the vaccines are authorized soon by federal regulators — the companies developing them have said they expect to apply soon — only a sliver of the American public will be able to get one by the end of the year. The two companies, Pfizer and Moderna, have estimated they will have 45 million doses, or enough to vaccinate 22.5 million Americans, by January.

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Pharma trade group issues guidelines for improving diversity of clinical trial participants

Wed, 2020-11-18 10:14 — mike kraft

PhRMA issues guidelines for improving clinical trial diversity - STAT PhRMA released guidelines on Tuesday to enhance racial and ethnic diversity among participants in clinical trials. Nicholas St. Fleur STAT

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Pfizer ends vaccine trial with 95% success rate, paving way for a shot this year

Wed, 2020-11-18 08:49 — mike kraft

Pfizer ends vaccine trial with 95% success rate, paving way for a shot this year Final results from Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine trial showed its shot had a 95% success rate and two months of safety data, paving the way for the drugmaker to apply for an emergency U.S. authorization within days, it said on Wednesday. Michael Erman U.S.

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WHO tempers prospect of a coronavirus vaccine with warning of a long distribution fight to come

Mon, 2020-11-16 19:33 — mike kraft

WHO tempers prospect of a coronavirus vaccine with warning of a long fight to come Finding a coronavirus vaccine is like building a base camp on Mount Everest, not reaching the summit, the WHO says. Adam Taylor Washington Post

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Pfizer vs Moderna vaccines: What we know, and what we don't

Mon, 2020-11-16 19:21 — mike kraft

Pfizer vs Moderna vaccines: What we know, and what we don't Two vaccine candidates using similar technology are winning the COVID-19 vaccine race in the U.S., and in the process validating the mRNA platform — which is yet untested on the market— as well as setting the path for vaccine makers to follow in order to block the virus. YahooNews

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Moderna, 2nd virus vaccine shows overwhelming success in U.S. tests

Mon, 2020-11-16 10:26 — mike kraft

2nd virus vaccine shows overwhelming success in U.S. tests Moderna said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine is proving to be highly effective in a major trial, a second dash of hope in the global race for a shot to tame a resurgent virus that is now killing more... AP NEWS

Moderna said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine is proving to be highly effective in a major trial, a second dash of hope in the global race for a shot to tame a resurgent virus that is now killing more than 8,000 people a day worldwide.

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States waiting for answers from feds on coronavirus vaccine distribution

Sat, 2020-11-14 11:10 — mike kraft

States waiting for answers from feds on coronavirus vaccine distribution With the US on the cusp of a coronavirus vaccine, states are scrambling to nail down their distribution plans as they await key information -- like how many doses of the vaccine they'll receive. Priscilla Alvarez, Sara Murray and Elizabeth Cohen, CNN CNN

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How Pfizer Plans to Distribute Its Vaccine (It’s Complicated)

Fri, 2020-11-13 15:24 — mike kraft

For months, scientists and public health experts have been saying the most crucial part of defusing the Covid-19 pandemic will be developing a safe and effective vaccine. So it was cause for celebration this week when Pfizer announced that an early analysis showed its vaccine candidate was more than 90 percent effective.

Now the drug maker, the government and the public health community face a new challenge: quickly making millions of doses of the vaccine and getting them to the hospitals, clinics and pharmacies where they will be injected, two separate times, into people’s arms.

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