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European Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager during a media conference regarding in Brussels, Nov. 26, 2020.
Drug Makers Fined for Blocking Cheaper Medicine
Antitrust officials said the companies colluded to keep a less expensive sleep disorder drug off the market.
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In this Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020 file photo an employee of Binder, the world's largest manufacturer of serial-production environmental simulation chambers for scientific or industrial laboratories, transports an ultra low temperature freezer in Tuttlingen, Germany. Germany prepares for the vaccination of the German population during the upcoming month.
Germany Preps Vaccine Drive as COVID Cases Hit 1M
Freezers could become a key part of the vast immunization program.
Nov 27th, 2020
In this undated file photo issued by the University of Oxford on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, a researcher in a laboratory at the Jenner Institute in Oxford, England, works on the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University.
AstraZeneca Manufacturing Error Clouds Vaccine Study Results
In a surprise, the group of volunteers that got a lower dose seemed to be much better protected than the volunteers who got two full doses.
Nov 27th, 2020
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In this Oct. 21, 2020, file photo Purdue Pharma headquarters stands in Stamford, Conn. Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty Tuesday, Nov. 24 to three criminal charges, formally admitting its role in an opioid epidemic that has contributed to hundreds of thousands of deaths over the past two decades.
OxyContin Maker Pleads Guilty in Criminal Case
Nov 24th, 2020
Scientists work with a bioreactor at a company facility in New York state.
FDA Allows Emergency Use of Antibody Drug Trump Received
Nov 23rd, 2020
A person being injected as part of the first human trials in the UK to test a potential coronavirus vaccine.
3rd Major COVID-19 Vaccine Shown to Be Effective and Cheaper
Nov 23rd, 2020
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COVID-19 Vaccines Were Developed in Record Time
Nov 20th, 2020
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A person being injected as part of the first human trials in the UK to test a potential coronavirus vaccine, April 23, 2020.
Oxford Scientists Expect COVID-19 Vaccine Data by Christmas
Trials are now accumulating sufficient data amid a surge of cases around the world.
Nov 19th, 2020
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Vaccine Poses Immense, Unprecedented Distribution Challenges
While COVID vaccines are an essential first step, critical unknowns remain surrounding security, pricing and storage.
Nov 19th, 2020
Closed shops on an empty New Bond Street, London, Nov. 17, 2020.
Watchdog Slams Government Over Secrecy in Virus Equipment Contracts
A report said companies with links to politicians were fast-tracked and had more chances of getting a contract.
Nov 19th, 2020
U.S. Food and Drug Administration building behind FDA logos.
FDA Allows 1st Rapid Virus Test That Gives Results at Home
The test delivers results in 30 minutes.
Nov 18th, 2020
In this Nov. 9, 2020, file photo, pedestrians walk past Pfizer world headquarters in New York. Pfizer announced Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, more results in its ongoing coronavirus vaccine study that suggest the shots are 95% effective a month after the first dose.
Pfizer: COVID-19 Shot 95% Effective, Seeking Clearance Soon
New data suggests the vaccine works even better than Pfizer initially reported.
Nov 18th, 2020
Vials used to prepare syringes in a first-stage safety study of the potential vaccine for COVID-19 at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle, March 16, 2020.
Who Will Be the First to Get COVID-19 Vaccines?
Once a vaccine gets a green light from the FDA, an expert panel will look at clinical trial data to determine next steps.
Nov 17th, 2020
Part of a 'freezer farm,' a football field-sized facility for storing finished COVID-19 vaccines, in Puurs, Belgium.
BioNTech Scientist: Vaccine Could Halve Virus Transmission
If all goes well, the vaccine could result in a "dramatic" curb of the virus' spread.
Nov 16th, 2020
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Engineers Design, Donate Technique to Make N95 Masks Reusable
PPE sterilization units use ultraviolet light to "toast" the virus.
Nov 16th, 2020
In this July 27, 2020, file photo, nurse Kathe Olmstead prepares a shot that is part of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., in Binghamton, N.Y. Moderna said Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, its COVID-19 shot provides strong protection against the coronavirus that's surging in the U.S. and around the world.
2nd Vaccine Shows Overwhelming Success in US Tests
Moderna has added a second dash of hope in the global race for a shot.
Nov 16th, 2020
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Former Professor Pleads Guilty to Sharing Work with China
His research groups secured NIH grants while receiving overlapping funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
Nov 13th, 2020
U.S. Department of Health and Human Service Secretary Alex Azar at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Oct. 21, 2020.
Feds Announce COVID-19 Vaccine Agreement with Drug Stores
The goal eventually is to make getting a COVID-19 vaccine like getting a flu shot.
Nov 13th, 2020
Michigan Tech and UMass Amherst chemical engineers have discovered a way to stabilize viruses in vaccines with proteins instead of temperature.
Researchers Preserve Viral Vaccines Without Refrigeration
Estimates suggest up to half of vaccines are wasted because the cold chain and ideal temperature cannot be maintained.
Nov 13th, 2020