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'Unexplained Illness' Halts Another Vaccine Trial

This time it's Johnson & Johnson

(Newser) - Once again, a coronavirus vaccine trial has been temporarily halted due to an unexplained illness in one of the study participants. This time, it's Johnson & Johnson's trial that's on pause; the company says in a statement that clinical studies are expected to have adverse events, but...

China Joins Vaccine Alliance
China Joins Vaccine Alliance
Oct 9, 2020 12:01 AM CDT

China Joins Vaccine Alliance

Country initially resisted joining COVAX effort

(Newser) - China, which has at least four coronavirus vaccine candidates in the last stage of clinical trials, said Friday it is joining the COVID-19 vaccine alliance known as COVAX. The country signed an agreement with the Gavi organization, the co-leader of the alliance, on Thursday, China's Foreign Ministry said in...

Trump: FDA Vaccine Rules Are a 'Political Hit Job'

With 2-month observation period, pre-election authorization is unlikely

(Newser) - The Trump administration has signed off on FDA guidelines for a thorough coronavirus vaccine review, which is likely to delay authorization until after Election Day, per the Wall Street Journal . Though officials had initially blocked the guidelines, per the AP , a senior administration official tells the Journal that the White...

Seattle Patient Has Second COVID Infection

Case is only the third confirmed in the world

(Newser) - For only the third time worldwide, a COVID-19 survivor has come down with a second infection of the coronavirus. The person, who is in their 60s, was hospitalized after the first infection, then was living in a nursing facility, KIRO reports. More than four months later, the patient developed mild...

Moderna Updates Its Coronavirus Vaccine Timeline

Not the kind of update you want to hear

(Newser) - Moderna has updated the world on the timeline for its coronavirus vaccine, and as far as the general population is concerned, we're looking at spring. CBS News reports that on Wednesday, CEO Stephane Bancel said the soonest the company might seek emergency authorization for the vaccine, which would give...

Cuomo Makes Big Move on Vaccine
Cuomo Makes
Big Move
on Vaccine
Sep 24, 2020 1:57 PM CDT

Cuomo Makes Big Move on Vaccine

New York governor will form panel to vet anything pushed by federal government

(Newser) - When the federal government gives the green light for the first COVID vaccine, New Yorkers may be waiting longer than others. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday said he was forming a special panel of experts to vet anything approved by the feds before it gets distributed in his state, reports...

Johnson & Johnson Starts a Notable Vaccine Trial

Its Phase 3 trial is to be the biggest, and it's testing a single-dose vaccine

(Newser) - Johnson & Johnson on Monday started Phase 3 trials of its coronavirus vaccine, something three of its big US competitors have already done. But the New York Times points out that Johnson & Johnson's candidate is an appealing one, in that it may end up being a single-dose vaccine....

Russia Offers Unusual Gift to UN Staff

He says they can all have Sputnik-V vaccines

(Newser) - What do you do when Vladimir Putin offers you Russia’s new coronavirus vaccine, for free? United Nations staff in New York and around the world are now facing that choice, after the Russian president offered Tuesday to provide them the Sputnik-V vaccine in a speech to this year’s...

Vaccines Progressing Quickly, but Not for Kids

Possible one won't be ready before the start of the 2021 school year

(Newser) - Work on vaccines is speeding along in the US, but one group will likely have a longer wait than everyone else: children. Trials currently underway involve adults only—and it's too dangerous to simply apply those results to kids, explains the New York Times . "Right now I'm...

In Race for Vaccine, a Cold Truth
In Race for
Vaccine, a
Cold Truth
Sep 18, 2020 12:23 PM CDT

In Race for Vaccine, a Cold Truth

There may not be enough freezers icy enough to store the shots

(Newser) - "Do we have enough freezers?" That's a question many may not be pondering now, but it's an important one when it comes to a COVID-19 vaccine, per the Wall Street Journal . That's because the inoculation samples that may soon emerge might need to be stored at...

'I Am a Normal, Un-Brave Person.' And Patient 1133

Want a return to normal? Enroll in a vaccine trial, writes Molly Jong-Fast

(Newser) - "I am a normal, un-brave person. I am also a part of history now," writes Molly Jong-Fast, an editor-at-large for the Daily Beast and "Patient 1133" in Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine trial. In a New York Times op-ed, Jong-Fast describes the pride she felt (well, after the...

Moderna CEO: It Might Be a Year Before You Get a Vaccine

Initial data review expected in November

(Newser) - Moderna plans to seek emergency approval of its coronavirus vaccine candidate once data shows it to be at least 70% effective—but that's not likely to occur before November and perhaps not until mid-2021. That's according to the company's 135-page plan for analyzing trial data, released Thursday....

Trump: CDC Director 'Made a Mistake' on Vaccine Timing

Redfield said masks could be more effective protection than vaccine

(Newser) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield testified at a Senate hearing Wednesday—and his remarks clashed with some of what President Trump has been saying. Face masks are "the most important public health tool we have" in fighting the pandemic and could even be more effective...

Bill Gates: US Pandemic Response is 'Shocking'

He also doesn't expect a vaccine before Election Day

(Newser) - Bill Gates has some bad news for President Trump, who has suggested that a coronavirus vaccine could be available by Election Day. Gates tells CNBC that he doesn't see it happening. "None of the vaccines are likely to seek approval in the US before the end of October,...

These States Do the Most Vaccinating

Rankings could suggest success or failure in fight against COVID-19

(Newser) - Once an effective COVID-19 vaccine is ready, its success or failure will depend largely on whether most people get it. That answer is in doubt; one poll found that about one-third of Americans would choose to not be vaccinated—despite a long record of lifesaving, money-saving vaccines. The World Health...

Big Vaccine Trial Is Back Despite 'Unwell' Woman

Oxford University's work with AstraZeneca resumes

(Newser) - Oxford University says trials of a coronavirus vaccine that it is developing with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca will resume, days after being paused due to a reported side-effect in a patient in the UK, the AP reports. In a statement, the university said in large trials such as this "it...

China Has Notable New Entry in Race for Vaccine

It's the first nasal spray for COVID to proceed to human trials

(Newser) - About three dozen coronavirus vaccine candidates are in human testing around the world, all of them using the standard approach of a needle to deliver an injection. China, however, has just given approval for the first nasal spray to proceed to human trials, reports Bloomberg . One hope is that a...

If You Get Vaccinated, You Should Collect $1K
If You Get Vaccinated,
You Should Collect $1K
OPINION
Sep 10, 2020 4:37 PM CDT

If You Get Vaccinated, You Should Collect $1K

Economists make the case that the incentive is necessary and a wise COVID investment

(Newser) - An economist is backing a provocative idea on a COVID vaccine: Anyone who gets a shot should receive $1,000 from the government. So argues Harvard's N. Gregory Mankiw in a New York Times op-ed. Mankiw is actually writing in support of a proposal first floated by fellow economist...

After 'Unexplained Illness,' Big Vaccine Trial Pauses

AstraZeneca is working on a vaccine for COVID-19

(Newser) - AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine trial is on hold after a participant in a UK study developed what the pharmaceutical company calls "a potentially unexplained illness." The clinical trials of the experimental vaccine have been paused while safety data is reviewed and the illness is investigated, the Wall Street ...

Trump Slams Biden and Harris for &#39;Anti-Vaccine Rhetoric&#39;
New Flashpoint in the
2020 Campaign: COVID Vaccine
the rundown
Sep 8, 2020 6:53 AM CDT

New Flashpoint in the 2020 Campaign: COVID Vaccine

Trump says Biden, Harris must apologize for 'anti-vaccine rhetoric'

(Newser) - President Trump on Monday used the term "anti-vaccine" to describe his Election 2020 opponent and his running mate after they remarked on whether or not they'd get a coronavirus vaccine if one becomes available before the election. Here's what went down, per NBC News and the Hill...

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