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Arthritis drug cuts deaths in hospitalized Covid-19 patients, major study shows

11.02.2021

Tocilizumab, a drug usually used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, reduced the rate for death in Covid-19 patients, according to a major clinical trial. The result, from a U.K.-based study called …

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Coronavirus / Health

Johnson & Johnson submits application for Covid-19 vaccine to FDA

05.02.2021

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson said Thursday it has applied to the Food and Drug Administration for an emergency use authorization for its one-dose Covid-19 vaccine, setting in motion a …

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Coronavirus / Health

Novavax says its Covid-19 vaccine is 90% effective, but far less so against one variant

29.01.2021

A Covid-19 vaccine from Novavax proved nearly 90% effective in preliminary results from a key clinical trial in the United Kingdom, the company said, but in a separate trial appeared …

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Coronavirus / Health

New coronavirus variant could become dominant strain in March, CDC warns

15.01.2021

A new, more transmissible variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 could sweep the United States in coming weeks and become the dominant strain as soon as March, leading to …

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Coronavirus

Former FDA chief David Kessler will helm Operation Warp Speed for Biden

15.01.2021

WASHINGTON — President-elect Biden has tapped David Kessler, a former Food and Drug Administration chief and a key adviser to his campaign, to lead the president-elect’s version of the Operation …

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Coronavirus / Health

First Covid-19 vaccines to arrive in states Monday, marking a pivotal moment in the pandemic response

12.12.2020

WASHINGTON — Shipments of Pfizer and BioNTech’s newly authorized Covid-19 vaccines should arrive in states on Monday, General Gus Perna, the CEO of Operation Warp Speed, announced Saturday. However, the …

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Coronavirus / Health

Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech is strongly effective, early data from large trial indicate

09.11.2020

Pfizer and partner BioNTech said Monday that their vaccine against Covid-19 was strongly effective, exceeding expectations with results that are likely to be met with cautious excitement — and relief — in …

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Experimental drug for ALS, dreamed up in a dorm room, offers patients glimmer of hope

03.09.2020

An experimental drug for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, slowed the neurological decline of volunteers in a closely watched clinical trial, according to researchers, offering a glimmer of …

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