Harris, a California Democrat, said in a CNN interview broadcast Sunday that she would not trust a coronavirus vaccine if one were ready at the end of the year because “there’s very little that we can trust that ... comes out of Donald Trump’s mouth.” She argued that scientists would be “muzzled” because Trump is focused on getting reelected. … [Read more...] about Covid-19 vaccine may be ready by October, says Donald Trump
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Donald Trump hints at vaccine ‘surprise’ as Joe Biden demands transparency
“This could’ve taken two or three years, and instead it’s going to be -- going to be done in a very short period of time,” Trump said during a news conference in which he criticized Biden for his skepticism that the FDA is operating free of political pressure. … [Read more...] about Donald Trump hints at vaccine ‘surprise’ as Joe Biden demands transparency
China’s Sinovac coronavirus vaccine candidate appears safe, slightly weaker in elderly
For three groups of participants who respectively took two shots of low, medium and high-dose CoronaVac, over 90% of them experienced significant increase in antibody levels, while the levels were slightly lower than those seen in younger subjects but in line with expectation, Liu said in a statement. … [Read more...] about China’s Sinovac coronavirus vaccine candidate appears safe, slightly weaker in elderly
Vaccines for COVID-19 available by year’s end, says developer
The candidate vaccines, which are already approved for emergency use and are undergoing phase three clinical trials, have proved to be safe and able to cause production of antibodies in all volunteers that are effective enough to protect them from the novel coronavirus 28 days after they received a second dose, said Zhou Song, chief legal adviser of China National Biotec Group, which is a subsidiary of China National Pharmaceutical Group Corporation. … [Read more...] about Vaccines for COVID-19 available by year’s end, says developer
Russia releases first batch of Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V into public
“The first batch of the ‘Gam-COVID-Vac’ [Sputnik V] vaccine for the prevention of the new coronavirus infection, developed by the Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology of the Ministry of Health of Russia, has passed the necessary quality tests in the laboratories of Roszdravnadzor [medical device regulator] and has been released into civil circulation,” the ministry said in a statement. … [Read more...] about Russia releases first batch of Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V into public
