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The world’s 20 most powerful economies pledged Sunday to lead a global battle against the coronavirus health and economic crisis — even as their own virtual gathering revealed the risks of national competition for the quickest access to vaccines and other therapeutics.

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ANALYSIS: Why emergency COVID-vaccine approvals pose a dilemma for scientists

Mon, 2020-11-23 13:19 — mike kraft

Why emergency COVID-vaccine approvals pose a dilemma for scientists Immunizations are speeding towards approval before clinical trials end, but scientists say this could complicate efforts to study long-term effects. David Cyranoski nature

After a flurry of positive results from clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines, developers are now seeking ‘emergency use’ approvals, which could see these immunizations deployed in potentially tens of millions of people. But scientists are concerned that this kind of early deployment could compromise the ongoing clinical trials that seek to show conclusively how well the vaccines work.

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AstraZeneca says COVID-19 'vaccine for the world' can be 90% effective

Mon, 2020-11-23 09:19 — mike kraft

AstraZeneca says COVID-19 'vaccine for the world' can be 90% effective AstraZeneca said on Monday its COVID-19 vaccine could be around 90% effective, giving the world's fight against the global pandemic a new weapon, cheaper to make, easier to distribute and faster to scale-up than rivals. Kate Holton, Josephine Mason, Kate Kelland U.S.

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WHO COVID envoy fears third wave, calls Europe response 'incomplete'

Sun, 2020-11-22 11:18 — mike kraft

WHO COVID envoy fears third wave, calls Europe response 'incomplete' A World Health Organization (WHO) special COVID-19 envoy predicted a third wave of the pandemic in Europe in early 2021, if governments repeat what he said was a failure to do what was needed to prevent the second wave of infections. Reuters Staff U.S.

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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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