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UK appoints COVID-19 vaccine rollout minister as country pre...

The UK has appointed Nadhim Zahawi as vaccine rollout minister as the country prepares for a potential approval of Pfizer/BioNTech’s ground-breaking COVID-19 vaccine.

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Cheap gout drug colchicine added to UK's RECOVERY COVID-19 t...

Colchicine, a cheap and readily available anti-inflammatory drug used to treat diseases such as gout, is to be investigated as a potential therapy for COVID-19 in the UK’s ground-breaking R

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Talking vaccines: Industry’s role in protecting the Gavi generation

AZ mulls trial of new COVID-19 vaccine dose as UK regulator ...

AstraZeneca is to run an additional global trial to test its COVID-19 vaccine at a lower dosage, as the UK regulator begins to review trial data.

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UK's Salient Bio launches robotic COVID-19 testing platform

UK diagnostics firm Salient Bio has launched a robotics-driven COVID-19 mass testing platform after spinning out from Imperial College.

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Concerns emerge after AZ's lucky vaccine trial 'mistake'

AstraZeneca may have tried a positive spin on the trial mistake that led to the accidental discovery of the low dose COVID-19 vaccine regime with the highest efficacy– but the revelation ha

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