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Verona Pharma to trial lung drug ensifentrine for COVID-19

Verona Pharma is to develop its lung drug ensifentrine for patients with COVID-19, joining the legions of drug companies repurposing their medicines to fight the pandemic.

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UK signs coronavirus vaccine deals with J&J and Novavax

The UK is to buy millions more doses of potential coronavirus vaccines from Johnson & Johnson and Novavax, with the latter expanding its manufacturing operation in the country.

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UK’s second go at a contact tracing app heads for pilot stud...

After ditching its home-grown attempt at a coronavirus contact-tracing app for smartphones, the UK is ready to start pilot trials of a second version based on a platform develo

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Coronavirus pharma news roundup – 14/08/20

Catch up on the latest coronavirus vaccine and digital tech news in our roundup of this week’s biggest stories.

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Around 3.4m people infected with coronavirus in England - st...

Just under 6% of England’s population – around 3.4 million people – had been infected with coronavirus by the end of June according to an estimate based on antibody tests.

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