The COVID-19 pandemic has bit into sales at Novartis, the big Swiss pharma said in second quarter results, after orders fell back following a period of stockpiling earlier in the year.
The UK has secured 90 million doses of two different COVID-19 vaccines from BioNTech/Pfizer and Valneva, with an option of 40 million doses if they check out in trials.
An inhaled drug developed by the UK firm Synairgen greatly reduces the chances of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 from progressing to more serious stages of the disease.
Press reports suggest that there is good news about AstraZeneca and Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine due from an early stage trial in the coming days – but the focus is moving on how to
Coronavirus vaccine trials continue – but experts warn that it’s too early to get hopes up. Meanwhile, the rise in digital health looks like it’s here to stay after the pandemic.
COVID-19 drugs, vaccines and diagnostics that are developed and tested within new international guidelines can expect rapid assessment and authorisation.