February 23, 2021 Moderna plans to increase COVID-19 vaccine doses in each vial from 10 to 15 Moderna’s president, Dr. Stephen Hoge, plans to tell lawmakers Tuesday that the company received “positive feedback” from the Food and Drug Administration to increase the doses in each vial of vaccine from ten to 15.
February 22, 2021 Dr. Marc Siegel: COVID and the 500,000 deaths milestone -- keep in mind the tale of two pandemics As we enter the last week in February, over 60 million people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus.
February 22, 2021 Developing potent antivirals targeting COVID-19 'direction of the future,' Fauci says Amid emerging coronavirus variants, the “direction of the future” will be in developing “potent antivirals” that directly act on the SARS-CoV-2 virus, Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Monday. Fauci, who was partaking in the White House’s COVID-19 briefing, said the nation would need to approach therapeutics similar to the “highly successful drug development program for HIV as well as Hepatitis C.”
February 22, 2021 Newsom admits California vaccine rollout problems in Black, Latino communities California Gov. Gavin Newsom, already embattled in a growing recall effort against him, admitted on Sunday that state officials fumbled in distributing coronavirus vaccines in Black and Latino communities, according to a report.
February 22, 2021 FDA addresses coronavirus variants in updated guidance for medical developers The Food and Drug Administration issued new guidance on Monday amid the emergence of new coronavirus variants for medical product developers.
February 22, 2021 For coronavirus survivors, one vaccine dose may be enough, early studies show COVID-19 survivors who have gotten a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine are generating immune responses that might render a second shot unnecessary, potentially freeing up limited vaccine supply for more people, several new research papers suggest.
February 22, 2021 GSK, Sanofi start new COVID-19 vaccine study after setback GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi on Monday announced the start of a new Phase 2 trial involving their protein-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate after facing a setback in December.
February 22, 2021 Sanofi producing Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines French drug maker Sanofi, battling development delays with its own vaccine candidates against COVID-19, is turning over more of its vaccine production facilities to industrial competitors, teaming up with Johnson & Johnson to produce millions of doses of its rival coronavirus vaccine.
February 22, 2021 US coronavirus death toll approaches 500,000 The U.S. stood Sunday at the brink of a once-unthinkable tally: 500,000 people lost to the coronavirus.
February 22, 2021 Australian Open fans slammed for booing mention of coronavirus vaccine rollout Fans at the Australia Open were criticized on Sunday after they appeared to boo the mention of a coronavirus vaccine rollout during the men's final trophy presentation.
