May 14, 2020 20K volunteer for coronvirus exposure in possible 'human challenge trial' The yet-to-be formulated human challenge trial would expose healthy volunteers to COVID-19 to test vaccine efficacy.
May 12, 2020 Moderna coronavirus vaccine granted 'fast-track' designation from FDA Moderna has received fast-track designation from the Food and Drug Administration to expedite the process in developing a COVID-19 vaccine.
May 12, 2020 Fauci 'cautiously optimistic' a coronavirus vaccine candidate will be effective Fauci said there are eight vaccine candidates currently in development, and that they hope to know the results by late fall or early winter.
May 12, 2020 Coronavirus pandemic linked to 'notable decrease' in pediatric vaccine orders across the US, CDC says There has been a “notable decrease” in pediatric vaccine orders across the U.S. since mid-March, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) wrote in a recent report that highlighted how the coronavirus pandemic has affected vaccination rates in children across the country.
May 12, 2020 Multiple coronavirus vaccine candidates exist, WHO chief reports The World Health Organization chief said Monday there are around seven or eight “top” candidates for a vaccine to combat the novel coronavirus and work on them is being accelerated.
May 7, 2020 WHO suggests controversial 'challenge study' needed to help speed up search for coronavirus vaccine The World Health Organization has suggested that deliberately infecting healthy volunteers with coronavirus may help speed up the search for a potential vaccine.
May 5, 2020 Pfizer, BioNTech begin coronavirus vaccine trial in humans Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech today announced its first doses of coronavirus vaccine injected into human patients.
April 30, 2020 Coronavirus vaccine developed by UK researchers could prove effective by July, executive says British researchers who are currently conducting human trials of a potential coronavirus vaccine will know if it’s effective by the summer, possibly as early as June, according to the chief executive officer of the pharmaceutical company that is working alongside Oxford University scientists in its development.
April 29, 2020 Coronavirus vaccine could be ready as early as September, report says The vaccine, which is being developed by the Jenner Institute and Oxford Vaccine Group, began clinical trials last week.
April 28, 2020 Pfizer: Coronavirus vaccine could be ready by this fall for emergency use To combat the coronavirus pandemic, Pfizer Inc. said it could have a vaccine ready for emergency use by the fall, according to a report.
