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Lilly’s antibody for COVID-19 protection starts nursing home trial

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The US drugmaker is testing the antibody – called LY-CoV555 and developed in collaboration with Canadian biotech AbCellera – in a phase 3 trial to see if it can prevent the spread of the coronavirus among residents and staff in US nursing homes. The fleet will be sent out in response to outbreaks of the virus at long-term care units.

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Moderna’s FDA COVID-19 Vaccine Adcom is Thursday, and Expectations are High

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ICU nurse Sandra Lindsay, with Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens, New York, received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Both vaccines have demonstrated about 94-95% efficacy in clinical trials. pcruciatti / Shutterstock. Yesterday was a historic day as the first person in the U.S., They have since recovered.

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Britain Approves Emergency Use of Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine

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Still, the temperature requirement could dictate who will be vaccinated first in Britain: While nursing home residents were supposed to be the top priority under an advisory committee’s plans, efforts to limit transportation of the vaccine may mean that National Health Service staff will receive the shots first, the Times reported.

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Clinical Catch-Up: January 18-22 | BioSpace

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With a presidential inauguration and a federal holiday, it wasn’t an enormously busy week for clinical trial news, but there was a fair amount, nonetheless. It inked a deal with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to launch a Phase I trial. Read on to see. COVID-19-Related.

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New Data Show Treatment with Lilly’s Neutralizing Antibodies Bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) and Etesevimab (LY-CoV016) Together Reduced Risk of COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Death by 70 Percent

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In the trial, the safety profile of bamlanivimab and etesevimab together was consistent with observations from other Phase 1, Phase 2 and Phase 3 trials evaluating these antibodies. Serious adverse events were reported at a similar frequency in the bamlanivimab and etesevimab together and placebo groups.

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FDA Clears Second COVID Vaccine for Emergency Use

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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Moderna’s vaccine was shown to be 94 percent effective in its large clinical trial; Pfizer’s vaccine was 95 percent effective. “I believe that’s possible.” billion, the Post reported.

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FDA Says It Will Quickly Approve Moderna’s COVID Vaccine

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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Moderna’s vaccine was shown to be 94 percent effective in its large clinical trial, while Pfizer’s vaccine was 95 percent effective. billion, the Post reported. A vast majority of Americans will not be eligible for vaccinations until the spring or later.