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What DTC marketers can learn from people who refuse a COVID vaccination

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: Even though the Delta variant of COVID is highly contagious, people are still choosing not to get vaccinated. Concerns about safety, fear of unknown side effects, and misinformation about COVID-19 are some reasons why people may not accept the vaccine. The media stories about the FDA.

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STAT+: Pfizer scraps half of participants in Lyme disease drug trial due to quality issues

STAT News

Pfizer and partner Valneva are scrapping data from roughly half of the participants in a Phase 3 trial of a Lyme disease vaccine candidate after uncovering quality issues with a third-party clinical trial operator.

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Malaria Vaccine a Breakthrough Success with 77 Percent Efficacy

XTalks

After years of disappointing malaria vaccine trials, a malaria shot developed by researchers at the Jenner Institute at the University of Oxford has demonstrated an unprecedentedly high efficacy of 77 percent, and may be the magic bullet the world has been waiting for against the deadly disease.

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What are the top disease areas for clinical drug trials?

Drug Discovery World

Breast cancer In April, Biotech ISA Pharmaceuticals launched a clinical trial using its Amplivant adjuvant technology to test Scancell’s Modi-1 vaccine in patients with triple negative breast cancer, ovarian cancer, head and neck cancer, and renal cancer. Capivasertib could offer a completely new treatment option for these patients.

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Mathematical models and computer simulations are the new frontiers in COVID-19 drug trials

Scienmag

Researchers are using computer models to simulate COVID-19 infections on a cellular level – the basic structural level of the human body. The models allow for virtual trials of drugs and vaccines, opening the possibility of pre-assessment for drug and vaccine efficacy against the virus.

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Phases of Clinical Research: A Detailed Overview

Advarra

Clinical trials are studies involving human volunteers to research ways to prevent, detect, and treat various medical conditions. The goal is to identify safer, more effective methods of treating illnesses using new drugs or new combinations of existing drugs.

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Scepticism in press over Kintor’s COVID-19 US drug trial

pharmaphorum

China’s Kintor Pharmaceutical has begun late-stage US clinical development of its potential COVID drug proxalutamide – but there is scepticism over the company’s claims about its research. Reuters also pointed to other links with one of the study authors and Brazil’s vaccine sceptic president, Jair Bolsonaro.