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Pandemic Antiviral Discovery initiative created by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, Open Philanthropy and the Gates Foundation

The initiative, backed with funding of up to $90m, will aid in the discovery and development of antiviral drug candidates

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Pfizer highlights need for fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to FDA

While new study published in The Lancet shows COVID-19 mortality rate is almost three times higher than previously thought

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Pfizer begins phase 2/3 study of oral COVID-19 treatment in paediatric patients

The phase 2/3 trial involves around 140 patients under the age of 18

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Results from trial show Eli Lilly’s COVID-19 drug improves survival rates

The RECOVERY trial is the biggest study of COVID-19 treatments in the world, involving more than 47,000 participants in the UK

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Verily Life Science signs new contract with Oncimmune for long COVID study

The project will analyse potential patterns of autoantibodies, which are associated with developing long COVID

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England to end COVID-19 isolation laws and mass free testing

From 24 February, all COVID-19 restrictions will end in England and from 1 April, all free mass testing will finish

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COVID-19 booster to be made available to those over 75 and high risk adults and children

Around 7.2 million people living in the UK aged over 75 – having already had their primary course of COVID-19 vaccines – will be eligible for the booster

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Eli Lilly’s Omicron drug treatment gets emergency use authorisation from FDA

The drug can be used to treat adults with mild-to-moderate COVID-19, and children aged 12 or older, in specific emergency cases in non-hospital settings

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WHO issues prequalification for Roche’s Actemra/RoActemra for severe or critical COVID-19

The prequalification confirms the treatment meets WHO’s standards for quality, effectiveness and safety

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Merck and Ridgeback fulfil US deal for molnupiravir

Over three million courses of the investigational oral antiviral COVID-19 treatment have been supplied

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Celltrion submits application for inhaled COVID-19 antibody treatment

A global phase 3 clinical study will evaluate the inhaled antibody cocktail treatment for patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 symptoms

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Six million patients affected by delay to NHS England’s plans to address COVID-19 backlog

UK’s health and social care secretary Sajid Javid said that the number of patients on these hospital waiting lists would increase before beginning to fall

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