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South Africa COVID-19 variant ‘unlikely’ to reduce efficacy of Pfizer/BioNTech jab

Lab study tested blood samples of vaccinated individuals against key virus mutations

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Sanofi will provide manufacturing support for Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine

Sanofi is aiming to provide 100 million doses of the vaccine by the end of the year

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Eli Lilly’s COVID-19 antibody combination reduces risk of hospitalisations and death

High-risk patients treated with the two drugs had a 70% reduction in hospitalisation and death

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Pfizer/BioNTech to develop a booster dose for their COVID-19 vaccine

Boosters will be designed to protect against new variants

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Regeneron’s antibody cocktail prevents COVID-19 in high-risk patients

Monoclonal antibodies prevented 100% of symptomatic infections

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UK study finds antibiotics azithromycin and doxycycline ineffective against COVID-19

PRINCIPLE study evaluated the commonly-used antibiotics in patients aged over 50

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AZ refutes reports suggesting its COVID-19 vaccine is less effective in the elderly

German media reports suggested vaccine is less than 10% effective in the elderly

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Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine appears effective against UK and South Africa variants

However, vaccine has a six-fold reduction in neutralising antibodies against SA strain

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UPDATED: Gilead says remdesivir likely to be effective against new COVID-19 strains

FDA approved the antiviral drug for the treatment of hospitalised COVID-19 patients in October 2020

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Merck ends its COVID-19 vaccine programme after disappointing early trial results

Immune responses were inferior to levels observed in recovered COVID-19 patients

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AstraZeneca reduces initial COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to the EU

Deliveries in the first quarter have been cut by 60%

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Pfizer/BioNTech reach vaccine supply agreement with COVAX

Up to 40 million doses will be supplied to the international vaccine-sharing facility

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