Enrolment of Older Adults Begins In COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trial
Emory University (Atlanta, GA, USA) has begun enrolling adults aged over 55 years in the clinical trial of an investigational vaccine designed to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Enrolling older adult volunteers will help investigators better understand vaccination outcomes among older people, who face a higher risk of complications from COVID-19 than younger individuals. More...22 Apr 2020
Rockefeller Foundation Lays Out Massive COVID-19 Testing Action Plan for US
The Rockefeller Foundation (New York, NY, USA) has laid out a National COVID-19 Testing Action Plan which outlines the precise steps necessary to enact robust testing, tracing, and coordination to more safely reopen the US economy – starting with a dramatic expansion of testing from one million tests per week to initially three million per week and then 30 million per week. More...22 Apr 2020
MedTest Dx Offers Only FDA Approved Quantitative Test for G6PD Status of COVID-19 Patients
MedTest Dx, Inc. (Canton, MI, USA), a solution provider for clinical diagnostic testing, is offering its Pointe Scientific-branded assay for the highly sensitive quantification of G6PD in whole blood. More...22 Apr 2020
COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Based on Engineered Dog Virus Shows Promise in Promoting Immune Response
Researchers at the University of Georgia (Athens, GA, USA) College of Veterinary Medicine has developed a COVID-19 vaccine candidate that has proven successful in promoting an immune response in early test models. More...22 Apr 2020
Randox Unveils Whole Pathogen Molecular Controls for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
Randox Laboratories (Crumlin, UK) has developed whole pathogen quality controls to support accurate coronavirus testing. The molecular controls are currently being used as part of a nationwide testing program for frontline NHS workers. More...22 Apr 2020
First US COVID-19 Patient Treated with Artificial Antibody in Clinical Trial
Temple University Hospital (Philadelphia, PA, USA) has treated the first patient in the US in the BREATHE clinical trial evaluating the impact of intravenous treatment with gimsilumab on mortality for patients with COVID-19 and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). More...21 Apr 2020
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