COVID-19 vaccine development pipeline gears up

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The Husband-and-Wife Team Behind the Leading Vaccine to Solve Covid-19 (Published 2020)

The German company BioNTech, founded by two scientists, has teamed up with Pfizer on a vaccine that was found to be more than 90 percent effective.

www.nytimes.com

 

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Russian Covid vaccine shows encouraging results - BBC News

The full trial results have not yet been published, but scientists welcomed the positive news.

www.bbc.com

Early results from trials of a Covid vaccine developed in Russia suggest it could be 92% effective.

 

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Covid vaccine update: Those that work - and the others on the way

Covid vaccination campaigns are under way in the UK and across the world.

www.bbc.com

....Would a vaccine protect everyone?
Not everyone responds the same to immunization. People will be watching the results in older people closely, because they are most at risk from the virus. But history also suggests any vaccine could be less successful in old people because an aged immune system does not respond as well to immunization. We see this every year with the annual flu jab. It may be possible to overcome this by either giving multiple doses or giving it alongside a (called an adjuvant) that gives the immune system a boost.

Adjuvants and Vaccines | Vaccine Safety | CDC

Vaccine adjuvants boost a person's immune response, providing better protection against disease. Learn which vaccines have them, and how they're monitored for safety by CDC.

www.cdc.gov

 

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Russian Covid vaccine shows encouraging results - BBC News

The full trial results have not yet been published, but scientists welcomed the positive news.

www.bbc.com

Early results from trials of a Covid vaccine developed in Russia suggest it could be 92% effective

I have more faith in Russian technology. When Putin uses a Russian poison against an opponent its closer to 99% effective.

 

[Rich One]

Pfizer CEO Alfred Bourla, sold US$5.6 MM of his Pfizer stock on the day of the press release announcing, 90 % efficacy. when the stock went up 19% ..!

A caveat is the -70 C storage requirement for the Pfizer vaccine. Not available in Argentina

 

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Pfizer CEO Alfred Bourla, sold US$5.6 MM of his Pfizer stock on the day of the press release announcing, 90 % efficacy. when the stock went up 19% ..!

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Get the latest Canadian business news, TSX updates, interest rates and Bank of Canada coverage. Explore stock market investing and get expert financial insights on investment portfolio strategies.

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I have more faith in Russian technology. When Putin uses a Russian poison against an opponent its closer to 99% effective.

True, Russia is known far and wide for the quality of its research and development which has resulted in products that dominate the worldwide markets and are the envy of Europe, the U.S., Japan, South Korea, and China. What could possibly go wrong?

 

[Rich One]

True, Russia is known far and wide for the quality of its research and development which has resulted in products that dominate the worldwide markets and are the envy of Europe, the U.S., Japan, South Korea, and China. What could possibly go wrong?

Maybe but after Pfizer claimed a 90 % efficacy Russians claimed a 92% .. funny One Upmanship..!

 

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A caveat is the -70 C storage requirement for the Pfizer vaccine. Not available in Argentina

Deep-Freeze Hurdle Makes Pfizer’s Vaccine One for the Rich

When Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE’s Covid-19 vaccine rolls off production lines, Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. will be waiting to distribute it through a complex and costly system of deep-freeze airport warehouses, refrigerated vehicles and inoculation points across China.

www.bloomberg.com

 

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Jorge Asís sobre la vacuna rusa: "Por ahora, fue un anuncio mediático de Alberto Fernández" SOCIEDAD El Intransigente

Además, el periodista se refirió a la salida de María Eugenia Bielsa del Ministerio de Hábitat y Desarrollo Habitacional. El lugar estará ocupado por Jorge Ferraresi, intendente de Avellaneda. Jorge Asís, Vacuna contra el coronavirus

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11 November 2020
The Intransigent with Dr. Nelson Castro. Interview: Jorge Asís on the Russian vaccine: «For now, it was a media advertisement by Alberto Fernández»
The journalist and writer Jorge Asís, as he does every Wednesday, spoke with Luis Novaresio on "Animales Sueltos." The same political analyst who was the first to report on the trip to Russia by the Secretary for Access to Health, Carla Vizzotti. The writer affirmed that within the government of Alberto Fernández there is "a spring period" and that can come to an end "if the deal is not closed." The analyst referred to the Russian vaccine and the delay from the Executive to "issue a purchase order."

In this sense, he said that "everything is fine" between the national and Russian governments, but that, until now, "it was only a media announcement." Within this framework, Asís denied that "eleven million doses" will be available for December. The political analyst assured that "at most, only 500,000 vaccines will arrive." "There could be an excessive loquacity on the part of Fernández that does not match reality," he said.

Likewise, Jorge Asís reported that, the province of Buenos Aires, seeks to "rush" ANMAT with the authorization papers for the Russian vaccine. "While moving forward with all the bureaucracy of an import, we wait for a purchase order that does not appear," said the political analyst. “Every day that passes, that possibility of acquiring 25 million will become very difficult. If it continues like this, I bet you that not even three million will arrive by December ", analyzed Asís tonight in "Animales Sueltos".

“From the national government there is no determination to close the deal with the Russians. This happens, because, I think there are enthusiasms without follow through. There is a certain amateurism on the part of the Executive. They (Alberto Fernández and Axel Kicillof) spoke with (President of Russia) Vladimir Putin and could not exploit that dialogue. In other words, talking to Putin is 'more or less' important. However, what is behind, is the fight of laboratories to carry out all the bureaucratic processes of the vaccine, "he said.