COVID-19 vaccine development pipeline gears up

[gracielle]

There was an unpleasant projection in this article: "Its differential characteristic is the use of two different adenoviruses to generate the antibody response....That allows researchers to expect up to 70-80% effectiveness, against 30-50% of others in the race." I was rather hoping for 100%.

5 Things to Know About a COVID Vaccine: It Won’t Be a ‘Magic Wand’ - KFF Health News

Approval of a vaccine will be an important step in defeating COVID-19. But it won’t immediately end the pandemic.

khn.org

 

[Sojourner]

5 Things to Know About a COVID Vaccine: It Won’t Be a ‘Magic Wand’ - KFF Health News

Approval of a vaccine will be an important step in defeating COVID-19. But it won’t immediately end the pandemic.

khn.org

Downer, but in truth I had actually expected (but hope for better) something along the lines of the annual weakly-effective flu shot. Something that might make a difference is that one can be tested following injection for Covid antibodies. At least you will know where you stand - maybe. We're never tested after a flu shot and I don't know if it would profit if one could be. I like your red hat.

 

[UK Man]

I would like to see a breakdown of those who have sadly died as a direct result of having the virus......especially things like age and health issues pre virus. I still haven't seen any evidence that shows fit and healthy peple have been dropping like flies....quite the opposite in fact.

 

[gracielle]

Downer, but in truth I had actually expected (but hope for better) something along the lines of the annual weakly-effective flu shot. Something that might make a difference is that one can be tested following injection for Covid antibodies. At least you will know where you stand - maybe. We're never tested after a flu shot and I don't know if it would profit if one could be. I like your red hat.

Interesting. What you suggest could be one of the next R&D projects initiated after large-scale vaccination campaigns have occurred utilizing these first-generation vaccines.

 

[gracielle]

I would like to see a breakdown of those who have sadly died as a direct result of having the virus......especially things like age and health issues pre virus. I still haven't seen any evidence that shows fit and healthy peple have been dropping like flies....quite the opposite in fact.

Table 3. Conditions contributing to deaths involving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), by age group, United States. Week ending 2/1/2020 to 10/31/2020.*

COVID-19 Provisional Counts - Weekly Updates by Select Demographic and Geographic Characteristics

Tabulated data on provisional COVID-19 deaths by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin, and comorbidities. Also includes an index of state-level and county-level mortality data available for download.

www.cdc.gov

Statistics » COVID-19 Daily Deaths

Health and high quality care for all, <br />now and for future generations

www.england.nhs.uk

 

[gracielle]

Government: Coronavirus vaccine 'won't be mandatory' in Argentina

Government officials said Thursday that the deployment of any coronavirus vaccine in Argentina will not be mandatory, as they sought to calm concerns over treatments used to tackle Covid-19.

www.batimes.com.ar

 

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Vacuna rusa en Argentina: el misterioso laboratorio de San Isidro que hará de "puente" entre los rusos y el Gobierno

Se llama HLB Pharma. Fue fundado en 2004. Hace tres años quedó en convocatoria de acreedores, situación que aún no pudo superar formalmente.

www.clarin.com

3 November 2020
Their technical director speaks. Russian vaccine in Argentina: the mysterious San Isidro laboratory that will act as a “bridge” between the Russians and the Government....

Vacuna rusa en Argentina: el misterioso laboratorio de San Isidro que hará de "puente" entre los rusos y el Gobierno

Se llama HLB Pharma. Fue fundado en 2004. Hace tres años quedó en convocatoria de acreedores, situación que aún no pudo superar formalmente.

translate.google.com

UPDATE:

Alberto Fernández: "En diciembre podríamos vacunar a 10 millones de personas"

Alberto Fernández: "En diciembre podríamos vacunar a 10 millones de personas"

www.lanacion.com.ar

7 November 2020
Alberto Fernández: "In December we could vaccinate 10 million people"....
....Fernández, who yesterday had an "extensive talk" with his Russian counterpart , Vladimir Putin, for the provision of 20 million doses of vaccines, anticipated that the vaccine would be ready by the end of the year. And he added that the agreement, if it is concluded, will be state to state, without any laboratory as an intermediary....

 

[gracielle]

AMBA moves from 'isolation' to 'distancing'; Fernández talks up vaccine hopes

President Alberto Fernández confirms residents in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area will see a loosening of coronavirus restrictions as from next week, while revealing that Argentina hopes to have a vaccine by the end of the year.

www.batimes.com.ar

6 November 2020
....Fernández explained that Argentina is still in talks with other pharmaceutical firms whose vaccines are also in Phase III of testing.
"We could vaccinate 750,000 people with the Pfizer vaccine – which could be in Argentina by December – and we could have the AstraZeneca and Oxford [University] vaccine as of March," he said. He also noted that "one of the Chinese vaccines” was also a possibility.

 

[gracielle]

5 November 2020

What do we know about the Novavax and Pfizer COVID vaccines that Australia just signed up for?

Two more COVID-19 vaccines may now be on the cards for Australia, should they pass clinical trials. But, as with earlier vaccine deals, there are no guarantees.

theconversation.com

 

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29 October 2020

Scientists warn of new coronavirus variant spreading across Europe | Free to read

Genetic mutation that originated in Spain transmitted by returning holidaymakers, researchers find

www.ft.com

20A.EU1: la advertencia de Quirós a los porteños sobre la nueva cepa europea

Coronavirus. 20A.EU1: la advertencia de Fernán Quirós sobre el posible impacto de la nueva cepa que crece en Europa - LA NACION

www.lanacion.com.ar

30 October 2020
Coronavirus 20A. EU1: Fernán Quirós' warning about the possible impact of the new strain growing in Europe
The Minister of Health of the City of BA, Fernán Quirós, referred today to the new strain of Covid-19 that is spreading in Europe, 20A.EU, when warning how its spread in Argentina can be avoided and what prevention measures can be adopted from now on. In addition, he explained why this second wave of the disease occurred with such virulence in countries that are currently going through the autumn and with a large number of cases....

Coronavirus. 20A.EU1: la advertencia de Fernán Quirós sobre el posible impacto de la nueva cepa que crece en Europa

Coronavirus. 20A.EU1: la advertencia de Fernán Quirós sobre el posible impacto de la nueva cepa que crece en Europa

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6 November 2020

How hard is the coronavirus second wave hitting in Europe?

New lockdowns, nighttime curfews and military field hospitals: here's how European countries are trying to fight a fresh wave of coronavirus.

www.euronews.com