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- US Plans to Ship First Coronavirus Vaccines Within 24 Hours of FDA Approvalhttps://modernod.com/news/us-plans-to-ship-first-coronavirus-vaccines-within-24-hours-of-fda-approval/2478291/US officials on Wednesday indicated that a COVID-19 vaccine will start to be distributed within about 24 hours after a license or emergency-use authorization (EUA) is issued. Paul Ostrowski, who is overseeing logistics for the US government’s Operation Warp Speed initiative, said that the o
- AstraZeneca Must Explain Spinal Ailment to Resume Vaccine Trialhttps://modernod.com/news/astrazeneca-must-explain-spinal-ailment-to-resume-vaccine-trial/2478268/A day after pausing its COVID-19 vaccine trials due to a possible serious neurological problem in one patient, AstraZeneca faced numerous questions about what exactly caused the issue and whether it could be related to the vaccine, according to a Bloomberg News
- AGTC Provides Trial Design Update for its Phase 2/3 XLRP Clinical Trialhttps://modernod.com/news/agtc-provides-trial-design-update-for-its-phase-2-3-xlrp-clinical-trial/2478261/Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation provided additional information about the proposed design of the planned phase 2/3 trial for its X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) clinical program, which is expected to commence in the first quarter of 2021, and new preliminary data on
- HHS Bids $250 Million Contract Meant to ‘Defeat Despair and Inspire Hope’ on Coronavirushttps://modernod.com/news/hhs-bids-250-million-contract-meant-to-defeat-despair-and-inspire-hope-on-coronavirus/2478236/As the presidential election fast approaches, the Department of Health and Human Services is bidding out a more than $250 million contract to a communications firm as it seeks to “defeat despair and inspire hope” about the coronavirus pandemic, according to a
- Americans See Hospitals as More Trustworthy Than FDA or CDC on COVID-19 Vaccine Information, Poll Findshttps://modernod.com/news/americans-see-hospitals-as-more-trustworthy-than-fda-or-cdc-on-covid-19-vaccine-information-poll-finds/2478225/When it comes to getting information about a future COVID-19 vaccine, Americans see hospitals as more trustworthy sources than federal agencies like the Food and Drug Administration or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according to a new poll, as
- Fewer Side Effects Helped Spur Pfizer, BioNTech to Advance BNT162b2 Over Earlier COVID-19 Vaccine Candidatehttps://modernod.com/news/fewer-side-effects-helped-spur-pfizer-biontech-to-advance-bnt162b2-over-earlier-covid-19-vaccine-candidate/2478189/Pfizer and BioNTech released more details about why they recently selected their experimental coronavirus vaccine BNT162b2 over another candidate to advance into late-stage testing. According to a paper available on the medRxiv preprint server presenting additional phase 1 data from an ongoing US
- Russia’s Approval of Virus Vaccine Greeted With Some Alarmhttps://modernod.com/news/russias-approval-of-virus-vaccine-greeted-with-some-alarm/2478146/Russia on Tuesday became the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine for use in tens of thousands of its citizens despite international skepticism about injections that have not completed clinical trials and were studied in only dozens of pe
- Can You Get COVID-19 Through Your Eyes? Possibly.https://modernod.com/news/can-you-get-covid-19-through-your-eyes-possibly/2478112/We know that the coronavirus can enter the body through the nose and mouth — hence the constant recommendations from doctors to wear face coverings and practice social distancing. But what abou
- ReFocus Eye Health Acquires OptiCare Eye Health & Vision Centershttps://modernod.com/news/refocus-eye-health-acquires-opticare-eye-health-vision-centers/2478105/ReFocus Eye Health has announced the acquisition of OptiCare Eye Health & Vision Centers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We couldn’t be more excited about the surgeons and staff of OptiCare becoming part of the ReFocus family,”
- Alcon to Showcase Latest Innovations, Data at ASRS 2020 Virtual Annual Meetinghttps://modernod.com/news/alcon-to-showcase-latest-innovations-data-at-asrs-2020-virtual-annual-meeting/2478040/Alcon will present key data highlighting advancements in vitreoretinal surgery during the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) 2020 virtual annual meeting, taking place July 24-26. New data about the effectiveness of the Hypervit Dual Blade Vitrectomy Probe and other retina surgical plat