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AstraZeneca puts COVID-19 vaccine trial on hold

AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN) announced today that it voluntarily paused the trials for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate after an unexplained illness.

The company said in a news release that a standard review process was triggered so an independent committee could review safety data surrounding a single event of an unexplained illness that occurred in the UK Phase III trial for the AZD1222 vaccine being developed in collaboration with Oxford University.

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AstraZeneca puts COVID-19 vaccine trial on hold

AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN) announced today that it voluntarily paused the trials for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate after an unexplained illness.

The company said in a news release that a standard review process was triggered so an independent committee could review safety data surrounding a single event of an unexplained illness that occurred in the UK Phase III trial for the AZD1222 vaccine being developed in collaboration with Oxford University.

“As part of the ongoing randomized, controlled global trials of the Oxford coronavirus vaccine, our standard review process was triggered and we voluntarily paused vaccination to allow review of safety data by an independent committee,” an AstraZeneca spokesperson told Drug Discovery & Development in a statement. “This is a routine action which has to happen whenever there is a potentially unexplained illness in one of the trials, while it is investigated, ensuring we maintain the integrity of the t…

Drug companies agree not to release COVID-19 vaccine until it’s ready

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Executives from nine different drug companies today announced a pledge to ensure safety with a potential COVID-19 vaccine.

The CEOs of AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN), BioNTech (NSDQ:BNTX), GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Merck (NYSE:MRK), Moderna (NSDQ:MRNA), Novavax (NSDQ:NVAX), Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) and Sanofi (NYSE:SNY), all of whom are developing vaccine candidates, all signed the pledge, which vows to “uphold the integrity of the scientific process” as they pursue regulatory approvals of the first vaccines for the novel coronavirus.

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Drug companies agree not to release COVID-19 vaccine until it’s ready

[Photo by Fusion Medical Animation on Unsplash]

Executives from nine different drug companies today announced a pledge to ensure safety with a potential COVID-19 vaccine.

The CEOs of AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN), BioNTech (NSDQ:BNTX), GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Merck (NYSE:MRK), Moderna (NSDQ:MRNA), Novavax (NSDQ:NVAX), Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) and Sanofi (NYSE:SNY), all of whom are developing vaccine candidates, all signed the pledge, which vows to “uphold the integrity of the scientific process” as they pursue regulatory approvals of the first vaccines for the novel coronavirus.

“FDA has established clear guidance for the development of COVID-19 vaccines and clear criteria for their potential authorization or approval in the US,” the pledge states. “FDA’s guidance and criteria are based on the scientific and medical principles necessary to clearly dem…

AstraZeneca denies it’s seeking an EUA for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate

AstraZeneca has denied news reports it’s involved in talks with U.S. authorities about an emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

The denial comes after recent news reports claiming the Trump administration is eyeing a plan to fast-track the vaccine candidate, AZD1222, before the upcoming Nov. 3 presidential election.

“AstraZeneca has not discussed emergency use authorization with the U.S. government, and it would be premature to speculate on that possibility,” AstraZeneca spokesperson Brendan McEvoy told MassDevice’s sister site Drug Discovery and Development via email.

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AstraZeneca denies it’s seeking an EUA for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate

AstraZeneca has denied news reports that the British pharmaceutical company is involved in talks with U.S. authorities about an emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

The denial comes after recent news reports claiming the Trump administration is eyeing a plan to fast-track the vaccine candidate, AZD1222, before the upcoming Nov. 3 presidential election.

“AstraZeneca has not discussed emergency use authorization with the U.S. government, and it would be premature to speculate on that possibility,” AstraZeneca spokesperson Brendan McEvoy told Drug Discovery and Development via email..

While AstraZeneca has denied these discussions, that didn’t stop shares of the company to climb following news of the current U.S. presidential administration’s interest in securing the emergency use authorization for its vaccine.

According to a report from The Financial Times, members of the Trump team, including White House chief of staff Ma…

Oxford researchers report positive early trial results for COVID-19 vaccine candidate

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Researchers at Oxford University say early-stage results from a Phase I/II clinical trial of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate display safety and strong immune responses.

Results, published in The Lancet, revealed that the vaccine is safe, causes few side effects and induces strong immune responses in both parts of the immune system in the fight against COVID-19, which is caused by SARS-CoV-2.

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