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Johnson & Johnson begins final phase of single-shot COVID-19 vaccine study

September 23, 2020 Admin 'final, ‘PHASE, begins, COVID19, Johnson, singleshot, Study, vaccine

Johnson & Johnson is beginning a huge final study to try to prove if a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine can protect

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Canada nails down 5th deal for potential COVID-19 vaccine

September 23, 2020 Admin Canada, COVID19, deal, down, nails, Potential, vaccine

Canada has now committed more than $ 1 billion to buy doses of COVID-19 vaccines after securing a fifth deal

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Trump says CDC director was ‘confused’ when he said COVID vaccine won’t roll out until mid-2021

September 17, 2020 Admin Confused, COVID, director, mid2021, Roll, said, says, Trump, until, vaccine, won't

U.S. President Donald Trump predicted on Wednesday at least 100 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine could be distributed by the

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Late-stage COVID-19 vaccine trial on pause due to possible serious side effect. Here’s what that means

September 10, 2020 Admin 'means, ‘PAUSE’, COVID19, effect, Here's, Latestage, possible, serious, side, trial, vaccine

A front-running team in the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine has put its late-stage trial on hold after a

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As coronavirus vaccine trial is paused, WHO says safety is top priority, not speed

September 9, 2020 Admin coronavirus, paused, priority', safety, says, speed, trial, vaccine

The latest: The safety of a prospective coronavirus vaccine comes “first and foremost,” the World Health Organization’s chief scientist said on

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Late-stage trial of COVID-19 vaccine paused after patient experiences ‘unexplained illness’

September 9, 2020 Admin after, COVID19, experiences, Illness, Latestage, patient, paused, trial, Unexplained, vaccine

Late-stage studies of a possible COVID-19 vaccine are on temporary hold while the company investigates whether a report of a patient

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Sinovac’s coronavirus vaccine candidate appears safe, immune responses slightly weaker in elderly

September 7, 2020 Admin appears, candidate, coronavirus, elderly, Immune, responses, safe, Sinovac's, slightly, vaccine, weaker

Chinese firm Sinovac Biotech Ltd. said on Monday its coronavirus vaccine candidate appeared to be safe for older people, according

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What the level of COVID-19 immunity in Canada could mean for the vaccine hunt

September 5, 2020 Admin 'could, Canada, COVID19, hunt, immunity, level, mean, vaccine

This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If you

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U.S. drug company Novavax signs deal to supply 76 million doses of possible COVID-19 vaccine to Canada

August 31, 2020 Admin Canada, company, COVID19, deal, doses, drug, million, Novavax, possible, signs, supply, U.S., vaccine

Canada’s federal government has signed an agreement in principle to acquire up to 76 million doses of a potential COVID-19

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Canadian COVID-19 clinical trial scrapped after China wouldn’t ship potential vaccine

August 27, 2020 Admin after, Canadian, China, clinical, COVID19, Potential, scrapped, ship, trial, vaccine, wouldn't

A collaboration between a Chinese company and a Halifax research team aiming to carry out Canada’s first clinical trials of

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