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  • FDA Authorizes Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use

    FDA Authorizes Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use

    On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration authorised the emergency use of a covid-19 vaccine developed by the Massachusetts-based biotech company Moderna. It’s the second such good news in as many weeks, following the FDA’s authorization of Pfizer and BioNTech’s similar mRNA vaccine. Both vaccines look to be highly effective.


  • Eli Lilly Pauses Covid-19 Antibody Trial Over Safety Concerns

    Eli Lilly Pauses Covid-19 Antibody Trial Over Safety Concerns

    Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly is the latest to temporarily halt one of its covid-19 clinical trials. The Phase III trial, involving an experimental antibody treatment for patients with the viral illness and sponsored by the federal government, was paused due to a “potential safety concern,” according to government emails obtained by the New York Times…