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France approves antibody therapy for high-risk Covid cases

France approves antibody therapy for high-risk Covid cases

PARIS, Dec 11, 2021 (AFP) – French health authorities have approved the use of an anti-body treatment made by AstraZeneca for high-risk people who show resistance to vaccines against coronavirus. The independent public health body HAS Friday night announced “a greenlight for the preventive use of Evusheld… for patients with a very high-risk of contracting a severe form of Covid-19“. … Read more

Today marks the First Anniversary of the Novel Coronavirus

Coronavirus Updates

Coronaviruses are a family of hundreds of viruses that can cause fever, respiratory problems, and sometimes gastrointestinal symptoms too. The 2019 novel coronavirus is one of seven members of this family known to infect humans. In the past three decades, it has shifted from animals to humans. The COVID-19 virus spreads primarily through droplets of … Read more

New vaccine stable at refrigerator temperature for 30 days

New vaccine

A renowned pharmaceutical and biotech company, Moderna, is among the first few companies to release data on their COVID-19 vaccine candidates and their clinical trials. The novel coronavirus has so far infected around 55 million people around the world. More than 1.33 million people have died due to the virus till now. According to reports, … Read more

US gives $71 million to pharmaceutical firm for coronavirus vaccine device

On Tuesday, Inovio Pharmaceuticals said it has received $71 from America’s Department of Defense (DoD) to boost the production of the firm’s devices that are used to administer the Covid-19 experimental vaccine into the skin. Shares of the drug developer rose almost 13 percent to $17.27 before the opening bell. The DoD funding will be … Read more

Sindh Gov permits clinical trial for COVID-19 patients treatment with plasma

Pakistan coronavirus cases

The Sindh government has immediately given permission for a clinical trial for treatment of coronavirus patients with plasma. Sindh government allows plasma injection to corona patients in three hospitals on the basis of clinical trials. Plasma was allowed to used in two hospitals in Karachi and one in Hyderabad. Civil Hospital Karachi, National Institute of … Read more