DHL warns of delivery issues for Covid-19n vaccine in poorer countries
3rd Sep 2020 10:25
(Sharecast News) - DHL warned on Thursday that two-thirds of the world's population is unlikely to have easy access to any Covid-19 vaccine requiring storage at freezing temperatures.
Read moreGSK, Sanofi start trials of Covid-19 vaccine
3rd Sep 2020 07:03
(Sharecast News) - Sanofi and GSK said they had started a Phase 1/2 clinical trial for Covid-19 vaccine involving 440 people in the US.
Read moreUS will not participate in international initiative to develop Covid-19 vaccine
2nd Sep 2020 09:12
(Sharecast News) - The US government said overnight that it will not participate in a global initiative to develop, manufacture and equitably distribute a vaccine for Covid-19 due to the World Health Organization's involvement.
Read moreModerna says Covid-19 vaccine also generates antibodies among elderly
26th Aug 2020 16:56
(Sharecast News) - Moderna shares found a bid in the middle of the week after the biotechnology outfit announced that its experimental Covid-19 vaccine did generate antibodies against the disease in elderly patients.
Read moreEurope open: 'Mini' trade deal, US Covid-19 treatment boost stocks
24th Aug 2020 12:13
(Sharecast News) - Stocks began the week with solid gains as investors cheered news that US health regulators had cleared the use of a potentially key treatment for Covid-19, convalescent plasma.
Read moreGoldman Sachs thinks markets underpricing odds for Covid-19 vaccine before year end
6th Aug 2020 15:23
(Sharecast News) - Goldman Sachs thinks the world will be in a very different place in three months' time on at least three front, so much so that investors' expectations for the outcomes will likely set the tone for trading until then.
Read moreGSK receives FDA approval for blood cancer drug
6th Aug 2020 08:02
(Sharecast News) - Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for the use of belantamab mafodotin-blmf (BLENREP) in the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.
Read moreWHO warns 'silver bullet' for Covid-19 may never come
3rd Aug 2020 13:01
(Sharecast News) - The World Health Organization warned on Monday that there is a possibility that a "silver bullet" to combat Covid-19 may never come despite the existing strong hopes for a vaccine.
Read moreSanofi under investigation on charges including manslaughter
3rd Aug 2020 11:26
(Sharecast News) - Healthcare company Sanofi Aventis France said on Monday that it had been placed under investigation for charges, including manslaughter.
Read moreGSK and Sanofi in talks to supply 300m vaccine doses to EU
3rd Aug 2020 07:43
(Sharecast News) - GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi said they were in advanced talks with the European Commission to supply up to 300m doses of a Covid-19 vaccine
Read moreWashington to support GSK and Sanofi Covid-19 vaccine with $2.1bn
31st Jul 2020 12:35
(Sharecast News) - GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi have inked an agreement with the US government to speed up development and manufacturing of their Covid-19 vaccine candidate at scale.
Read moreGlaxoSmithKline stands by full-year EPS guidance but with a caveat
29th Jul 2020 12:30
(Sharecast News) - GlaxoSmithKline saw its top line shrink over the second quarter, somewhat ironically as the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted its vaccines unit.
Read moreGlaxoSmithKline stands by full-year EPS guidance but with a caveat
29th Jul 2020 12:30
(Sharecast News) - GlaxoSmithKline saw its top line shrink over the second quarter, somewhat ironically as the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted its vaccines unit.
Read moreIran launches missiles at mock US Navy ship raising tensions
29th Jul 2020 08:49
(Sharecast News) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards conducted military drills this week and launched missiles at a mock US Navy ship, leading two nearby US military bases to go on heightened alert.
Read moreSanofi and GSK to provide UK with 60m doses of Covid-19 vaccine
29th Jul 2020 07:31
(Sharecast News) - French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline have agreed to provide the UK with as many as 60.0m doses of their Covid-19 vaccine candidate, subject to final contract.
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