In a rather shocking turn of events, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sneaked in a “Future Framework”1 scheme that will allow Pfizer and Moderna to reformulate and release updated COVID shots without conducting any additional human clinical trials, other than what’s already been done.2,3,4 FDA Rewrites the Rules on the Fly A vote on… Read More: How Vaccine Trials Routinely Rig the Results »
This is a blatant sales pitch for clinical trials and I make no apology for it. Every step we’ve taken in our fight against Covid has been pioneered and brought to fruition by research and science. Every tool used to fight the pandemic is the result of invention and collaboration by scientists and doctors. And… Read More: ‘Clinical trials crucial to new Covid vaccines in battle against… »
AstraZeneca announced that it was restarting phase three coronavirus vaccine trials after they were paused when a participant became ill. The pharmaceutical giant announced the resumption on Saturday after the trials were put on hold on Sunday. The patient in question, a woman, was from the United Kingdom and reportedly suffered a rare spinal cord… Read More: AstraZeneca to resume vaccine trials after ‘potentially unexplained illness’ prompted… »
By Michael Le Page A volunteer participating in trial for a covid-19 vaccine in FloridaCHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images A large trial of a coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford has begun in the US. With similar trials already under way in the UK and Brazil, hopes are rising that we could find out… Read More: Human trials of Oxford coronavirus vaccine have begun in the… »