COVID-19

Here's the coronavirus-related news from this week that you should know.

In an open letter, Pfizer Chairman and CEO wrote that safety and efficacy data for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate may be ready by the third week of November for FDA submission.

The study will determine whether certain approved therapies or investigational drugs warrant advancement into larger-scale clinical trials for COVID-19.

AstraZeneca's investigational long-acting antibody combination will advance into phase 3 trials.

Here's the roundup for this week's coronavirus-related news.

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine include pharmacists in the priority group for receiving the COVID-19 vaccine when available.

Regeneron and Eli Lilly have both submitted applications seeking emergency use authorization for their investigational COVID-19 therapies.

MJH Life Sciences™ COVID-19 Coalition will be hosting its next live webinar event “Navigating the COVID-19 Treatment Landscape: Clinical Controversies Explained” on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at 6 PM EDT.

Here's the coronavirus-related news from this week that you should know.

Moderna’s COVID-19 mRNA vaccine candidate appears to induce as strong an immune response in older adults as in younger adults, according to an interim analysis.

Members of the MJH Life Sciences COVID-19 Coalition weighed in on the latest pandemic information in a recent survey.

Beth Mitchell, Senior Director, Government Affairs, AmerisourceBergen, explains how independent community pharmacists can effectively advocate on behalf of their pharmacy on the federal and state levels.

Approximately 1-third of parents who participated in a national survey said they are unlikely to have their child vaccinated against the flu amid the pandemic.

Investigators also reported a potential association between initial viral load and mortality in patients with COVID-19.

Here's this week's roundup of the coronavirus-related news you should know.

Tocilizumab (Actemra; Genentech) reduced the likelihood of needing mechanical ventilation in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 associated pneumonia.

The Assure test is the only FDA authorized COVID-19 point-of-care serology test.

Johnson & Johnson has launched its large-scale phase 3 trial for Janssen’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

A new report illuminates the similarities and differences between COVID-19 and seasonal influenza.

A study evaluated interference between rhinovirus and influenza A virus during the 2009 pandemic.

The study evaluated COVID-19 patients within the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

Here's this week's coronavirus-related news you should know.

The Trump administration released its COVID-19 vaccine strategy, with pharmacies among the list of suggested providers for distribution.

A study compared cardiac events associated with azithromycin versus amoxicillin.

Heidi Polek, strategic program manager at DrFirst, discusses with Drug Topics the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on chronic conditions and medication adherence.