Pharmaceutical Industry

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AstraZeneca and The University of Oxford's covid-19 vaccine is 70% effective, the groups say. Here's everything we know about the vaccine so far.

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca made the announcement on Monday, saying that one dosing regimen showed the vaccine was 90% effective in preventing infection.

Late-stage trials showed that AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine with Oxford University was up to 90% effective in preventing disease.

Strides Pharma Science Ltd said it has received approval from the US health regulator for its generic version of Prednisone tablets

As vaccine trials show promising results that could eventually suppress coronavirus infections across the globe, social media posts are claiming that over-the-counter products such as vitamins and tonic water are the key to tackling the pandemic. The touting of unproven "cures" has been a feature since the start of the coronavirus crisis, but nothing has changed over time regarding their effectiveness and…

The chief adviser to the White House's COVID-19 vaccine development team, Operation Warp Speed, said on Sunday that people could begin receiving vaccinations as soon as 48 hours after a candidate is approved by the Food and Drug Administratio

The comments came after President Trump falsely took credit for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, which was found to be 95% effective.

West Bengal will likely lose the chance to conduct Phase II clinical trial of Russian Covid-19 vaccine candidate Sputnik V because of the delay in grant of approval by the state government

Regeneron's antibody combination was one of a number of treatments President Donald Trump took after being diagnosed with COVID-19.

"I do believe I am out of the woods at this point," he said on Facebook.

Companies could require employees to get vaccinated for the coronavirus, but there are still many unknowns, according to lawyers.

Several infectious diseases cause considerable mortality worldwide each year: Tuberculosis causes ∼1.2 million deaths, diarrheal disease causes ∼1.5 million deaths, and lower respiratory infections cause ∼700,000 deaths in children under 5 years old ([ 1 ][1]). Yet the scale and speed of innovation in developing tools for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) dwarf the development of those for global infectious…

CNBC's Meg Tirrell reports on the progress of the vaccine produced by the University of Oxford in England and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. The vaccine...

On Friday, pharmaceutical company Pfizer became the first company to submit a coronavirus vaccine to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for an emergency use authorization. Dr. James Phillips, Chief of Disaster Medicine at George Washington University Hospital, walks CBSN through what the approval process entails.

"As soon as the EUA is approved, within 24 hours, the vaccines will be in the immunization sites and people will be immunized," Dr. Moncef Slaoui told CNBC.

New offerings ensure pharmaceutical companies have the correct temperature controlled packaging at all phases of drug discovery and distribution

Analysts also predict that CVS and Walgreens will "take on a meaningful role" and provide up to 50% of all vaccines in the US.

Trying to close out major unfinished business, the Trump administration issued regulations Friday that could lower the prices Americans pay for many prescription drugs.

WASHINGTON — Trying to close out major unfinished business, the Trump administration issued regulations Friday that could lower the prices Americans pay for many prescription drugs. But in a time of political uncertainty, it's hard to say whether the rules will withstand expected legal challenges from the pharmaceutical industry or