astrazeneca-oxford | ABS-CBN News

Testing times: More work needed on AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine trials

Kate Kelland, Reuters
Posted at Dec 09 04:00 AM

LONDON - AstraZeneca and Oxford University have more work to do to confirm whether their COVID-19 vaccine can be 90 percent effective, peer-reviewed data published in The Lancet showed on Tuesday, potentially slowing its eventual rollout in the fight against the pandemic. Read more »

US AstraZeneca vaccine trial will clear confusion on how well it works: scientist

Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters
Posted at Dec 08 02:59 AM

CHICAGO - A top US scientist overseeing COVID-19 vaccine trials expects a large US study to determine how effective AstraZeneca's experimental inoculation is, following perplexing results from other trials released by the company and partner Oxford University. Read more »

3 vaccine makers hurdle PH’s ethics review; Moderna, Pfizer consider application — DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 12:41 PM

Three COVID-19 vaccine makers seeking to run clinical trials in the Philippines passed the country's ethics review board, one of the requirements needed before undergoing evaluation by the Food and Drug Administration, an official said Monday.   Read more »

Duque, DOH workers willing to take first COVID-19 vaccines to prove safety

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 12:01 PM

The Department of Health on Monday said it would be willing to have its officials and employees inoculated with the first COVID-19 vaccines to be used in the Philippines to allay fears about safety and efficacy.   Read more »

AstraZeneca, Janssen nearing initial clearance by PH COVID-19 vaccine expert panel

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 04 01:29 PM

MANILA — The vaccine expert panel of the Philippines on Friday said that two vaccine developers might soon be given initial clearance for their proposed clinical trials in the country.   Read more »

Deal with AstraZeneca may be canceled if COVID-19 vaccine doesn’t pass FDA review - Duque

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 07:12 PM

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Monday said the Philippines can still void its supply deal with AstraZeneca if the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not approve its COVID-19 vaccine for use in the country. Read more »

PH seeks AstraZeneca’s answers to issues raised over COVID-19 vaccine trial data

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 05:00 PM

MANILA — Just before the Philippines, through the private sector, signs a deal to buy 2 million doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, government officials said they are awaiting for the company’s response to questions raised about the conduct of its clinical trials.   Read more »

Drug maker AstraZeneca applies for COVID-19 vaccine trials in PH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 12:37 PM

MANILA — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday said the country’s vaccine expert panel recently received and is now studying the application of United Kingdom-based drug maker AstraZeneca to hold COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials in the Philippines. Read more »

AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot candidate shows promise among elderly in trials

Kate Kelland, Reuters
Posted at Nov 19 04:22 PM

A potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca Plc and Oxford University produced a strong immune response in older adults, giving hope it may protect some of those most vulnerable to the disease. Read more »

Canada joins countries in real-time AstraZeneca COVID vaccine review

Steve Scherer, Reuters
Posted at Oct 03 02:06 AM

OTTAWA - Canada launched a real-time review of data from AstraZeneca and Oxford University's potential COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, the latest country to speed up its approval process. Read more »

AstraZeneca targets year-end for COVID-19 vaccine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 22 05:56 AM

A coronavirus vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca should be available globally "at cost price" by year-end, the firm's director-general said Tuesday.   Read more »

British drugmaker to make billion COVID vaccine doses if tests succeed

Aakash B, Reuters
Posted at May 21 05:25 PM

The British drugmaker said it had signed the first agreements to supply at least 400 million doses of the vaccine, which it is developing with Oxford University. Read more »

US orders 300 million doses of potential COVID-19 vaccine

Reuters
Updated as of May 21 06:37 PM

The US government has ordered 300 million doses of a potential COVID-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University and hopes first doses can be made available by October, the Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday.   Read more »