New COVID-19 test reduces testing time from 30 minutes to five
University of Birmingham researchers have invented a COVID-19 test that reduces testing time from 30 minutes to under five, whilst still delivering accurate results. The...
Rollout of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine begins
Patients at Oxford University Hospital have been the very first to receive the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine today, as the NHS begins its rollout programme. At...
Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in UK
The UK Government has accepted the recommendation from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to authorise Oxford University/AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine for use. The...
Global team of scientists unite to assess role of T cells in COVID-19 battle
The Global T cell Expert Consortium (GTEC) has been established to analyse evidence that T cell response is the critical next frontier in detecting,...
Pfizer and BioNTech receive EU authorisation for COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty
The European Commission (EC) has granted a conditional marketing authorisation (CMA) to Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine under the new name Comirnaty. Also known as...
BAME communities under-represented in COVID-19 clinical research
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has published data on participation in COVID-19 urgent public health research by ethnicity. Black, Asian or other...
NHS England announces network of ‘long COVID’ clinics
NHS England has invested £10 million in a network of clinics offering specialist support to thousands of patients suffering with the long-term symptoms of...
Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine confirmed as safe and effective
Following on from the results of the Phase I/II trial of the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine published in the scientific journal The Lancet, results...
Nasal spray to protect against COVID-19 is ready for use in humans
A nasal spray to provide protection against the COVID-19 virus has been formulated by researchers at the University of Birmingham, UK, using compounds already...
Implications of early COVID-19 vaccine data
News this week has largely been dominated by talk about a COVID-19 vaccine and finnCap’s Rude Health Life Sciences Sector Report is one of...