AstraZeneca resumed its COVID-19 vaccine trials after uncovering a mysterious reaction

Tuesday, September 15, 2020 - 10:30 in Health & Medicine

A growing number of epidemiologists and other researchers say drug companies should be overly transparent about the details of their COVID-19 vaccine research and clinical trials. (Unsplash/)As summer bleeds into fall, the coronavirus remains a steady part of our lives and is likely to play a key role in how society functions for the next year. In an interview last week with Jennifer Garner on Instagram, Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, surmised that if we are able to bring a safe and effective vaccine to market by the end of 2020, it will still likely be late into 2021 before we are able to do normal activities, like going to a theater while comfortably not wearing a mask. The entire 30-minute interview is worth a watch. Here’s everything else you need to know this week.British-based drug company AstraZeneca will resume its Phase 2/3...

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