Dr. Atul Gawande, a coronavirus advisor to President-elect Joe Biden, told CNBC on Wednesday he participated in Moderna‘s Covid-19 vaccine trial. “My mother, at 84, said, ‘I want to give back,’ so she signed up for the trial. I said if my mom can do that, then I’ll sign up for …
Read More »California’s Covid surge forces trial delay of Theranos Elizabeth Holmes
Elizabeth Holmes, founder and former CEO of Theranos, arrives for motion hearing on Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, at the U.S. District Court House inside Robert F. Peckham Federal Building in San Jose, California. Yichuan Cao | NurPhoto | Getty Images A surge in coronavirus cases in California has led to …
Read More »Elizabeth Holmes Theranos trial to be held in person with masks, social distancing
Elizabeth Holmes David Orrell | CNBC In what is expected to be one of the most high profile trials in years, Elizabeth Holmes will face jurors wearing clear face masks in a socially distanced courtroom, a judge said Wednesday. The trial, to begin March 9, 2021 at a San Jose …
Read More »Britain tries to cool AstraZeneca concerns, CEO touts new vaccine trial
A man walks past a sign at an AstraZeneca site in Macclesfield, central England. Phil Noble | Reuters LONDON — Government ministers and experts in Britain have openly backed a coronavirus vaccine from AstraZeneca and Oxford University, after doubts were raised in the U.S. this week. Housing Minister Robert Jenrick …
Read More »Siemens, Deutsche Bahn plan trial of hydrogen-powered train
The Deutsche Bahn AG logo photographed on the Bahntower, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin. Christoph Soeder | picture alliance | Getty Images Siemens Mobility and Deutsche Bahn have laid out plans to develop and trial a hydrogen fuel-cell train, in the latest example of major firms turning to a technology which could …
Read More »Pfizer trial participant Sen. Steve Daines urges trust
Republican Sen. Steve Daines of Montana on Friday urged Americans to have confidence in the coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech, relying on his experience as a participant in the companies’ phase three clinical trial. The U.S. pharmaceutical giant and German biotech firm said earlier Friday they intended to apply …
Read More »Oxford trial chief says Covid vaccine could be ready at a similar time to others
Staff at CSL are seen working in the lab on Nov. 8 in Melbourne, Australia. CSL will begin manufacturing AstraZeneca-Oxford University Covid-19 vaccine from Monday. Darrian Traynor | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — The coronavirus vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca could still be …
Read More »GOP Sen. Rob Portman on joining Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine trial
Sen. Rob Portman told CNBC on Tuesday that he’s participating in Johnson & Johnson‘s Covid-19 vaccine clinical trial, hoping to underscore the importance of vaccines in ending the pandemic. “The most important thing we can do right now is get these vaccines out and on the market, and we’ve got …
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