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FDA to weigh half-dosing Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, Operation Warp Speed official says

Volunteers prepared doses of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at Forand Manor in Central Falls, RI on Dec. 30, 2020.

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Covid vaccine: US may cut some Moderna doses in half to speed rollout

COVID-19 vaccine in order to speed vaccinations, a federal official said on Sunday.Moncef Slaoui, head of Operation Warp Speed, the federal vaccine program, said on CBS' "Face the Nation" that officials were in talks with Moderna and the Food and Drug Administration about the idea.

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Coronavirus: ‘It is normal to expect variants’ of COVID-19 virus, says Operation Warp Speed chief adviser

On Sunday’s episode of CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Operation Warp Speed Chief Adviser Moncef Slaoui said that “it is normal to expect variants” of the COVID-19 virus since it is normal behaviour for coronaviruses to mutate, and that vaccines should work on protecting the population against variants of the novel coronavirus.

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Trump has been told to wait on vaccination — here’s why

coronavirus — a group that includes U.S. President Donald Trump — should be vaccinated.Moncef Slaoui, the chief adviser of Operation Warp Speed, told CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday that the vaccine is safe for those who have recovered and offers stronger and potentially longer protection than does the virus itself.

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Biden to receive COVID vaccine as Trump remains on sidelines

WASHINGTON – The leader of the Trump administration's vaccination program says people who have been infected with the coronavirus — a group that includes President Donald Trump — should be vaccinated.Moncef Slaoui, the chief adviser of Operation Warp Speed, told CNN's “State of the Union” on Sunday that the vaccine is safe for those who have recovered and offers stronger and potentially longer protection than does the virus itself.“We know that infection doesn’t induce a very strong immune response and it wanes over time. So I think, as a clear precaution, it is appropriate to be vaccinated because it’s safe," he said.

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US angling to secure more of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine

WASHINGTON – U.S. officials say they’re actively negotiating for additional purchases of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine after passing up a chance to lock in a contract this summer since it was still unclear how well the shots would work.

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Biden to meet with U.S. coronavirus vaccine adviser this week, official says

coronavirus vaccines said on Sunday he planned to meet with President-elect Joe Biden this week to discuss coronavirus vaccines as they are expected to be rolled out to the first Americans later this month.Moncef Slaoui, Operation Warp Speed chief adviser, said he has not yet met with Biden, who has criticized the Trump administration’s vaccine distribution plan.“We really look forward to it because actually things have been really very appropriately planned,” Slaoui said in an interview with CBS’ “Face the Nation.” Biden to immediately ask Americans for 100 days of wearing masks after swearing-in Biden said on Friday his team had not seen a detailed plan from the Trump administration to distribute vaccine to various states.“There is no

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AstraZeneca data hint at halting severe covid, Moncef Slaoui Says

AstraZeneca Plc found that 16 participants who received a placebo in its clinical trial contracted severe Covid-19, a sign that the shot could block the worst cases of disease.The British drugmaker and its partner, the University of Oxford, said earlier Monday that none of the trial participants who received the vaccine had become severely ill, and that none of the patients in that group were hospitalized.“That’s very important," said Moncef Slaoui, chief scientific adviser to Operation Warp Speed, in an interview with Bloomberg News. “It’s exciting."Slaoui revealed the placebo-arm data after Astra and Oxford said their vaccine prevented 70% of people from getting Covid-19 in large trials in the UK and Brazil.

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Americans could get 1st coronavirus vaccine shot by mid-December: U.S. official

COVID-19 inoculations could start getting shots within a day or two of regulatory consent next month, a top official of the government’s vaccine development effort said on Sunday.Some 70% of the U.S. population of 330 million would need to be inoculated to achieve “herd” immunity from the virus, a goal the country could achieve by May, according to Dr.

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US expects to begin Covid vaccinations in early December

The United States hopes to begin a sweeping programme of Covid-19 vaccinations in early December, the head of the government coronavirus vaccine effort said today as cases surge across the worst-hit nation.

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Temple University Hospital recruiting participants for Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial

PHILADELPHIA - Temple University Hospital is encouraging people to enroll in a Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial evaluating the safety of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen investigational COVID-19 vaccine."The potential to save lives and prevent serious illness that's what's at stake here," Tony Reed, executive VP and Chief Medical Medical Officer at Temple University Health System, said.Those who do will have an appointment and screening to make sure they are eligible to get their shot and go home to monitor their symptoms. The ENSEMBLE study will look at 60,000 adults across the world.Dr. Moncef Slaoui, chief advisor to Operation Warp Speed, says many vaccines approved by the FDA had studies with less than 30,000.

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Trump's Covid vaccine team will not brief Biden administration: US senators

Officials working on vaccine distribution planning under President Donald Trump have no intention of briefing anyone on President-elect Joe Biden's transition team, Democratic senators said on Thursday, as Biden warned the failure to share information would cost lives."Just off a conference call with Trump Administration vaccine distribution team," Senator Chris Murphy said on Twitter. "They confirmed that they have not briefed anyone on President-elect Biden's team and have no plans to do so.

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Trump’s coronavirus vaccine team won’t brief Biden’s administration, U.S. Senators say

Donald Trump’s vaccine distribution effort have not briefed anyone on President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team, and have no plans to do so, Democratic U.S. senators said after a White House call on Thursday.“Just off a conference call with Trump Administration vaccine distribution team,” Senator Chris Murphy said on Twitter.

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NIH: AstraZeneca's pause on COVID-19 vaccine study shows there will be 'no compromises' on safety

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 19: A general view of AstraZeneca is seen during Prime Minister Scott Morrison's visit on August 19, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. The Australian government has announced an agreement with the British pharmaceutical giant Astr Behind-the-scenes monitors known as the “data and safety monitoring board” in Britain paused vaccinations while alerting its safety counterparts in the U.S., said Dr.

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U.S. recruits scientists abroad to test COVID-19 vaccine candidates, pledges access to doses

Trump administration’s coronavirus vaccine project is recruiting scientists in South Africa and Latin America to help test possible vaccines in U.S.- backed clinical trials, pledging to ease their countries’ access to any successful products, Reuters has learned.Moncef Slaoui, a former pharmaceutical executive who heads Operation Warp Speed, a multi-billion dollar U.S. collaboration between the federal government and drugmakers, made the commitment to international scientists late last month, two people familiar with the matter said.

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US hiring scientists abroad for covid vaccine trials

WASHINGTON : The Trump administration’s coronavirus vaccine project is recruiting scientists in South Africa and Latin America to help test possible vaccines in U.S.- backed clinical trials, pledging to ease their countries’ access to any successful products, Reuters has learned.Moncef Slaoui, a former pharmaceutical executive who heads Operation Warp Speed, a multi-billion dollar U.S. collaboration between the federal government and drugmakers, made the commitment to international scientists late last month, two people familiar with the matter said.Researchers in South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, Peru and Argentina are in discussions to join U.S.

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Trump taps new team to develop, deploy COVID-19 vaccine

"I just want to make something clear. It's very important. Vaccine or no vaccine, we're back. And we're starting a process."

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'Operation Warp Speed': Trump hopes for Covid-19 vaccine by end of year

US President Donald Trump Friday said he hoped a COVID-19 vaccine would be available by the end of the year, and announced he was appointing a former pharmaceutical executive to spearhead the effort.

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US govt working with other countries on vaccine, says Trump

US President Donald Trump has said the US government was working with other countries to develop a coronavirus vaccine at an accelerated pace while preparing to distribute a vaccine once one is ready.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0