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The Latest Scientific and Medical Developments on COVID-19
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The Latest on COVID-19
The California Biotechnology Foundation is committed to keeping you up to date about COVID-19 testing, treatment and prevention advancements. The following resources track what progress has been made as of October 23, 2020. Notable advancements include:
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The Food and Drug Administration approved Gilead Sciences’ antiviral drug remdesivir as a treatment for the coronavirus.
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Pfizer Inc said it may file for U.S. authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine in late November if the vaccine is effective based on its 40,000 person clinical trial.
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The National Institutes of Health launched a new trial of three companies’ immune modulator drugs to treat hospitalized COVID-19 patients: Johnson & Johnson, Bristol Myers Squibb and AbbVie.