The biopharmaceutical industry is at the forefront of COVID-19 news due to major advances in vaccine development. Now, more than a year since the first case of COVID-19 and nearing a year since daily life has been upended by...more
12/1/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
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Pfizer ,
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Vaccinations
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is a novel coronavirus never before seen in humans. To date, it has caused 60,000 deaths in the United States – 56,000 of those in the last month alone. There does not yet exist an...more
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SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been called an “invisible enemy.” It has spread through communities and across the globe, thanks in part to its ability to shed off of infected individuals for days before and...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for almost every industry. Most acute is the clinical challenge facing overwhelmed and underequipped hospitals and health care workers....more