COVID-19 — Coronavirus Today

Fact checked by Danielle Reiter, RN

Dec 23

3 min read

US Supports Merck Development of Investigational COVID-19 Treatment With $356 Million

Merck MK-7110 (CD24Fc)is a first-in-class recombinant fusion protein that targets the innate immune system

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Dec 22

3 min read

Texas Expands the CDC’s Phase 1B Vaccine Allocation Plan

Texas Vaccination Plan 1B includes most seniors and those at high risk for COVID-19

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Dec 20

2 min read

Swissmedic Grants Marketing Authorization for COVID-19 Vaccine

Switzerland’s brand for the BioNTech Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is Comirnaty

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Fact checked by Danielle Reiter, RN

Dec 19

7 min read

Positive Initial Results Released For Regeneron’s Antibody Cocktail

Regeneron Casirivimab and Imdevimab is a cocktail of two monoclonal antibodies

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Dec 16

4 min read

FDA Authorizes COVID-19 Test for Home Use With a Prescription

Abbott and eMed expect to deliver and administer 30 million BinaxNOW tests in the first quarter of 2021

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