Medigen applies for phase 2 COVID-19 vaccine trial
Staff writer, with CNA
Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corp (高端疫苗) has applied to begin phase 2 testing of its COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the third local developer to seek permission to test the efficacy of its product on a larger scale, following Adimmune Corp (國光生技) and United Biomedical Inc (聯亞生技).
All participants in its phase 1 trial had completed the two-dose regimen of the vaccine, allowing researchers to obtain data on its safety and ability to elicit an immune response, Medigen said in a statement on Tuesday.
The company said that it had applied to the Food and Drug Administration for permission to begin phase 2 clinical trials to test the vaccine’s efficacy on 3,700 volunteers.
U.S. FDA Approves Australian-Made Rapid CCP Virus Antigen Test
An Australian-made, at-home rapid COVID-19 testing kit was given emergency approval by the US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday.
Developed in East Brisbane by biotech company Ellume, the home antigen test will be available without prescription over-the-counter.
Ellume said in a media release on Tuesday that the test will be available to all whether symptomatic or asymptomatic and that it sends results of the test to your smartphone within 20 minutes.
The home test kit uses a “mid-turbinate” nasal swab to detect specific proteins of the virus known as antigens. It also comes with a less intrusive adaptor for children two-years-old and above.
It was recently discovered that Gregor Piatigorsky was born in 1904, one year later than his previously official birthdate. I learnt this from The Speed of Dark, a memoir by his son Joram Piatigorsky, one of two recently published books connected with the most charismatic of the 20th century’s great cellists.
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NSW Health says two new cases of COVID-19 have emerged in Sydney s northern beaches.
Authorities said the source of these new infections was under investigation but they had not identified any links to other known cases so far.
The cases are a woman in her 60s and a man in his 70s who are close contacts of each other.
Officials are undertaking contact tracing and expect genome sequencing results in the next 24 to 48 hours.
The two people visited a number of venues in Palm Beach and Avalon while they were infectious and anyone who attended the venues is considered a close contact - they must get a COVID-19 test and isolate for 14 days, even if the test comes back negative.
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