COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[Churchlawtonblue]

They put a billion into it apparently

Donald Trump may buy up Britain's coronavirus vaccine before UK gets any

EXCLUSIVE: Britain will be behind in the queue as Trump, who put $1bn into AstraZeneca to develop the drug, orders his defence and health chiefs to ensure that the US has the jab first

www.mirror.co.uk

A red top left wing anti government newspaper with a headline with the word 'may' in it? I don't think I need to read any further to notice the agenda?

 

[Barcon]

Get laid a few times.

Fixed.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

Get laid

whats he going to do for the other 90seconds?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

My isolation finishes tonight at 23.59 and Manchester goes into Tier 3 lockdown at 00.01 .
Any tips on smashing it between these times will be most welcomed .

How was your New Tier’s Eve?

 

[Healdplace]

Cases for the three nations (bar England) today total 3414 versus 3474 last Friday,

So whilst the number is high it has actually fallen a little. That is good news.And supports the flattening that Nicola Sturgeon noted in her briefing today and we have been noticing over past days in here.

After England data was added last week there were 15, 650 cases reported last Friday. Very unlikely we will be anywhere near that after England is added today. But we can dream.

 

[03 March 2002]

I would take that with a large pinch of salt.

All the article really says is that the first country to approve the product will be the first to get it. That's a statement of the blindingly obvious, not an exclusive arrangement.

Manufacturing is contracted to multiple sites across the globe; there's not one stock which will suddenly be mobilised to one location

eg Catalent in Italy: https://www.cobrabio.com/news/june-2020/cobra-supply-agreement-astrazeneca-covid19-vaccine

Cobra in Sweden:

Cobra Biologics Is Now Part of Charles River

Charles River acquires  Cobra Biologics, a leading international contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) specializing in premium plasmid DNA and viral vector services to support the Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMP) industry.

www.cobrabio.com

Oxford UK:

Oxford Biomedica Signs Supply Agreement with AstraZeneca to Expand Manufacturing Support of COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate, AZD1222 - Oxford Biomedica

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014. Upon the publication of this announcement via the Regulatory Information Service, this inside information is now...

www.oxb.com

India

AstraZeneca unveils massive $750M deal in effort to produce billions of COVID-19 shots

British drugmaker AstraZeneca has made clear its intent to rapidly scale production of the University of Oxford's COVID-19 vaccine hopeful despite a dearth of clinical data to support its use. | British drugmaker AstraZeneca has made clear its intent to rapidly scale production of the University...

www.fiercepharma.com

etc etc

Whilst your points are true, I'm afraid to say that if the FDA accepts the dossier and provides a license they will get all the doses they've paid for. It's being produced at cost largely with American money ($1B).

There will be inevitable politics at play. When Pfizer recently tried to buy out AZ share holders they were advised to hold out (believe they were offered ~50/share, advised to take ~60/share) and ultimately the deal collapsed. As a result, Pfizer's dwindling patents and pipelines have led them towards a huge down swing and AZ's has gone the opposite way. It would be highly attractive in a business sense to be the one to provide this to America.

As I've alluded to earlier in this thread - the money that was secured was enough to make 1B doses, of which the US and UK/Europe would take the lion's share. For everyone else's understanding, these contracts (Italy, Sweden, India) are for manufacture only and concern an anticipated scale-up to supply the whole world. AZ would still own the product they produce.

For further information, these are some of the most competent drug manufacturers in the world. Don't be put off by the stigma of Indian cleanliness, they are highly audited environments which I've personally seen and there are no issues of quality.

 

[andyhinch]

Get laid

What’s he going to do with the other minute ?

 

[AlgarveBlu]

fingers crossed. lets hope the governement have arranged a deal to get the UK vaccinated with this first before every other country.

I might as well be the first to open up the black market on buying vaccines if you get them first - first offer of 50 quid per viral shot and you don't need to post the syringe with it as I will neck it back to back with a shot of Tequila

 

[grunge]

plasma treatment not good for treating covid.

 

[kaz7]

plasma treatment not good for treating covid.

Plasma from recovered COVID cases has 'no clinical benefit' for patients

A study of more than 400 patients in India shows the effects of the plasma are not enough to improve recovery from the disease.

news.sky.com