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CARY – Biopharma AstraZeneca has picked SAS to help search for new drug candidates utilizing SAS’ data analytics suite and […]

Global biopharma picks SAS for ‘transformation program’ through analytics, AI

Drugmaker AstraZeneca has been selling its coronavirus vaccine at not-for-profit prices during the pandemic, as part of a promise to roll out the vaccine at cost through the crisis.

AstraZeneca Says It Will Start Profiting From Its Vaccine

AstraZeneca has booked its first profit from sales of its COVID-19 vaccine. Here's the latest.

COVID-19 vaccine begins delivering profits for AstraZeneca

President Joe Biden plans on sharing millions more doses of COVID-19 vaccines with other countries. Biden has already committed to sharing 60 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine by July 4. 

and Cases pandemic cases are down in all 50 states first time. That's right. Thanks a lot to the hard work of so many people. COVID cases are down in all 50 states now. I can't promise that we'll continue this way. We know there will be advances and setbacks and we know that there are many flare ups that can occur. But if the unvaccinated get vaccinated, they will protect themselves and other unvaccinated people around them. If they do not. States with low vaccination rates may see those rates go up. May see this progress reversed. Ultimately, those who are not vaccinated will end up paying the price. The vaccinated will continue to be protected against severe illnesses. But others may not be if you're not vaccinated. But given that the vaccination is convenient and free, it will be a tragedy. If a needless one to see covid cases among those who do not get vaccinated go up. We're not done fighting this virus, we still have tens of millions left to vaccinate. But we are making significant progress. In fact, When tomorrow's vaccination numbers come out, they'll show that 60%,, 60 of Americans have received at least one shot every day. The light at the end of that tunnel is growing brighter. This vaccination effort has been a historic logistical achievement for our nation. And I want to thank the scientists and the researchers, the company's manufacturing the vaccines, the National Guard, the U. S. Military fema, the nation's governors, doctors, nurses, pharmacists. I don't want to thank the american people who have stepped up and done their patriotic duty and gotten vaccinated In less than four months. We've gone from less than six To 60 of adults in America with at least one shot. We're seeing the results in live and we see the results in people's lives and in their livelihoods, deaths are down from COVID by 81 And also at their lowest level since April of 2020. As a result of our prompt action to roll out the vaccine and boost the economy. We've gone from stagnation to economy that is growing faster than it has in nearly 40 years. We've gone from anemic job creation to a record of creation for more. For a new administration. None has ever created as many jobs in this time frame. Progress is undeniable, but we're not done yet and some of the hardest workers ahead. We're still losing too many americans and we still have too many unvaccinated people America. Last week, the CDC announced that if you're fully vaccinated, you no longer have to wear a mask. Reported that science. The science now shows that your vaccination protects you as well as being masked or better than being masked so you can protect yourself from serious illness from covid by getting vaccinated or wearing a mask until you're fully vaccinated. Either way you're protected. As I said last week, some people may want to continue to wear mask even if they are fully vaccinated. That's a decision they can make. Some businesses may want to continue to require wearing masks. Let's all be kind and respectful to one another as we come out of this pandemic and respect those who want to continue to wear a mask, even if they've been vaccinated above all. Let's work together though to meet the target, I've said of 70 of adults, all adults with at least one shot by July. The 4th seven states have already done this. Getting vaccinated has never been easier. We are 80,000 locations. We can get a shot, 90 of you live within five miles of one of those locations. You can now find a vaccine site near you by texting your zip code 24388-9 4388-9 Your ZIP Code. And that number you'll get all the places near you. Many places don't require an appointment. Just walk in and get the shot. It's free and everyone 12 years and above is eligible If you need help getting your vaccine site getting to or from your vaccination, vaccination site, lift and Uber are offering free rides to take you to the vaccination site and bring you back home Between May 24 and and July the 4th to anyone who wants to get vaccinated. And I've called on employers to do their part as well, offering their employees paid time off to get vaccinated. And we've set up a program nationally to reimburse those businesses for the cost of giving employees the time off. Now it's time to get your shot. We have the vaccine, We've secured enough supply to vaccinate all adults and Children above the age of 12. I repeat. Now is the time to get your vaccine shot. Now. Over the past 118 days, our vaccinations program has led the world and today we're taking an additional step to help the world we know. America will never be fully safe until the pandemic that's raising globally is under control. No oceans wide enough. No walls high enough to keep us safe, rampant disease and death in other countries can destabilize them those countries and pose a risk to us as well. New variants could arise overseas. That could put us at greater risk and we need to help fight the disease around the world to keep us safe here at home and to do the right thing of helping other people. It's the right thing to do. It's the smart thing to do. It's the strong thing to do. In March, We shared over four million doses of our Astrazeneca vaccine with Canada and Mexico. At the end of April, we announced that we would provide another 60 million doses of our Astrazeneca vaccine overseas. Remember this is the vaccine that's not authorized for use in the United States yet. So we're gonna be sending it to folks once the FDA has reviewed this and said, it's safe, This is all the Astro medical vaccine produced in the United States. All of it will be sent to other countries. And today I'm announcing they will also share us authorized vaccine doses of Pfizer and Moderna and johnson and johnson as they become available with the rest of the world as well. These are vaccinations and vaccines that are authorized to be put in arms of americans and by the end of june when we will have taken delivery of enough of such vaccines to protect everyone in the United States. The United States will share at least 20 million of those doses that extra supply with other countries. This means over the next six weeks, the United States America will send 80 million doses overseas. That represents 13 of the vaccines produced by the United States. By the end of june, this will be more vaccines than any country has actually shared to date Five times more than any other country more than Russia China which have donated 15 million doses. You know, there's a lot of talk about Russia and china influence in the world with vaccines, we want to lead the world with our values, with this demonstration of our innovation and ingenuity and the fundamental decency of american people. Just as in World War two, America was the arsenal of democracy. In the battle against COVID-19 pandemic. Our nation is going to be the arsenal of vaccines for the rest of the world will share these vaccines in the service of ending the pandemic everywhere and we will not use our vaccines to secure favors from other countries. Will work with kovacs, the international organization set up and other partners to ensure the vaccines are delivered in a way that is equitable that follows the science and the public health data. Today's announcement To share 80 million doses Is our next step as we ramp up the efforts to respond to COVID-19 around the world. In the weeks ahead, working the world with the world's democracies will coordinate a multilateral effort to end this pandemic. I expect to announce progress in this area At the G-7 summit, the United Kingdom in June which I planned on attending. This is a unique moment in history and it requires american leadership, but I want to be clear beating this pandemic globally is beyond the capacity of any one nation, even the United States. But we'll continue. The United States will continue to donate our excess supply as that supplies delivered to us. But that won't be nearly enough. We need. What we need to do is lead an entirely new effort, an effort that involves working with the pharmaceutical companies and others and partner nations to vastly increase supply to create particular practice most of it here in the United States, the kind of capacity that can beat this pandemic worldwide and the way that creates jobs here at home and saves lives abroad. This will take longer than our immediate work to donate from the existing supplies. And we're gonna be asking other nations to help shoulder the economic cost of this effort. But the consequences will be more lasting and more dramatic. Doing this will help us beat the pandemic and leave us for the manufacturing capacity here to prepare for the next crisis. The next vaccine needed. I'm putting Jeff science who's leading our cove, a team and the covid efforts to beat the virus here in the United States. In charge of this effort, Jeff will be working with our National Security Council and a talented, dedicated team that has been stood up all across our government. It will include Gayle smith at the State Department leading in diplomacy and experts from our Agency of International Development and the Department of Health and Human Services as well. We're going to bring the same whole of government response to the global effort that made us so successful here at home. Again, we have enough we have we the United States has secured enough supply For all elements Americans, all Americans 12 years ago, 12 years old and older. And we still have work to do though hard work. But because we have done so much here, because of the power of american companies, research and manufacturing, we can continue to do more to help the rest of the world. This is a rapidly changing world and it's a mistake to bet against democracies. Just as democracy has led the world in the darkness of World War Two, democracy will lead the world out of this pandemic. And America will lead those democracies as they work to bring greater health and hope to the world and the months to come. And folks think back four months ago, four months ago was audacious goal that we had to put a million shots in the arms. And my 1st 100 days as president, 100 million, I should say we did over 220 million shots in that time frame back then. Most adults weren't eligible to get the shot. Now everyone 12 years the older is eligible and tomorrow 60 by two more, 60 of all American adults will have received at least one shot. What what we've done, what we've done, America, Look what you've done. America, there's not a single thing beyond our capacity to do in this country. We decided to do it and we do it together. We can do whatever set our minds to do. If we do it together. That's exactly we're going to do, solve the problem here in the United States, which are well on our way of doing and help solve the problem for the world by organizing the rest of the democracy of the world. Well, thank you all. God bless you and may God protect our troops. Thanks the President, you know, Mr President, will you insist on a ceasefire given the escalation of violence? So what constitution in India Mr President will you now insist upon a ceasefire? Given the escalation in violence we've seen over the weekend, I'll be speaking with the Prime Minister in an hour and I'll be able to talk to you after that. Do you still believe you've defended Israel's right to defend itself? Do you still believe its actions are proportionate to what they're facing? An hour? Yeah. Mhm. Ah. Uh huh. Mhm.

U.S. to share 80 million vaccines with globe

President Joe Biden plans on sharing millions more doses of COVID-19 vaccines with other countries. Biden has already committed to sharing 60 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine by July 4.

AstraZeneca's vaccine is key to ending the global economic slump caused by the coronavirus. But a series of missteps by the drugmaker and new concerns over blood clots risk undermining public confidence in the shot and delaying the recovery.

Problems with AstraZeneca vaccine could slow global recovery

When will a coronavirus shot be ready? A look at the vaccine race.

A top vaccines official at the European Medicines Agency said on Tuesday that AstraZeneca's vaccine was linked to blood clots in a small number of recipients, the first indication from a leading regulatory body that the clots may be a real, if extremely rare, side effect of the shot.

Vaccine Official Says There Is a Link Between AstraZeneca's Shot and Rare Blood Clots

After teaming up with Oxford University, AstraZeneca produced a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine in just nine months, a huge achievement that will help end the pandemic. But a series of missteps along the way has led to scathing criticism from policymakers and health officials.

COVID-19 debacle: 'One mistake after another' triggers scathing criticism of AstraZeneca

NC Medical Society teams with Wilmington firm to launch telemedicine solution

AstraZeneca reiterated Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine was very effective at preventing the disease, based on more recent data than was included when the company announced the interim results of its U.S. clinical trial on Monday.

After Results Are Questioned, AstraZeneca Says Complete Data Shows Vaccine Still Highly Effective

With a Police Raid and the Threat of Export Curbs on Vaccines, the EU Plays Tough

Duke infectious disease specialist Dr. Cameron Wolfe, who worked closely with researchers in an AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial, discusses the vaccine's efficacy. 

KEELY ARTHUR REPORTING LIVE IN JOHNSTON COUNTY. THANKS, KEELY. >>> THE NEXT TOOL IN THE ARSENAL TO FIGHT COVID-19 WILL LIKELY BE A FOURTH VACCINE. ASTRAZENECA PLANS TO APPLY FOR EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION SOME TIME IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. AFTER TRIALS SHOW 79% EFFICACY RATE. DR. CAMERON WOLFE JOINING US NOW. YOU WORK CLOSELY WITH RESEARCHERS IN THE ASTRAZENECA TRIAL. DR. WOLFE, KEELY ARTHUR SPOKE TO YOU ABOUT THIS. IS THAT SOMETHING YOU'VE SEEN IN THE TRIALS YOU'VE BEEN A PART OF? >> WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT HERE. A TRIAL WAS JUST PUBLISHED HERE LOOKING AT U.S. PATIENTS. AND SO OUT OF 32,000 PEOPLE, WE DID NOT SEE ANY SIGNALS FOR BLOOD CLOTS HERE. SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE EUROPEAN REGULATORS TO WORK THROUGH WHAT THEY SEE AND CAREFULLY ANALYZE THAT FOR SURE, BUT THAT IS NOT A SIGNAL THAT WE HAVE SEEN. >> AND WHAT MAKES THIS DOSE, THIS VACCINE DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHER THREE ON THE MARKET? >> WELL, I THINK WE SHOULD PROBABLY VIEW IT QUITE SIMILARLY AS THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON ONE, FOR EXAMPLE. SO THIS IS A VACCINE THAT HARNESSES A BAR THAT HAS BEEN TUNED OFF, IF YOU WERE TO CARRY THE SPIKED PROTEIN OF COVID INTO OUR CELLS TO MANUFACTURE IMMUNITY AGAINST THAT. SO IT'S A TWO-DOSE VACCINE. IT HAS A LOT OF ADVANTAGES IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO PRODUCE AND SHIP AROUND. DOESN'T REQUIRE A LOT OF THE SAME CHALLENGES OF COLD STORAGE WE GOT USED TO WITH SOME OF THE EARLIER VACCINES. I THINK MOST IMPORTANTLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PROTECTION AGAINST SORT OF SEVERE COVID, SO PEOPLE ARE HOSPITALIZED OR PEOPLE WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY, THIS IS 100% EFFECTIVE IN PREVENTING THOSE IN 32 IT ,000 PEOPLE. IT'S A VERY EFFECTIVE VACCINE. >> MANY PEOPLE SAID THEY HAVE TAKEN THE PFIZER AND MODERNA VACCINE BECAUSE OF ITS HIGHER EVERY FA SHY RATE. EFFICACY RATE. TELL US WHAT THAT MEANS. >> YEAH, I THINK WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT READING NOT TOO MUCH INTO THOSE. THESE TRIALS WERE DONE AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE YEARS IN DIFFERENT POPULATIONS WITH DIFFERENT STRAINS OF COVID THAT WAS AROUND. AND MEASURES COVID IN DIFFERENT WAYS. SO I CAN TRUTHFULLY STAND AND HAVE DIFFICULTY CROSS COMPARING THOSE TWO TRIALS. I'M NOT SURE WE SHOULD LOOK AT THE EFFICACY AND CROSS COMPARE STUDIES. WHAT YOU CAN LOOK AT, I MEAN A VACCINE TO ANY OF THEM WILL LEAD TO HOSPITAL, PATIENTS GETTING HOSPITALIZATION OR SORT OF CRITICAL ILLNESS. THEY'RE ALL EFFECTIVE AT DOING THAT. SO WHEN WE MADE OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO OUR PATIENTS HERE, TO OUR PATIENTS NATIONALLY AND TO PATIENTS GETTING CHEMOTHERAPY, FOR EXAMPLE, NATIONALLY THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME THAT YOU SHOULDN'T VIEW THESE ANY DIFFERENTLY. IF THE VACCINE IS RIGHT FOR YOU, THEN IT'S THE ONE THAT YOU COULD GET AS SOON AS YOU CAN. >> DR. CAMERON WOLFE AT DUKE UNIVERSITY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND INSIGHT.

Duke physician discusses AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine 

AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine provided strong protection against disease and complete protection against hospitalization and death across all age groups in a late-stage U.S. study, the company announced Monday.

40 ITSELF IS LOOKING PRETTY WELL. IF YOU'RE GOING TO THE AIRPORT CONSIDER HEADING DOWN TO AIRPORT BOULEVARD. >>> BREAKING NEWS IN THE FIGHT TO END THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN THE U.S.  WE COULD HAVE A FOURTH COVID-19 VACCINE SOON. WE JUST LEARNED ASTRAZENECA PLANS TO REQUEST EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION IN THE COMING WEEKS. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PUBLISHED THE RESULTS OF THE VACCINE TRIALS IN THE U.S. TWO AND HALF HOURS AGO. KEN SMITH IS HERE  TO WALK US THROUGH THE RESULTS OF THESE U.S. TRIALS. >>> THIS IS A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT IN THIS IS THE REPORT THAT OXFORD UNIVERSITY RELEASED ABOUT 3:00 THIS MORNING. WE'VE GONE THROUGH IT THEN PULLED OUT THE KEY POINTS. THIS IS WHAT WE WANT YOU TO KNOW. ACCORDING TO THIS REPORT, BASED ON WHAT OXFORD UNIVERSITY SAYS, THIS VACCINE HAS AN 80% EFFICACY RATE WHEN IT COMES TO PREVENTING SYMPTOMS OF CORONAVIRUS. AND IT HAS 100% EFFICACY RATE IN MINIMIZING SERIOUS ILLNESSES AND HOSPITALIZATIONS. THIS REPORT COMES DAYS AFTER THE U.S. AGREED TO SEND MILLIONS OF ITS ASTRAZENECA STOCKPILE TO CANADA AND MEXICO SINCE THE ASTRAZENECA VACCINE IS NOT YET APPROVED FOR USE IN THE U.S. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT BASED ON THIS REPORT, NONE OF THE PARTICIPANTS DEVELOPED BLOOD CLOTS WHICH IS

AstraZeneca vaccine 100% effective at preventing serious illness

Seven other European nations have suspended its use as well over reports that some people have developed blood clots after being vaccinated.

Additional countries suspend use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine over blood clot concerns 

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The Anglo-Swedish drugmaker said that production of a vaccine able to effectively combat new COVID-19 variants could take at least six months. 

Updated AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine could take months 

UNC Infectious Disease Expert Dr. Cynthia Gay says the more vaccines we can get, the better. 