COVID-19 | PharmaTimes https://pharmatimes.com in-depth news, features and insights for the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors Tue, 22 Apr 2025 11:33:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://pharmatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/PT-icon-150x150.png COVID-19 | PharmaTimes https://pharmatimes.com 32 32 232894315 Novavax shares positive real-world results for JN.1-adapted COVID-19 vaccine https://pharmatimes.com/news/novavax-shares-positive-real-world-results-for-jn-1-adapted-covid-19-vaccine/ Tue, 22 Apr 2025 11:21:42 +0000 https://pharmatimes.com/?p=103134 The SHIELD-Utah study compared Novavax’s vaccine to the Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA 2024-2025 vaccine

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NHS launches spring COVID-19 booster campaign https://pharmatimes.com/news/nhs-launches-spring-covid-19-booster-campaign/ Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:20:57 +0000 https://pharmatimes.com/?p=103108 An estimated 7.5 million people will be invited to receive the booster

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Study reveals how specific nasal cells protect against COVID-19 in paediatric patients https://pharmatimes.com/news/study-reveals-how-specific-nasal-cells-protect-against-covid-19-in-paediatric-patients/ Wed, 17 Apr 2024 09:47:36 +0000 https://pharmatimes.com/?p=101451 The findings suggest why children tend to experience milder symptoms compared to older adults

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Researchers reveal COVID-19 could have small impacts on cognition and memory https://pharmatimes.com/news/icl-researchers-reveal-covid-19-could-have-small-impacts-on-cognition-and-memory/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 11:51:44 +0000 https://pharmatimes.com/?p=101153 Different factors, such as illness duration and virus variant, impacted patients cognitive abilities

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JCVI announces advice for 2024 spring COVID-19 vaccine programme https://pharmatimes.com/news/jcvi-announces-advice-for-2024-spring-covid-19-vaccine-programme/ Thu, 08 Feb 2024 11:08:36 +0000 https://pharmatimes.com/?p=101036 The committee has advised that the vaccine should be given to those at the highest risk

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Study reveals SARS-CoV-2 can infect dopamine neurons causing senescence https://pharmatimes.com/news/study-reveals-sars-cov-2-can-infect-dopamine-neurons-causing-senescence/ Fri, 02 Feb 2024 10:41:53 +0000 https://pharmatimes.com/?p=100975 Dopamine neuron senescence is a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease

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NHS delivers a further 5,000 permanent hospital beds https://pharmatimes.com/news/nhs-delivers-a-further-5000-permanent-hospital-beds/ Mon, 29 Jan 2024 11:30:38 +0000 https://pharmatimes.com/?p=100942 A total of 103,277 general and acute beds are now available to NHS patients

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Digital training programme improves quality of life for dementia patients living in care https://pharmatimes.com/news/digital-training-programme-improves-quality-of-life-for-dementia-patients-living-in-care/ Tue, 02 Jan 2024 14:00:14 +0000 https://pharmatimes.com/?p=100255 The programme is the only remote, digital delivery nursing home training programme for dementia

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UKHSA urges individuals from ethnic minority groups to get vaccinated https://pharmatimes.com/news/ukhsa_urges_individuals_from_ethnic_minority_groups_to_get_vaccinated_1504901/ Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:19:00 +0000 https://pharmatimes.com/uncategorized/ukhsa_urges_individuals_from_ethnic_minority_groups_to_get_vaccinated_1504901/ New data highlights the inequalities in emergency hospital rates and vaccinations

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NHS expands COVID-19 research platform for other major diseases https://pharmatimes.com/news/nhs_expands_covid-19_research_platform_for_other_major_diseases_1504007/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 11:58:00 +0000 https://pharmatimes.com/uncategorized/nhs_expands_covid-19_research_platform_for_other_major_diseases_1504007/ The OpenSAFELY platform will support the discovery of new treatments

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