
Pascal Soriot, AstraZeneca CEO (Zach Gibson/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
FDA gives AstraZeneca the thumbs-up to restart PhIII Covid-19 vaccine trials, and J&J is preparing to resume its study
Several countries had restarted their portions of AstraZeneca’s global Phase III Covid-19 vaccine trial after the study was paused worldwide in early September, but the US notably stayed on the sidelines — until now. Friday afternoon the pharma giant announced the all clear from US regulators. And on top of that, J&J announced Friday evening that it’s preparing to resume its own Phase III vaccine trial.
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