STAT+: Pharmalittle: Glaxo and Sanofi start new trial of Covid-19 vaccine; AstraZeneca ends a drug’s use for bladder cancer after failed trial

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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Sanofi (SNY) have started a new clinical trial of their protein-based Covid-19 vaccine candidate, reviving their efforts against the pandemic after a setback in December delayed the shot’s launch, Reuters writes. The drug makers aim to reach final testing in the second quarter, and if results are conclusive, hope to win approval by the fourth quarter after having initially targeted the first half of this year. In December 2020, the companies disclosed clinical trials showed an insufficient immune response in older people.

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