This afternoon.
Further to yesterday’s Astrazeneca/EU shenanigans…
…and with the Anglo/Swedish pharma giant having denied claims that its’ vaccine was substantially less effective among the over-65s…
…via AP:
A draft recommendation from Germany’s vaccination advisory committee calls for offering the AstraZeneca vaccine only to people aged 18-64 for now, citing what it says is insufficient data to judge its effectiveness for older people.
The European Medicines Agency is expected to approve the AstraZeneca vaccine for use in the 27-nation European Union on Friday.
…Germany’s permanent vaccination commission said that “there currently is not sufficient data to assess the vaccination effectiveness from 65 years.”
German draft doesn’t recommend AstraZeneca jab for over-65s (WBNG)
Yesterday: Vial Behaviour
Earlier: Zero Sum Game
Where’s that Bertie Wooster fella on here who normally posts about Brexit and never answers anyone? He should have the inside line on these Oxford chaps.
Ignore that chap – he clearly knows nothing; he doesn’t even write in caps lock
He’s off polishing his rifle
These vaccines are turning out to be a disaster as predicted by many.
One of the biggest drug companies in the world, Merck has given up on the idea.
Living with Covid is the only answer boys and girls, get healthy, lose weight.
https://summit.news/2021/01/26/merck-scraps-covid-vaccines-says-its-more-effective-to-get-the-virus-and-recover/
its more effective to get the virus and die is it
anyway, that is some daily sport like news outlet you have there
so they balsed up there vaccine is? good work lads
I think Broadsheet should have an “on this day in ‘insert year’ in the Daily Sport” section with the nightly paper preview
Today, Yesteryear, Tonight
May as well hear it from the horses mouth then. https://www.merck.com/news/merck-discontinues-development-of-sars-cov-2-covid-19-vaccine-candidates-continues-development-of-two-investigational-therapeutic-candidates/
“its more effective to get the virus and die is it”
Who says you’re gonna die!?
“anyway, that is some daily sport like news outlet you have there”
Struggling for a legitimate counter, gives up, plays man instead of ball.
“so they balsed up there vaccine is? good work lads”
Lmao
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/health-pharma/vaccine-giant-merck-pulls-plug-on-covid-trials-1.4467455
Two vaccine candidates fail to deliver strong enough results to challenge rivals
I mean thats how pharma works, you try some things they might fail
No it’s not.
well tis how Pharma R+D works
If the targeted specific outcome research doesn’t look like it will convert into a product that can go into production, and into market,
Then R+D costs etc can’t be capitalised
So as soon as they are aware they’re on a loser they bail
and the expenditure is immediately written off (that means against current period profits)
Nothing to stop them from going back to the drawing board and taking the same ideal outcome in a different research etc direction
but the same rules apply
Some of the Pharma Insider lads can be more specific on how strict Research costs are managed, treated in the accounts etc
But I imagine tis very organised, monitored and down to a single cent allocated and treated correctly in their Management Accounts
Probably the most ridiculous thing I’ve read today. Congratulations, you’ll be a celebrity down outside the GPO next weekend.
AstraZeneca is an Anglo/Swedish pharma company not a “German Pharma Giant” as you have stated.
Thanks, John, fixed now.
Galloping Fish man here yet?
Like the virus itself, it never goes away, no matter how much people want it to.
I’ll say it again
Not a good look for UK Businesses trying to secure Trade Deals outside Blimely
Or any International Trade Deals Blimely wants to secure for itself and its own
…Blimely…V.good!