There are dozens of companies either in the early stages of research or with trials for COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, currently underway.Īmong them include Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, Sanofi + GSK, Oxford University and the Wuhan Institute. It comes on the heels of Dr Fauci saying that says 'hundreds of millions' of coronavirus vaccine doses could be ready as soon as January. Pictured: A scientist at RNA medicines company Arcturus Therapeutics research a vaccine for the coronavirus in San Diego, California, March 2020 He says its vital the US manufactures the first vaccine because it will then be the first nation to recover.
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'This is all new for all of us,' he said.ĬVS has also announced plans to offer free drive-thru testing in some states.Īshworth said the new tests will be able to be carried out more simply than those the stores were using at the start of the pandemic, which involved more PPE. It's just a nasal swab, the result you get within 24 hours. 'There's no cost for the test, our pharmacists are going to be overseeing the test. We're going to be ramping this week, next week and the following week to get as many locations up and running as fast as we can. 'We just really want to be part of the solution. we're going to bed doing 50,000 tests a week. In his interview on Friday, Ashworth said: 'We are making some progress. I2MtKaeEtC- Good Morning America May 1, 2020 NEWS EXCLUSIVE: Walgreens President Richard Ashworth speaks with about the pharmacy’s plans to test for coronavirus in 49 states and over 50,000 people per week.
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