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The Impact Of COVID-19 On Clinical Trials

 
• By Dustin Phan

Clinical trials for therapeutic areas aside from COVID-19 are experiencing disruptions and delays as social distancing measures and travel restrictions are implemented across the world.

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The biopharmaceutical sector faces disruption to clinical trials at all phases as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Also, some industry players are shifting R&D priorities toward finding new vaccines and treatments for COVID-19, potentially at the expense of other indications.

However, the industry is compelled to maintain its momentum in R&D in order to bring safe and effective therapies to...

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