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Greater Manchester scientists call for Covid-19 positive residents to test new medications
02.02.2022 - 20:06 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Researchers in Greater Manchester are calling on adults who test positive for coronavirus to sign up for a 'world-first' study investigating new antiviral treatments.
Scientists need 'thousands' of participants to volunteer to test an oral antiviral drug which can be taken at home, before it can be clinically used.
To take part, participants need to have had a positive Covid-19 test, either a lateral flow or PCR test, and be within five days of symptom onset.
Participants must also be aged 50 or over, or aged 18 or over with a listed pre-existing condition.
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The call for volunteers comes as part of the Platform Adaptive Trial of Novel Antivirals for Early Treatment of Covid-19 In the Community - named PANORAMIC for short - study has enrolled over 6,400 participants across the UK since it opened in December.
Now, researchers are asking for more to come forward to meet the trial’s first recruitment target and generate the evidence to enable the antiviral drug, molnupiravir, to be deployed as soon as possible.
The government and leading charities, including Kidney Care UK, Cystic Fibrosis Trust, Diabetes UK and the British Liver Trust, are also calling on eligible people to take part.
The PANORAMIC study, funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and run by the University of Oxford, was set up to rapidly produce evidence needed to enable a new generation of 'potentially revolutionary', orally administered Covid-19 antiviral treatments to be rolled out to those most at risk from the disease.
The study opened for recruitment and began enrolling participants on 8 December 2021 - with
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20.02.2022 / 23:51
Coronavirus infection rates remain below national average across Greater Manchester region
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20.02.2022 / 13:21
Met Office hour-by-hour Sunday weather forecast as rain and wind batters Greater Manchester
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15.02.2022 / 13:43
Greater Manchester's latest Covid hotspots - and places where it is plummeting
The level of Covid-19 infections continues to fall across Greater Manchester neighbourhoods, with some areas seeing fewer than ten cases.
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15.02.2022 / 10:33
'Biggie' flooded Greater Manchester homes with drugs from Liverpool
A drug dealer from Liverpool who flooded homes in a Greater Manchester town with drugs has been jailed.
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12.02.2022 / 23:15
Greater Manchester's latest borough-by-borough coronavirus infection rates as cases continue to plummet
The number of coronavirus infections is continuing to plummet in all 10 boroughs in Greater Manchester, latest figures show.
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11.02.2022 / 20:43
Part of council tax bill for all Greater Manchester residents to go up by 7.1%
Greater Manchester residents will face a 7.1 pc increase in part of their council tax bill from April as leaders approve spending plans for the next financial year.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
10.02.2022 / 13:19
'Too little too late' - What Greater Manchester medics think of Sajid Javid's plan to tackle NHS backlog in wake of pandemic
‘Too little too late’.
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04.02.2022 / 15:58
Energy bill price cap will be 'the death of some care homes' in Greater Manchester, care manager warns
Record-high energy prices will mean the end for some nursing homes in Greater Manchester, a care manager has warned.
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04.02.2022 / 12:19
Boris Johnson says he's 'sorry' over Greater Manchester's 391 days tough restrictions during Covid - while Downing Street partied on
Boris Johnson has told Greater Manchester residents, who were banned from mixing with other households indoors for a heartbreaking 391 days, he is 'sorry for any misjudgements' in the wake of 'partygate'.
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04.02.2022 / 00:42
Coronavirus infection rates continue to fall across all ten Greater Manchester boroughs
Coronavirus infection rates have continued to fall further in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester, according to the latest figures.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
02.02.2022 / 23:45
Coronavirus infection rates in all ten Greater Manchester boroughs remain below national average
Coronavirus infection rates have continued to fall in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
02.02.2022 / 21:43
Greater Manchester hospitals hit by wave of staff stress and anxiety sickness as 12-hour waits rise after Omicron battle
Hospitals in Greater Manchester have been hit by a wave of staff off sick with stress and anxiety.
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01.02.2022 / 14:59
Greater Manchester borough's neighbourhoods dominate top ten Covid-19 hotspots
Neighbourhoods in Tameside are dominating the region’s biggest Covid-19 hotspots.
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31.01.2022 / 19:46
New Geek Retreat gaming cafe to open in Greater Manchester, making it a trio for the region
A gaming cafe where fans can get their geek on is coming to Bolton.
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30.01.2022 / 14:05
Greater Manchester Police aware of social media posts amid allegations against Manchester United's Mason Greenwood
Greater Manchester Police say they are aware of social media allegations against Manchester United star Mason Greenwood.
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30.01.2022 / 03:57
Greater Manchester awarded 'levelling up' millions for new homes on derelict sites
Greater Manchester is set to be awarded millions of pounds to transform derelict brownfield sites into housing, the Government has announced.
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29.01.2022 / 22:41
Latest Greater Manchester Covid infection rates as cases fall in nine boroughs
Coronavirus infection rates are falling in Greater Manchester everywhere except Stockport, latest official data revealed on Saturday.
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29.01.2022 / 15:01
We visit the new Gino D'Acampo restaurant in Greater Manchester being raved about on social media
Celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo has launched his brand new restaurant.
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28.01.2022 / 21:19
Greater Manchester to be hit by high winds from Storm Malik
High winds and wet weather is set to hit Greater Manchester on Saturday as the UK feels the effects of Storm Malik.