Tag: trial

  • COVID-19 nasal spray fails in trial by Oxford University and AstraZeneca

    The drive to develop a nasal spray against COVID-19 infection suffered a setback Tuesday after AstraZeneca and Oxford University said a trial produced disappointing results. Only a “minority of participants” produced an antibody response in their nasal passages and protection was generally weaker than standard COVID-19 shots developed by Oxford researchers and the drugmaker, the…

  • Alex Jones’ media company files for bankruptcy amid trial

    AUSTIN, Texas — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones‘ media company Free Speech Systems filed for bankruptcy on Friday, but his attorney said it should not disrupt the defamation damages trial underway in Texas that seeks to force Jones to pay $150 million or more to the family of one of the children killed in the 2012…