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EMA begins rolling review of Novavax’s NVX-CoV2373 COVID-19 vaccine
The review will evaluate data from preclinical and clinical studies of NVX-CoV2373 to expedite the vaccine’s marketing authorisation approval later.
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Investigational COVID-19 vaccine tablet safely induces immune response in Phase I
A preliminary analysis shows VXA-CoV2-1 was well-tolerated and induced T-cell and IgA responses against SARS-CoV-2 antigens in 35 patients.
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AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine prevents severe disease and hospitalisation in Phase III trials
A preliminary analysis suggests the COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca was 74 percent effective after the first dose and 82 percent effective with a 12-week inter-dose interval.
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Azithromycin and doxycycline of no benefit to COVID-19 patients, finds analysis
Trial finds neither azithromycin nor doxycycline meaningfully improve recovery times or reduce risk of hospitalisation in non-hospitalised COVID-19 patients.
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COVID-19 vaccine shows promise against UK’s new variant
Novavax’s NVX-CoV2373 vaccine candidate was 89.3 percent effective overall and 85.6 percent effective against the B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV-2 variant, in a Phase III trial.
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EMA committee recommends 13 medicines for approval in January meeting
The committee for human medicinal products recommended AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine be granted conditional marketing authorisation alongside 12 other approvals.
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Valneva begins manufacturing its inactivated, adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine
The company announced that the Phase I/II trial for VLA2001 is now fully enrolled and that it has begun manufacturing the vaccine candidate on an industrial scale.
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Study finds some antibody therapies are not effective against new COVID-19 variants
In vitro neutralisation assays show REGEN-COV and AZD7442 are effective against the new SARS-CoV-2 variants, while other antibody therapies, including Eli Lilly’s bamlanivimab, were not.
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Lilly’s antibody combo reduces COVID-19 hospitalisations and risk of death by 70 percent
Data from a Phase III trial shows high-risk patients treated with bamlanivimab and etesevimab were 70 percent less likely to be hospitalised due to COVID-19.
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REGEN-COV prevents symptomatic COVID-19 infections, finds analysis
Interim data from the Phase III trial evaluating REGEN-COV™ as a passive vaccine to prevent COVID-19 finds it reduces overall infection rate, viral load and length of infection.
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Desidustat prevents development of ARDS in Phase II COVID-19 trial
In a Phase IIb trial, hospitalised COVID-19 patients treated with desidustat did not develop acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
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COVAX to purchase up to 40 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer and BioNTech
Through COVAX, doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will be provided at a not-for-profit price for 92 low- and lower-middle-income countries.
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Increased heparin dose reduces need for life support in hospitalised COVID-19 patients
Interim data from 1,000 hospitalised patients with moderate COVID-19 symptoms shows that full doses of heparin can improve patient outcomes and could reduce ICU burden.
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Phase II trial to establish whether alisporivir can prevent COVID-19 progression
The trial will primarily assess whether alisporivir (Debio 025) can significantly reduce COVID-19 viral load in hospitalised COVID-19 patients with moderate symptoms.
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The pandemic and the pharmaceutical world
Pharmacist Ezeokafor Ifeoma Charity explores to what extent COVID-19 has prompted the growth of the pharmaceutical industry.
