Health Canada authorises emergency use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
Canada becomes the third country to approve Pfizer and BioNTech’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine BNT162b2 for emergency use - after UK and Bahrain.
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Rich countries buy up majority of COVID-19 vaccine doses, People’s Vaccine Alliance says
According to the alliance, 70 poor countries will only be able to vaccinate one in 10 people against COVID-19 next year after rich countries bought up most prophylactics.
EMA and HMA publish joint strategy on medicine regulation for next five years
The EMA and HMA have published their joint strategy for the next five years, detailing how the regulatory network can continue the supply of safe and effective medicines.
Positive top line data released for study of C21 in COVID-19 patients
In hospitalised COVID-19 patients, researchers found that C21 reduced the risk of needing oxygen at the end of treatment by 40 percent.
AZD1222 vaccine for COVID-19 is safe and effective in Phase III trials
Interim analysis shows AZD1222 vaccine is effective at preventing COVID-19, with no severe cases or hospitalisations reported more than 21 days after first injection.
European Pharmacopoeia adopts a new chapter for the analysis of N-nitrosamine impurities
The new general chapter (2.5.42) outlines three procedures for the analysis of N-nitrosamine impurities in active substances.
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Lonza’s MODA-EM™ Paperless Solution to be implemented at the UK’s New Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre
The UK’s Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC) has selected Lonza’s MODA-EM™ Solution to digitise its Microbiology Quality Control operations. The MODA EM™ Platform will form a vital part of ongoing work that will support the VMIC coming online a year ahead of schedule.
Universal influenza vaccine shows promise in early-phase clinical trial
The chimeric hemagglutinin (HA)-based vaccine induced a strong, functional immune response that lasted at least 18 months.
Supply chain challenges cause Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine production target to be slashed
Pfizer spokesperson reveals supply chain challenges and late clinical trial results contributed to its COVID-19 vaccine production target for 2020 being halved.
Report finds UK Vaccine Taskforce worked “decisively” in fight against COVID-19
An independent review has outlined the achievements of the UK's Vaccine Taskforce, finding it worked "at great pace" to bring a COVID-19 vaccine to patients.
First person receives Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in UK
A 90-year old woman is the first person to receive BNT162b2, the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, outside of clinical trials.
COVID-19 S-Trimer vaccine candidates show promise in early trials
When adjuvanted with GSK’s pandemic adjuvant system, the S-Trimer vaccine candidates induced the production of neutralising antibodies in all trial participants.
Axi-cel highly effective in patients with advanced non-Hodgkin lymphoma, finds Phase II trial
Investigators report 76 percent of trial participants had a complete response to axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel), despite being resistant to other therapies.
Hackers target COVID-19 vaccine cold chain, IBM finds
A group of hackers has sent phishing emails to various people involved in COVID-19 vaccine cold chain distribution to gain insight, IBM has revealed.
Contributing to ACT Accelerator could generate $466 billion for major economies, says Eurasia Group report
The report found that the 10 major economies could see a return of more than $466 billion by 2025, 12 times the total estimated cost of supporting the WHO’s Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator.
