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Alzheimer’s vaccine shows promise in Phase II trial
Study results show AADvac1, a first-in-man Alzheimer's disease tau vaccine, is safe and potentially of benefit for patients with mild disease.
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Co-administration of flu and COVID-19 vaccines safe and effective
A trial comparing co-administration of influenza and COVID-19 vaccines to COVID-19 vaccine dosing alone found little effect on vaccine efficacy.
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Health Canada to modernise its clinical trial regulations
Health Canada has proposed a single regulatory framework for clinical trials for all health products that will support innovation and streamline drug and medical device development.
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On-demand webinar: Celsis® for sterility – product spotlight
A rapid sterility test method that can be validated as quickly and confidently as it provides test results.
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G7 to share 870 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine with poorest countries
Global leaders at the G7 summit pledged 870 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, with half to be delivered by the end of 2021, to COVAX for distribution among low- and middle-income countries.
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Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee meeting highlights, June 2021
The European Medicines Agency (EMA)’s drug safety committee (PRAC) concluded three safety signal reviews, two for COVID-19 interventions, at its June meeting.
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Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine – one regulator blocks use, another promotes it
EU recommends that batches of Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine not be released for use due to a cross contamination report, while the FDA authorises use of drug substance from the facility where the contamination occurred.
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Comirnaty® COVID-19 vaccine protects against multiple viral variants
Laboratory study shows the blood sera of people vaccinated against COVID-19 with Comirnaty® can neutralise at least six viral variants including three variants of concern.
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Waiving COVID-19 vaccine intellectual property rights
South Africa and India’s request that the World Trade Organization waive intellectually property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, treatments, diagnostics and technology has garnered extensive media coverage, particularly since the US decision to support the proposal. In a three-part series, European Pharmaceutical Review’s Assistant Editor, Hannah Balfour, will discuss the IP…
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Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine can protect against variants of concern
Trial shows the single-shot Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine generates robust immune responses against several COVID-19 variants.
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Cancer vaccine shows promise in glioblastoma trial
Personalised cancer vaccine increases progression free survival by approximately 50 percent in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma.
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Sanaria® PfSPZ-CVac vaccine 75 percent effective at preventing malaria
Clinical studies optimising immunisation with Sanaria’s PfSPZ-CVac vaccine resulted in 77 and 75 percent of participants being protected from malaria infection.
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On-demand webinar: Contamination control strategy essentials
This webinar presents the fundamentals of a contamination control strategy including forms of contamination, as well as cleaning and disinfection.
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EMA to assess whether COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna can be used in adolescents
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has begun evaluating whether to extend the use of the COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna to include adolescents aged 12 to 17.
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Infographic: How different endotoxin testing platforms work
From traditional LAL assays to cartridge-based systems, robotics and microfluidic BET automation, learn how different endotoxin testing systems work in this infographic.
