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ZyCoV-D becomes world’s first plasmid DNA vaccine for COVID-19
Zydus’ ZyCoV-D received emergency use authorisation (EUA) in India, becoming the world’s first plasmid DNA vaccine for COVID-19.
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Antibody combination reduces symptomatic COVID-19 risk by 77 percent
AstraZeneca’s AZD7442 reduced the risk of developing symptomatic COVID-19 by 77 percent in PROVENT Phase III study.
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MHRA approve first monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19
The MHRA have approved Ronapreve as the first monoclonal antibody combination product for the treatment of COVID-19 infection in the UK.
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Study shows no benefit of convalescent plasma for COVID-19 patients
An NIH trial found that COVID-19 convalescent plasma did not prevent disease progression in high-risk outpatients with early symptoms.
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MHRA approves COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna in 12-17-year olds
The MHRA has approved the use of the Spikevax vaccine (formerly COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna) in children aged 12-17 years old.
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Pfizer and BioNTech submit Phase I data to FDA for COVID-19 booster
Pfizer and BioNTech have announced the submission of initial data to the US FDA to support booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
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Low-cost plant-derived COVID-19 vaccine to be developed for developing countries
Researchers are developing a low-cost plant virus based COVID-19 vaccine to be produced in Botswana for pandemic prevention in developing countries.
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FDA approves TicoVac™ tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) vaccine
The FDA has approved Ticovac, a tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) vaccine, for people aged one year and older when travelling to TBE endemic areas.
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FDA allows additional COVID-19 vaccine dose for immunocompromised
The FDA has authorised an additional dose of COVID-19 Vaccines Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna in certain immunocompromised patients.
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Moderna announces $6.3 billion in H1 revenues
With sales of its COVID-19 vaccine accounting for $5.9 billion in revenue, Moderna reports H1 revenue 84-fold higher than in 2020.
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ebook: Waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19-related interventions and technologies: a comprehensive guide
This ebook explores the intellectual property rights waiver for COVID-19 treatments, vaccines, diagnostics and technologies, its potential ramifications for the drug development industry and potential solutions for overcoming COVID-19 vaccination inequalities.
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Third COVID-19 vaccine dose could improve protection in transplant recipients
The results from the first COVID-19 vaccine booster trial in transplant recipients show a third dose is safe and highly immunogenic.
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Moderna to bring mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility to Canada
Moderna and the Canadian government are collaborating to build an mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in Canada.
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Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) meeting highlights, August 2021
The EMA's drug safety committee (PRAC) recommends updating risks of Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine, though the benefit-risk balance remains unchanged.
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Collaboration and integration to progress clinical research
Here, Lucinda Cash-Gibson and Francesco Patalano discuss why the pharmaceutical industry is collaborating to develop protocols for patient-centric integrated platform trials and what the clinical research industry may look like in future.
