COVAX and World Bank accelerated COVID-19 vaccine access for developing countries
On Jul. 26, 2021, COVAX and the World Bank accelerated COVID-19 vaccine supply for developing countries through a…
American Medical Association announced support of COVID-19 vaccine mandates for health care workers
On Jul. 26, 2021, the American Medical Association (AMA) call for all health care and long-term care employers…
American Nurses Association supported mandated COVID-19 vaccinations for nurses and all health care professionals
On Jul. 26, 2021, the American Nurses Association (ANA), representing the interests of the nationï¾’s 4.2 million registered…
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COVID-19 vacation Destinations
Planning a Summer vacation? Where to go? How about going to one of those large events with tens…
Relief announced that U.S. collaboration had reporteded successful commercial formulation for aviptadil
On Jul. 23, 2021, RELIEF THERAPEUTICS announced that the parent company of its collaboration partner, NRx Pharmaceuticals, reported…
CHMP adopted positive opinion recommending authorization for use of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents in EU
On Jul. 23, 2021, Moderna announced that the European Medicines Agencyï¾’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human…
Pfizer and BioNTech to supply U.S. Government with additional 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
On Jul. 23, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the U.S. government had purchased an additional 200 million…
Humanigenï¾’s partner in South Korea received pproval to conduct phase 1 study of lenzilumab
On Jul. 21, 2021, Humanigen announced its development and commercialization partners for South Korea and the Philippines, Telcon…
Twist Bioscience began shipping synthetic RNA positive controls for Delta (B.1.617.2) SARS-CoV-2 variant
On Jul. 22, 2021, Twist Bioscience announced that it had started shipping its synthetic RNA reference controls for…
Moderna announced agreement with Taiwan for 20 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine and variant booster
On Jul. 22, 2021, Moderna announced a new supply agreement with Taiwan for 20 million doses of Moderna’s…
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NIH awarded more than $20 million to international HIV database centers
On Jul. 22, 2021, the National Institutes of Health announced it had renewed grants to seven regional centers…
Sorrento announced dosing of COVID-19 patients in phase 2 clinical trial for COVIDROPS neutralizing antibody against SARS-CoV-2
On Jul. 21, 2021, Sorrento Therapeutics announced that COVID-19 patients had been dosed in its Phase 2 efficacy…
Pfizer and BioNTech announced collaboration with Biovac to manufacture and distribute COVID-19 vaccine doses in Africa
On Jul. 21, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced the signing of a letter of intent with The Biovac…
Japan became first country to approve Ronapreve (casirivimab and imdevimab) for ttreatment of mild to moderate COVID-19
On Jul. 20, 2021, Roche announced that Japanï¾’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) had approved Ronapreveï¾™(casirivimab…
Researchers identified a cellular defect common to familial and sporadic forms of ALS
On Jul. 28, 2021, the National Institutes of Health announced that by studying lab-grown neurons derived from skin…
Moderna partnered with Takeda and Government of Japan to aupply additional 50 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine and variant booster candidate
On Jul. 20, 2021, Moderna announced that the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (MHLW) and…
Japan became first country to approve Regeneron antibody cocktail (casirivimab and imdevimab) for treatment of COVID-19
On Jul. 20, 2021, Regeneron announced that Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) had approved Regeneron’s…
Merck Announces FDA approval of VAXNEUVANCE for prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease
On Jul. 16, 2021, Merck announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved VAXNEUVANCE (Pneumococcal 15-valent…
U.S. FDA granted Priority Review for Biologics License Application for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
On Jul. 16, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted…
CDC and Texas confirmed Monkeypox In U.S. traveler
On Jul. 16, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) annouced and the Texas Department of…
Corvus discontinued phase 3 study of mupadolimab for COVID-19 due to vaccine effectiveness in reducing hospitalizations
On Jul. 15, 2021, Corvus Pharmaceuticals announced that it had discontinued its Phase 3 study of mupadolimab for…
iBio reported successful preclinical immunization studies with next-gen nucleocapsid COVID-19 vaccine
On Jul. 15, 2021, iBio announced that preclinical studies of IBIO-202, its subunit vaccine candidate that targets the…
Hologic obtained European CE Mark for use of saliva samples with COVID-19 test
On Jul. 14, 2021, Hologic announced that it had obtained a CE Mark for the use of saliva…
Relief Therapeutics reported that partner, NRx Pharma, and Quantum Leap announced treatment of severely ill COVID-19 patients
On Jul. 13, 2021, RELIEF THERAPEUTICS reported that its collaboration partner, NRx Pharmaceuticals, and Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborativeï¾™…
U.S. FDA announced revisions JNJ COVID-19 Vaccine fact sheets to include information pertaining to Guillain-Barre Syndrome
On Jul. 13, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revisions to the vaccine recipient and vaccination provider…
Moderna announced supply agreement with Argentina for 20 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine
On Jul. 12, 2021, Moderna announced a supply agreement with the government of Argentina for 20 million doses…
10 million doses of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine supplied to Taiwan Region
On Jul. 12, 2021, BioNTech announced that Fosun Industrial Co. had reached advance procurement agreements for the mRNA-based…
Gavi signed agreements with Sinopharm and Sinovac for immediate supply to COVAX
On Jul. 12, 2021, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, announced that it had signed advance purchase agreements with Sinopharm…
UKï¾’s MHRA accepted Humanigenï¾’s submission of Lenzilumab for Marketing Authorization in COVID-19 for expedited rolling review
On Jul. 9, 2021, Humanigen announced its submission for Marketing Authorization for lenzilumab in COVID-19, begun in Jun….
Tree DNA helped convict Washington timber thief after fire
On Jul. 9, 2021, a federal jury convicted a timber thief who authorities said started a large forest…