Moderna and the European Commission agreed on amendment to COVID-19 vaccine supply agreement
On Jun. 2, 2022, The European Commission and the vaccine developer Moderna announced they have reached an agreement…
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Food allergy associated with lower risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection
On Jun. 1, 2022, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that an NIH funded study had…
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Ultima Genomics delivered the $100 genome
On May 31, 2022, Ultima Genomics emerged from stealth business mode with a new high-throughput, low-cost sequencing platform…
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Moderna and Takeda announced plans to transfer Marketing Authorization for Spikevax(TM) COVID-19 vaccine in Japan
On May 31, 2022, Moderna and Takeda announced the transfer of the marketing authorization for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine…
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Novavax initiated phase 3 trial of its COVID-19 Omicron strain vaccine as a booster
On May 31, 2022, Novavax announced the initiation of its Phase 3 strain change trial to determine if…
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Hong Kong Center for Health Protection notified late of 2nd H3N8 case on the mainland
On May 30, 2022, The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health received notification from…
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Wake Forest CCSG cut from 5 years to 3 as center changes leadership, administrative structure
May 27, 2022, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) truncated the just-renewed five-year Cancer Center Support Grant held by…
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Breakthrough COVID-19 infections more likely in cancer and Alzheimer’s patients, studies find
On May 26, 2022, researchers from Case Western Reserve School of Medicine report breakthrough COVID-19 cases resulting in…
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BD launched high-throughput molecular combination test for COVID-19 and influenza A/B
On May 26, 2022, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced a new high-throughput molecular diagnostic combination test for SARS-CoV-2 and…
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Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine demonstrated strong immune response in children 6 months to under 5 years of age following third dose
On May 25, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced topline safety, immunogenicity and vaccine efficacy data from a Phase…
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Roche developed unique PCR tests to detect the mpox virus
On May 25, 2022, Roche and its subsidiary TIB Molbiol announced they had developed three unique LightMix Modular…
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The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) was established
On May 25, 2022, the Health and Human Services agency (HHS) announced the formal establishment of the Advanced…
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Novavax participated in Oxford University Com-COV3 booster trial of COVID-19 vaccines in adolescents aged 12 through 15
On May 25, 2022, Novavax announced it was participating in a stage of the COVID-19 Vaccine Schedule Combinations…
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Computer model predicted dominant SARS-CoV-2 variants
On May 24, 2022, scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and the University of Massachusetts…
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Economic burden of Lyme disease could be nearly $1 billion annually in the U.S.
On May 23, 2022, a study reports the economic burden of Lyme disease could be nearly $1 billion…
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Jaguar Health announced launch of the first U.S. Canine Cancer Registry and Canine Cancer Care Index
On May 23, 2022, Jaguar Health announced the launch of Canine Cancer: Take C.H.A.R.G.E. (Canine Health And ReGistry…
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WHO announced nulti-country mpox outbreak in non-endemic countries
On May 21, 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that since May 13, 2022, cases of mpox…
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Novavax filed in the EU for expanded conditional Marketing Authorization of COVID-19 vaccine as booster in individuals aged 18 and over
On May 20, 2022, Novavax announced the submission of a request to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to…
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Depression, loneliness associated with increased hospitalization risk after COVID-19
On May 19, 2022, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that people who reported in a…
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WHO validated 11th vaccine for COVID-19
On May 19, 2022, World Health Organization (WHO) issued an emergency use listing (EUL) for CONVIDECIA, a vaccine…
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NIH announced antiviral drug development awards
On May 18, 2022, the U.S. National Institutes of Health announced it had awarded approximately $577 million to…
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IAVI and Moderna launched first-in-Africa clinical trial of mRNA HIV vaccine development program
On May 18, 2022, Moderna and the nonprofit scientific research organization IAVI announced that the first participant screenings…
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SARS-CoV-2 RNA can persist in stool months after respiratory tract clears virus
On May 18, 2022, SARS-CoV-2, or at least pieces of it, sticks around longer in some infected individuals…
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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in New Jersey
On May 18, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed…
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Labcorp received EUA for first non-prescription at-home collection kit for combined COVID-19, Flu and RSV detection
On May 18, 2022, LabCorp announced the receipt of Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and…
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CDC and health partners responded to Mpox case in the U.S.
On May 18, 2022, scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that they were…
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Study found ‘natural immunity’ from Omicron weak and limited
On May 18, 2022, researchers at Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco (UCSF) reported that unvaccinated people, infection…
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed in Oregon
On May 18, 2022, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed that several Canada goose goslings collected…
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Pfizer and BioNTech granted U.S. EUA for booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine in children 5 through 11 years of age
On May 17, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded emergency use authorization…
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InteliSwab COVID-19 rapid test validated to detect Omicron BA.2, BA.2.12.1, BA.3 and BA.5 subvariants
On May 17, 2022, OraSure Technologies announced that its InteliSwab COVID-19 rapid tests detect the Omicron BA.2, BA.2.12.1,…
