Novavax announced initiation of COVID-19 vaccine booster study in adolescents in phase 3 PREVENT-19 trial
On Apr. 22, 2022, Novavax announced initial results from the Phase 1/2 clinical trial of its COVID-Influenza Combination…
WHO recommended Paxlovid for high-risk COVID patients
On Apr. 22, 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) made a strong recommendation for nirmatrelvir and ritonavir, sold…
Cocrystal Pharma collaborated with the NIAID to evaluate COVID-19 protease inhibitors
On Apr. 21, 2022, Cocrystal Pharma announced a Non-Clinical Evaluation Agreement with the National Institute of Allergy and…
CureVac and GSKï¾’s bivalent second-generation mRNA accine candidate shown to be highly effective against SARS-CoV-2 variants
On Apr. 21, 2022, CureVac announced preclinical data demonstrating immune responses and protective efficacy of a bivalent second-generation…
Initial results from Novavax’ COVID-19-Influenza vaccine trial were first to show feasibility of combination vaccine
On Apr. 20, 2022, Novavax announced initial results from the Phase 1/2 clinical trial of its COVID-Influenza Combination…
Codiak announced new preclinical data supporting development of broadly protective pan beta-Coronavirus vaccine
On Apr. 20, 2022, Codiak BioSciences announced new preclinical data from its pan beta-coronavirus vaccine program, which aims…
Tonix Pharm announced results of retrospective observational database study in over 50,000 long COVID patients
On Apr. 20, 2022, Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced the results of a retrospective observational database study in over 50,000…
Novavax announced approval of Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine for primary and booster immunization in Japan
On Apr. 19, 2022, Novavax announced that its partner, Takeda, received manufacturing and marketing approval from the Japan…
Moderna announced clinical update on bivalent COVID-19 booster platform
On Apr. 19, 2022, Moderna announced new clinical data on its bivalent COVID-19 booster platform including data on…
COVID-19 booster effectiveness remained high during Omicron surge
On Apr. 18, 2022, the Military Health System reported that active-duty service members who received a COVID-19 vaccine…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Pennsylvania and Utah
On Apr. 16, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agricultureï¾’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the presence…
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Idaho officials confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza
On Apr. 15, 2022, The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) announed it had received confirmation of multiple…
Pfizer and BioNTech data demonstrated high immune response following booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine in children 5 through 11 years of age
On Mar. 14, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced positive results from a Phase 2/3 clinical trial evaluating the…
Regeneron antibody cocktail approved by European Commission to treat and prevent COVID-19
On Nov. 12, 2021, Regeneron announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had extended by three months…
FDA authorized first COVID-19 diagnostic test using breath samples
On Apr. 14, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the…
Merck announced FDA granted breakthrough therapy designation for V116, investigational 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, for prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumococcal pneumonia in adults
On Apr. 14, 2022, Merck announced that V116, the companyï¾’s investigational 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, had received Breakthrough…
FDA announced legislation clarifying the agency can regulate tobacco products containing nicotine from any source
On Apr. 13, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that the legislation clarifying the agency can…
Swissmedic granted conditional Marketing Authorization for Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
On Apr. 13, 2022, Novavax announced that Swissmedic had granted Novavax conditional marketing authorization (CMA) for Nuvaxovid COVID-19…
Highly pathogenic avian influenza reported in Alberta
On Apr. 12, 2022, the Province of Alberta poultry reported that farms had tested positive for highly pathogenic…
CureVac and GSK entered into Pandemic preparedness contract with German government Candidate, CV2CoV
On Apr. 11, 2022, CureVac and GSK announced that they had entered into a contract with the German…
Veruï¾’s novel COVID-19 drug candidate reduced deaths by 55% in hospitalized patients in interim analysis of phase 3 study
On Apr. 11, 2022, Veru announced positive efficacy and safety results from a planned interim analysis of the…
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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Montana
On Apr. 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the…
BioNTech granted pandemic preparedness contract by German Federal Ministry of Health
On Apr. 9, 2022, BioNTech announced it was granted a pandemic preparedness contract by the Federal Republic of…
Novavax and Serum Institute of India received EUA for COVID-19 vaccine in Thailand
On Apr. 8, 2022, Novavax announced and Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by…
IAVI and Moderna partnered to tackle broad global health priorities using mRNA for vaccines and antibodies
On Apr. 7, 2022, Moderna and IAVI announced a collaboration to employ mRNA technology to meet the challenge…
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Major study linked breast cancer treatment with increased risk of cardiovascular disease
On Apr. 6, 2022, a new study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology showed that women receiving certain…
NIH funded new tuberculosis research advancement centers
On Mar. 9, 2022, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced four grant awards to…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Texas
On Apr. 3, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed…
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Fred Hutch and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance unite, reshaped relationship with UW Medicine
On Apr. 1, 2022, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) announced a…
Merck and Ridgeback reported data demonstrating treatment with LAGEVRIO (molnupiravir) associated with more rapid elimination of SARS-CoV-2 than placebo
On Apr. 1, 2022, Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced that data evaluating LAGEVRIO(molnupiravir), an investigational oral antiviral COVID-19…