Multi-country outbreak reported in Twelve member nations not endemic for Mpox Virus
On May 21, 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that since May 13, 2022, cases of mpox…
WHO announced nulti-country monkeypox outbreak in non-endemic countries
On May 21, 2022, the WHO announced that since May 13, 2022, cases of monkeypox had been reported…
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…
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…
WHO validated 11th vaccine for COVID-19
On May 19, 2022, WHO issued an emergency use listing (EUL) for CONVIDECIA, a vaccine manufactured by CanSino…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Labcorp received EUA for first non-prescription at-home collection kit for combined COVID-19, Fflu and RSV detection
On May 18, 2022, LabCorp announced the receipt of Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and…
CDC and health partners responded to Monkeypox case in the U.S.
On May 18, 2022, scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that they were…
Study found ﾓnatural immunityﾔ from Omicron weak and limited
On May 18, 2022, researchers at Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco (UCSF) reported that unvaccinated people, infection…
InteliSwabﾮ 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 InteliSwabﾮ COVID-19 rapid tests detect the Omicron BA.2, BA.2.12.1,…
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…
TGen worked with Arizona zoos and state and federal wildlife agencies to test wild animals for SARS-CoV-2
On May 16, 2022, working with state and federal wildlife agencies and private and public zoos across Arizona,…
Tabula Sapiens multiple-organ, single-cell transcriptomic atlas of humans published
On May 13, 2022, the Tabula Sapiens Consortium announced it had published a molecular reference atlas for more…
Novavax filed for Emergency Use Authorization of COVID-19 vaccine in Taiwan
On May 13, 2022, Novavax announced the submission of a request for emergency use authorization to Taiwan’s Food…
WHO and Medicines Patent Pool announced agreement with NIH for COVID-19 health technologies
On May 12, 2022, WHOﾒs COVID-19 Technology Access Pool and the Medicines Patent Pool finalized a licensing agreement…
Cepheid received Emergency Use Authorization for Xpertﾮ Xpress CoV-2 plus
On May 12, 2022, Cepheid announced it had received Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food & Drug…
NIH licensed COVID-19 research tools and early-stage technologies to WHO program
On May 12, 2022, the U.S. National Institutes of Health announced that it had licensed 11 COVID-19 research…
Lucira filed for authorization of first-of-its-Kind COVID-19 & flu at-home molecular test
On May 11, 2022, Lucira Health announced that it had submitted a request to the U.S. Food and…
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KPWHRI report supported value of COVID-19 drugs
On May 11, 2022, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute reported that new treatments for people at high…
Lucira received CE Mark for both COVID-19 & flu and COVID-19 molecular tests
On May 9, 2022, Lucira Health announced that both its COVID-19 & Flu and COVID-19 molecular tests have…
WHO informed of a confirmed case of monkeypox in an individual who travelled from the United Kingdom to Nigeria
On May 7, 2022, WHO was informed of a confirmed case of monkeypox in an individual who travelled…
Novavax submitted variations to expand Australian and New Zealand provisional approval of Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine in Great Britain
On May 6, 2022, Novavax announced the submission of variations to the Australian Therapeutic Goods Agency (TGA) and…
NIH launched clinical trial of Epstein-Barr virus vaccine
On May 6, 2022, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced that it had launched…
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Highly pathogenic Avian influenza detected in a non-commercial backyard flock in Oregon
On May 6, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the…
Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine Nuvaxovid arrived in Singapore
On May 6, 2022, Novavax announced that deliveries of it’s COVID-19 vaccine continued around the world and the…
WHO reported 14.9 million excess deaths associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021
On May 5, 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported estimates that show the full death toll associated…
U.S. EPA and State of Florida approved second pilot project with Oxitec Friendlyﾙ mosquitoes in the Florida Keys
On May 4, 2022, Oxitec announced approval from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, including reviews…