Development of WRAI’s pan-coronavirus vaccine showed promise
On Dec. 28, 2021, researchers at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Silver Spring, Maryland announced…
Moderna announced Switzerland exercised option to purchase seven million additional doses of COVID-19 booster vaccine
On Dec. 27, 2021, Moderna announced that the Swiss Federal Government had exercised its option to purchase an…
Moderna announced supply agreement with South Korea for additional 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
On Dec. 27, 2021, Moderna announced a revised supply agreement with the government of South Korea for 20…
Sorrento announced COVISTIX COVID-19 virus rapid antigen detection test detected the Omicron variant
On Dec. 27, 2021, Sorrento Therapeutics announced that initial testing of COVISTIX on recombinant N proteins demonstrated its…
FDA authorized COVID-19 Over-the-Counter test based on data from NIH Independent Test Assessment Program
On Dec. 27, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized an over-the-counter (OTC) COVID-19 antigen test, the…
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COVID-19 heroes & Remembrance
Our Heroes and Remembrance illustration has Maurice Ralph Hilleman and John Enders, pioneering developers of common vaccines, and…
Merck and Ridgeback’s molnupiravir, an investigational oral antiviral COVID-19 treatment, received special approval for emergency in Japan
On Dec. 24, 2021, Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced that Japanï¾’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare had…
Roche COVID-19 at-home test granted FDA Emergency Use Authorization to expand access to rapid self-testing solutions in the United States
On Dec. 24, 2021, Roche announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had granted Emergency Use Authorization…
Novavax and SK bioscience announed expanded manufacturing agreement
On Dec. 23, 2021, Novavax and SK bioscience announced the expansion of the companies’ collaboration and license agreements…
Merck and Ridgeback’s molnupiravir received U.S. FDA EUA for treatment of high-risk adults with COVID-19
On Dec. 23, 2021, Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had…
OPKO Health announced topline results from phase 2 trial evaluating RAYALDEE to treat symptomatic COVID-19 outpatients
On Dec. 23, 2021, OPKO announced preliminary topline results from its Phase 2 trial with RAYALDEEï¾® to treat…
Pfizer and BioNTech submit updated longer-term follow-up data of COMIRNATY in adolescents to EMA
On Dec. 23, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that they had submitted longer-term follow-up data from the companiesï¾’…
Eight substances added to 15th Report on Carcinogens
On Dec. 23, 2021, eight substances were added to the Report on Carcinogens, bringing the total list to…
Merck and Ridgeback announced U.K. Government to purchase additional 1.75 million courses of molnupiravir
On Dec. 22, 2021, Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced that the United Kingdom Government agreed to purchase an…
Gilead announced NEJM publication of data demonstrating Veklury (Remdesivir) significantly reduced risk of hospitalization in patients with COVID-19
On Dec. 22, 2021, Gilead Sciences announced full results from a Phase 3 investigational study evaluating the efficacy…
Cocrystal Pharma’s COVID-19 oral and intranasal/pulmonary protease inhibitors exhibited powerful in vitro potency against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant
On Dec. 22, 2021, Cocrystal Pharma announced that in vitro studies demonstrate its oral and intranasal/pulmonary SARS-CoV-2 main…
Novavax announced initial Omicron cross-reactivity data from COVID-19 vaccine booster and adolescent studies
On Dec. 22, 2021, Novavax announced initial data evaluating the immune response of its COVID-19 vaccine, NVX-CoV2373, against…
Pfizer received U.S. FDA Emergency Use Authorization for novel COVID-19 oral antiviral treatment
On Dec. 22, 2021, Pfizer announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had authorized the emergency…
University of Oxford team published blueprint for making millions of doses of a new vaccine within 100-days
On Dec. 22, 2021, the University of Oxfordï¾’s vaccine manufacturing research team published a pre-print paper demonstrating the…
Novavax announced initiation of PREVENT-19 COVID-19 vaccine phase 3 trial booster study
On Dec. 21, 2021, Novavax announced that the first booster doses of NVX-CoV2373, the company’s recombinant nanoparticle protein-based…
EC expanded indication for Veklury (Remdesivir) for treatment of adults not on supplemental oxygen and high risk for COVID-19 progression
On Oct. 21, 2021, Gilead Sciences announced that the European Commission (EC) had approved a variation to the…
USDA confirmed COVID-19 in a Canada lynx at a Pennsylvania zoo
On Dec. 21, 2021, the United States Department of Agricultureï¾’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories announced confirmation of SARS-CoV-2…
Oxford team published blueprint for making millions of doses of a new vaccine within 100 days
On Dec. 21, 2021, the University of Oxford’s vaccine manufacturing research team published a pre-print paper demonstrating the…
World Health Organization granted scond Emergency Use listing for Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
On Dec. 20, 2021, Novavax announced that the World Health Organization (WHO) had granted a second Emergency Use…
European Commission granted conditional Marketing Authorization for Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
On Dec. 20, 2021, Novavax announced that the European Commission (EC) had granted Novavax conditional marketing authorization (CMA)…
Pfizer and BioNTech provided EU more than 200 million additional doses of COMIRNATY for vaccine supply
On Dec. 20, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced an agreement had been reached with the European Commission (EC)…
Moderna announced preliminary booster data and updated strategy to address Omicron variant
On Dec. 20, 2021, Moderna announced preliminary neutralizing antibody data against the Omicron variant following the Company’s booster…
Oragenics extended collaboration with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to develop vaccine against Omicron variant
On Dec. 20, 2021, Oragenics announced it had extended a licensing and collaboration agreement with the National Research…
Novavax and Serum Institute of India announced WHO Emergency Use listing for NVX-CoV2373 COVID-19 vaccine
On Dec. 17, 2021, Novavax and SK bioscience announced that the World Health Organization (WHO) had granted Emergency…
Democratic Republic of the Congo declared Ebola outbreak over
On Dec. 16, 2021, the Ebola outbreak that erupted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s North Kivu…