Biden administration announced collaboration between Merck and Johnson & Johnson to expand production of COVID-19 vaccines
On Mar. 2, 2021, the Biden Administration has helped forge a historic manufacturing collaboration between two of the…
First COVID-19 COVAX vaccine doses administered in Africa
On Mar. 1, 2021, the WHO announced that the first COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in Africa using COVAX doses…
Colombia received the first vaccines arriving in the Americas through COVAX
On Mar. 1, 2021, Colombia became the first country in the Americas to receive COVID-19 vaccines through the…
Quidel received Emergency Use Authorization for QuickVue at-home COVID-19 test
On Mar. 1, 2021, Quidel announced that it had received an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA,…
COVID-19 can kill heart muscle cells, interfere with contraction
On Mar. 1, 2021, a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis provided evidence that…
CDC’s ACIP issued interim recommendation for use of Janssen COVID-19 vaccine
On Feb. 28, 2021, after a transparent evidence-based review of all available data, the Advisory Committee on Immunization…
CDC Advisory Committee recommended single-shot COVID-19 vaccine for adults 18 and older in US
On Feb. 28, 2021, Johnson & Johnson announced that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventionﾒs (CDC)…
Johnson & Johnson single-shot COVID-19 vaccine authorized by US FDA for Emergency Use
On Feb. 27, 2021, Johnson & Johnson announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had issued…
Roche SARS-CoV-2 rapid rntigen test received special approval for at-home patient self-testing in Germany
On Feb. 26, 2021, Roche announced it had been granted special approval by the German Federal Institute for…
Innovation Pharma provided study details for phase 2 clinical trial of Brilacidin in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
On Feb. 26, 2021, Innovation Pharmaceuticals announced that after an interim review, by an independent Data Monitoring Committee…
Novavax and Takeda finalized license agreement for Novavax COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Japan
On Feb. 26, 2021, Novavax and Takeda Pharmaceutical announced an exclusive license agreement for Takeda’s development, manufacturing and…
Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine candidate recommended for EUA by FDA advisory committee
On Feb. 26, 2021, Johnson & Johnson announced that the FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee…
EMA accepted Pfizerﾒs MAA for investigational 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
On Feb. 26, 2021, Pfizer announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) accepted for review the Marketing Authorization…
EMA issued advice on Regeneron’s antibody cocktail (casirivimab with imdevimab) for COVID-19 patients
On Feb. 26, 2021, Regeneron announced the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use…
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FDA approved targeted treatment for rare Duchenne muscular dystrophy mutation
On Feb. 25, 2021, the FDA granted approval to Sarepta Therapeutics for Amondys 45 (casimersen) injection for the…
FDA allowed more flexible storage, transportation conditions for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
On Feb. 25, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it was allowing undiluted frozen vials…
Altimmune commenced enrollment in phase 1 trial of AdCOVID needle-free, single-dose Intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Feb. 25, 2021, Altimmune announced that it had commenced enrollment in a Phase 1 clinical trial of…
Chimerix reported promising topline results from first cohort of a randomized COVID-19 trial with DSTAT
On Feb. 25, 2021, Chimerix reported topline results from the first cohort of its randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase…
Pfizer and BioNTech initiated sudy to evaluate COVID-19 booster and new vaccine variants
On Feb. 25, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced they had begun an evaluation of the safety and immunogenicity…
IDMC found clear efficacy for REGEN-COVﾙ in phase 3 COVID-19 outpatient outcomes trial
On Feb. 25, 2021, Regeneron announced changes to the phase 3 trial assessing investigational REGEN-COVﾙ (casirivimab with imdevimab)…
UTSW researchers identified mechanism by which exercise strengthens bones and immunity
On Feb. 25, 2021, scientists at the Childrenﾒs Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern announced they had…
Overall deaths did not increase for most Chinese regions during the initial COVID-19 outbreak
On Feb. 24, 2021, scientists at the University of Oxford reported that overall deaths did not increase in…
COVID-19 vaccine doses shipped by the COVAX Facility head to Ghana, marked beginning of global rollout
On Feb. 24, 2021, Ghana became the first country outside India to receive COVID-19 vaccine doses shipped via…
XPhyto placed first order for 25-minute COVID-19 RT-PCR tests
On Feb. 24, 2021, XPhyto announced that it has placed the first order for its rapid point-of-care SARS-CoV-2…
NeuroRx announced that ZYESAMI (Aviptadil) had successfully demonstrated accelerated recovery from Covid-19 respiratory failure
On Feb. 24, 2021, NeuroRx, announced that the phase 2b/3 trial of ZYESAMI for the treatment of Respiratory…
Quest Diagnostics introduced new COVID-19 semi-quantitative serology test service
On Feb. 24, 2021, Quest Diagnostics introduced a new COVID-19 testing service that aids in providing insight into…
Monoclonal antibodies against MERS Coronavirus showed promise in phase 1 NIH-sponsored trial
On Feb. 23, 2021, the NIH announced that a randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 1 clinical trial of two monoclonal…
Cue received CE Mark for Its molecular point-of-care COVID-19 test
On Feb. 23, 2021, Cue Health announced that its molecular point-of-care COVID-19 Test had received the CE mark,…
Study demonstrated macrolide-resistance in S pneumoniae in the US exceeded 25 percent threshold set in CABP guidelines
On Feb. 23, 2021, Nabriva Therapeutics announced publication of a study documenting the high rates of macrolide-resistant Streptococcus…
PerkinElmer changed COVID-19 rapid testing with highly sensitive point of care antigen test for mass screening
On Feb. 23, 2021, PerkinElmer announced the launch of the PerkinElmerﾮ COVID-19 Antigen Test for the qualitative detection…