Novavax filed for interim authorization of COVID-19 vaccine in singapore
On Nov. 24, 2021, Novavax announced its submission to the Singapore Health Sciences Authority for interim authorization of…
Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine fully approved by Health Canada to prevent COVID-19 in ages 18 years and older
On Nov. 24, 2021, Johnson & Johnson announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had issued Emergency…
FDA announced FDA authorization of Moderna’s booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. for adults 18 years and older
On Nov. 19, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it had extended the emergency…
Pfizer provided U.S. Government with 10 million treatment courses of oral antiviral candidate to help combat COVID-19
On Nov. 18, 2021, Pfizer announced an agreement with the U.S. government to supply 10 million treatment courses…
Novavax and Serum Institute of India received Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines
On Nov. 17, 2021, Novavax and and Serum Institute of India announced that the Philippine Food and Drug…
Novavax confirmed European Medicines Agencyreview of COVID-19 vaccine filing for Conditional Marketing Authorization
On Nov. 17, 2021, Novavax announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) had begun its evaluation of an…
Zosano Pharma announced successful formulation of COVID-19 vaccine candidate on its microneedle patch system
On Nov. 17, 2021, Zosano Pharma announced that the Philippine Food and Drug Administration had granted emergency use…
PNNL-led study delivered road map of lung development
On Nov. 17, 2021, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) announced researchers had compiled the most comprehensive road map…
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GSK and Vir Biotechnology announced U.S. government agreements to purchase sotrovimab, a COVID-19 treatment
On Nov. 17, 2021, GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotechnology announced U.S. government contracts totalling approximately $1 billion (USD) to…
Pfizer submitted Emergency Use Authorization for novel COVID-19 oral antiviral candidate
On Nov. 16, 2021, Pfizer announced it had submitted an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of its investigational oral…
EU to donate more than 70 million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to COVAX to fight COVID-19 pandemic in low income countries
On Nov. 16, 2021, an agreement was announced that enabled the European Union and European Economic Area countries…
Novavax announced submission of Biologics License Application in South Korea for approval of NVX-CoV2373
On Nov. 15, 2021, Novavax and SK bioscience announced submission of a Biologics License Application (BLA) for Novavax’…
Health Canada authorized booster dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in individuals 18 years of age and older
On Nov. 15, 2021, Moderna confirmed that Health Canada had authorized the use of a booster dose of…
Oxford vaccine reached two billion dose milestone
On Nov. 15, 2021, AstraZeneca reported that 2 billion doses of the COVID-19 vaccine had been released for…
Primary endpoint met in COMET-TAIL Phase III trial evaluating intramuscular administration of sotrovimab for early treatment of COVID-19
On Nov. 12, 2021, GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotechnology announced headline data from the randomised, multi-centre, open-label COMET-TAIL Phase…
Moderna filed to expand the conditional Marketing Authorization for COVID-19 vaccine in the EU to include children ages 6-11 years
On Nov. 9, 2021, Moderna announced that it has submitted for a variation to the conditional marketing authorization…
INOVIO received FDA authorization to proceed with INNOVATE phase 3 segment for COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Nov. 9, 2021, Inovio Pharma announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided authorization to…
Phase 3 analyses showed that a single dose of REGEN-COV provides long-term protection against COVID-19
On Nov. 8, 2021, Regeneron announced that the European Commission had approved the casirivimab and imdevimab antibody cocktail,…
Cocrystal Pharma’s SARS-CoV-2 protease inhibitors ddemonstrated pan-viral activity against human common Coronaviruses, Noroviruses, Rhinoviruses and Enteroviruses
On Nov. 8, 2021, Cocrystal Pharma announced that its SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitors showed potent in vitro pan-viral…
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The USDA confirmed COVID-19 in Hyenas at a Colorado Zoo
On Nov. 5, 2021, the USDA’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories announced confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 in two spotted…
Pfizer’s COVID-19 oral antiviral treatment candidate reduced risk of hospitalization or death by 89% in interim analysis
On Nov. 5, 2021, Pfizer announced it was investigational novel COVID-19 oral antiviral candidate, PAXLOVID, significantly reduced hospitalization…
Ronapreve approved for additional indication as preventive treatment of symptomatic COVID-19 in Japan
On Nov. 5, 2021, Chugai Pharmaceutical, announced that it had obtained approval from the Ministry of Health, Labour…
Novavax filed COVID-19 vaccine for provisional approval in New Zealand
On Nov. 3, 2021, Novavax announced the company had filed for provisional approval of the vaccine to the…
INOVIO further expanded INNOVATE phase 3 trial for COVID-19 DNA vaccine candidate INO-4800 in India
On Nov. 3, 2021, Inovio Pharma announced that it had received authorization from India’s Central Drugs Standard Control…
Novavax filed for COVID-19 vaccine authorization with Health Canada and completed submission to EMA
On Nov. 1, 2021, Novavax announced the completion of its rolling submission to Health Canada for authorization of…
Novavax and Serum Institute of India receive Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 vaccine in Indonesia
On Nov. 1, 2021, Novavax and Serum Institute of India announced that the National Agency of Drug and…
Moderna updated timing of U.S. Emergency Use Authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents
On Oct. 31, 2021, Moderna announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had notified the Company…
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Oregon Health & Science University moved forward with hospital expansion
On Oct. 29, 2021, Oregon Health & Science University’s (OHSU) board of directors approved a project to expand…
Novavax filed for provisional approval of its COVID-19 vaccine in Australia
On Oct. 29, 2021, Novavax announced the completion of its rolling submission to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)…