Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced publication of paper on antiviral SARS-CoV-2 inhibitor, TNX-3500, in JCI Insight
On Nov. 22, 2021, Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced the publication of ﾓSangivamycin is highly effective against SARS-CoV-2 in vitro…
Follow-up data from phase 3 trial of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine supported safety and high efficacy in adolescents 12 through 15 years of age
On Nov. 22, 2021, Pfizer announced topline results from a longer-term analysis of the safety and efficacy of…
FDA authorized InBios COVID-19 over-the-counter antigen test
On Nov. 22, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized another over-the-counter (OTC) COVID-19 antigen test. The…
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 and BioNTech received expanded U.S. FDA EUA of COVID-19 vaccine booster to include individuals 18 and older
On Nov. 19, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had expanded…
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…
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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…
Pfizer and MPP announced agreement for COVID-19 oral antiviral treatment candidate to expand access in low- and middle-income countries
On Nov. 16, 2021, Pfizer and the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP), a United Nations-backed public health organization working…
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…
Long-term study of children with COVID-19 began
On Nov. 15, 2021, a large, long-term study of the impacts of COVID-19 on children announced it had…
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…
Regeneron antibody cocktail approved by European Commission to treat and prevent COVID-19
On Nov. 12, 2021, Regeneron announced that the European Commission (EC) had approved the casirivimab and imdevimab antibody…
Innovation Pharmaceuticals conducted full data analysis of phase 2 brilacidin COVID-19 trial results to support inclusion in Government-sponsored trials
On Nov. 12, 2021, Innovation Pharma announced the Company was conducting full data analysis of the Phase 2…
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…
Lincoln Children’s Zoo announced the deaths of three snow leopards due to COVID-19
On Nov. 12, 2021, Lincoln Children’s Zoo announced on Facebook that their three snow leopards: Ranney, Everest and…
Zipline, Pfizer and BioNTech paved way for automated, on-demand delivery of first mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in Ghana
On Nov. 11, 2021, Zipline, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that Zipline had successfully completed the first long-range drone…
CHMP recommends EU approval of Ronapreve to treat non-hospitalised COVID-19 patients and for prophylaxis of the disease
On Nov. 11, 2021, Roche announced that the European Medicines Agencyï¾’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human…
Innovation Pharmaceuticals announced topline results from phase 2 clinical trial of brilacidin for COVID-19
On Nov. 11, 2021, Innovation Pharma reported topline results from the Companyï¾’s Phase 2 clinical trial of Brilacidin…
Politicization and COVID-19 vaccine resistance in the U.S. widened during pandemic
On Nov. 10, 2021, a study by researchers at Georgia State University showed that the politicization of science…
Meridian Bioscience received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for Revogeneï¾® SARS-CoV-2 molecular assay
On Nov. 10, 2021, Meridian Bioscience announced that their Revogeneï¾® SARS-CoV-2 assay was granted Emergency Use Authorization by…
Biden Administration invested $650 million in rapid diagnostic testing into increase access to tests
On Nov. 10, 2021, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that it was increasing access to COVID-19 testing for Americans…
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…
Novan announced favorable preclinical safety data and intent to advance SB019 for treatment of COVID-19
On Nov. 9, 2021, Novan announced promising preclinical safety results with berdazimer sodium in a 14-day GLP repeat…
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…