China approved use of Pfizer’s COVID drug Paxlovid
On Feb. 12, 2022, China’s medical products regulator announced that it had given conditional approval for Pfizer’s COVID-19…
Novavax announced positive results of COVID-19 vaccine in pediatric population of PREVENT-19 phase 3 clinical trial
On Feb. 10, 2022, Novavax announced that NVX-CoV2373, its recombinant nanoparticle protein-based COVID-19 vaccine, achieved its primary effectiveness…
Moderna announced new supply agreement with Colombia for additional 10.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
On Feb. 8, 2022, Moderna announced a new supply agreement with the government of Colombia for 10.8 million…
CDC’s ACIP issued recommendation for use of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in adults aged =18 years
On Feb. 4, 2022, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) issued a standard recommendation for use of…
UK MHRA granted Conditional Marketing Authorization for Novavax COVID-19 vaccine in Great Britain
On Feb. 3, 2022, Novavax announced that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency had granted conditional marketing…
New Zealand’s Medsafe granted provisional approval for Novavax’ COVID-19 vaccine
On Feb. 3, 2022, Novavax announced that New Zealand’s Medsafe had been granted provisional approval of NVX-CoV2373, Novavax’…
Moderna received full U.S. FDA approval for COVID-19 vaccine Spikevax
On Jan. 31, 2022, Moderna announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)Â had approved the Biologics License…
Novavax submitted request to U.S. FDA for Emergency Use Authorization of COVID-19 vaccine
On Jan. 31, 2022, Novavax announced that it had submitted a request to the U.S Food and Drug…
Novavax and Israel announced advance purchase agreement for supply of COVID-19 vaccine
On Jan. 28, 2022, Novavax and Israel’s Ministry of Health announced an agreement for the purchase of NVX-CoV2373,…
Moderna announced first participant dosed in phase 2 study of Omicron-specific booster candidate and publication of data
On Jan. 26, 2022, Moderna announced that the first participant had been dosed in the Phase 2 study…
International research team found nine new coronavirus species
On Jan. 26, 2022, a former University of British Columbia post-doctoral research fellow led an international research team…
Cepheid received Health Canada license for Xpert Xpress CoV-2/Flu/RSV plus
On Jan, 25, 2022, Cepheid announced that Health Canada had issued Cepheid a medical device license for Xpert…
Anixa Biosciences and MolGenie announced early potency analysis of SARS-CoV-2 protease inhibitor
On Jan. 24, 2022, Anixa Biosciences announced that the company and its partner, MolGenie, had synthesized a compound…
New landmark Nature study provided long-sought mechanistic link between EBV and Multiple Sclerosis
On Jan. 24, 2022, Atara Biotherapeutics, a leader in T-cell immunotherapy, announced that it had leveraged its novel…
Australia Therapeutic Goods Administration granted provisional registration for Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
On Jan. 19, 2022, Novavaxa announced that Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration had granted approval for provisional registration of…
South Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety approved Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
On Jan. 12, 2022, Novavax and SK bioscience, a vaccine business subsidiary of Korea-based SK Group, announced that…
Novavax and Serum Institute filed for Emergency Use Authorization of Novavax’ COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa
On Jan. 10, 2022, Novavax and Serum Institute of India announced a regulatory submission to the South African…
Pfizer provided U.S. Government with additional 10 million treatment courses of oral therapy to help combat COVID-19
On Jan. 4, 2022, Pfizer announced that the U.S. government had committed to purchasing an additional 10 million…
Novavax and Serum Institute of India received Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 vaccine in India
On Dec. 28, 2021, Novavax and Serum Institute of India announced that the Drugs Controller General of India…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
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…