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…
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…
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…
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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…
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…
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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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)…
Hologic’s Multiplex COVID-19/Flu Test became commercially available in North America and Europe
On Oct. 27, 2021, Hologic announced that its Aptima SARS-CoV-2/Flu Assay was available for the simultaneous detection and…
Novavax filed for authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom
On Oct. 27, 2021, Novavax announced the completion of its rolling regulatory submission to the U.K. Medicines and…
Moderna announced MOU to supply up to 110 million doses of Its COVID-19 vaccine to the African Union
On Oct. 26, 2021, Moderna announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to make up to 110 million…
Moderna announced Swissmedic authorized booster dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
On Oct. 26, 2021, Moderna announced that Swissmedic had authorized a booster dose of Spikevax, the Company’s vaccine…
Moderna announced positive top line data from phase 2/3 study of COVID-19 vaccine in children 6 to 11 years of age
On Oct. 25, 2021, Moderna announced positive interim data from the Phase 2/3 study, called the KidCOVE study,…
Moderna announced EMA’s CHMP recommended booster dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in the European Union
On Oct. 25, 2021, Moderna announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human…
The Department of Veterans Affairs expanded mandate for COVID-19 vaccines among VHA employees
On Oct. 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it had begun offering Moderna…
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The U.S. CDC reported two new variant Influenza (Flu) virus infections
On Oct. 22, 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported two new U.S. human…
Moderna announced FDA authorization of booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S.
On Oct. 20, 2021, Moderna announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had authorized for emergency…
Moderna announced FDA Advisory Committee unanimously voted in support of EUA for booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine
On Oct. 14, 2021, Moderna confirmed that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological…
Moderna announced COVAX exercised option to purchase 176.5 million additional doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
On Oct. 12, 2021, Moderna announced that Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance had exercised its option to purchase an…
INOVIO announced preprint publication of homologous boosting data for its COVID-19 DNA vaccine candidate INO-4800
On Oct. 12, 2021, Inovio Pharmaceuticals announced online preprint publication in MedRxiv of Phase 1 clinical data on…
INOVIO expanded INNOVATE phase 3 for INO-4800 to include Colombia
On Oct. 11, 2021, Inovio Pharmaceuticals announced that it had received authorization from Colombia’s INVIMA, to conduct the…
PerkinElmer received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for respiratory SARS-CoV-2 panel
On Oct. 7, 2021, PerkinElmer announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had issued Emergency Use…
Duke University-led study showed Vaxart’s oral COVID-19 vaccine candidate reduced transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection
On Oct. 7, 2021, Vaxart announced that a Duke University-led study published in bioRxiv showed that Vaxart’s (investigational…