Study raised concerns SARS-CoV-2 evolution outpaces vaccine-generated antibodies
On Apr. 27, 2023, a National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) -led Phase 2 trial compared two…
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U.S. FDA issued Emergency Use Authorization for new COVID-19 Over-the-Counter at-home antigen test
On Apr. 24, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized Status COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test for…
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Additional cases of Marburg virus disease reported in Equatorial Guinea
On Apr. 17, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that six additional laboratory-confirmed cases of Marburg virus…
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U.S. spending $5 billion to speed up development of new COVID vaccines
On Apr. 10, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it was spending over…
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Infectious Disease | Influenza | USDA | Vaccine | Veterinary
Highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed as cause of three California condor mortalities in Arizona
On Apr. 7, 2023, the U.S. National Park Service reported Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) had been confirmed…
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Pfizer RSV vaccine 82% effective vs severe infection in infants, final data showed
On Apr. 5, 2023, Pfizer announced that experimental respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine was 82% effective in preventing…
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Defense Public Health celebrated opening of new $248 million public health laboratory
On Apr. 5, 2023, Aberdeen Proving Ground South, formerly known as Edgewood, celebrated the opening of the Department…
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NanoViricides announced licensing agreement with Karveer Meditech to commercialize COVID drugs
On Apr. 4, 2023, NanoViricides announced that it had executed a license agreement with Karveer Meditech, Kolhapur, India,…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | NIH | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Frequent testing reduced COVID-19 deaths in nursing facilities
On Apr. 4, 2023, National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded research was announced from the University of Rochester…
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First case of highly pathogenic Avian influenza confirmed in Klamath County
On Mar. 31, 2023, the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and…
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Moderna finalized agreement with Government of the Republic of Kenya to establish an mRNA manufacturing facility
On Mar. 30, 2023, Moderna and the Government of the Republic of Kenya announced they had finalized an…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress | Vaccine
Covid-19 pandemic and the expansion of the mortality gap between the U.S. and its European peers
On Mar. 29, 2023, the mortality gap between the United States and other high-income nations substantially expanded during…
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Human infection with Avian influenza A(H3N8) virus reported by China
On Mar. 27, 2023, the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China reported a confirmed case…
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Antibiotics do not cut death risk in hospitalized patients with viral respiratory illnesses
On Mar. 24. 2023, antibiotics do not reduce the risk of dying in adults hospitalized with COVID-19, the…
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Climate warming and increasing Vibrio vulnificus infections in North America
On Mar. 23, 2023, a study published in Scientific Reports warned that vibrio vulnificus is an increasingly recognized…
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Paxlovid reduced risk of long-term health problems, death from COVID-19
On Mar. 23. 2023, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs…
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National Science Foundation released reports outlining bold goals for U.S. bioeconomy
On Mar. 22, 2023, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released a series of five…
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Tanzania declared an outbreak of Marburg virus disease
On Mar. 21, 2023, the Ministry of Health of the United Republic of Tanzania declared an outbreak of…
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Quest Diagnostics announced first-of-its-kind post-COVID-19 panels available
On Mar. 21, 2023, Quest Diagnostics announced that it had introduced two innovative Post-COVID-19 panels. These laboratory tests…
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Vaccine makers prep bird flu shot for humans ‘just in case’, rich nations lock in supplies
On Mar. 20, 2023, some of the world’s leading makers of flu vaccines said they could make hundreds…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Polio | Vaccine | WHO
Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) reported in Indonesia
On Mar. 17, 2023, the Indonesia Ministry of Health notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of the detection…
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FDA Advisory Committee voted in support of favorable benefit-risk profile for Pfizer’s PAXLOVID
On Mar. 16, 2023, Pfizer announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee (AMDAC)…
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UK Animal and Plant Health Agency reported dolphins detected with avian flu found on beaches in England and Wales
On Mar. 15, 2023, the United Kingdom Animal and Plant Health Agency reported that the carcesses of Common…
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Texas A&M scientists disable protective gene In mosquitoes
On Mar. 15, 2023, scientists at Texas A&M announced that a research study: ‘RNA interference is essential to…
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First case of avian flu in a Chilean industrial plant reported, poultry meat exports suspended
On Mar. 14, 2023, the Agricultural and Livestock Service in Chile confirmed the identification of the first case…
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FDA authorized bivalent Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as booster dose for certain children 6 months through 4 years of age
On Mar. 14, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) of…
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‘Deaths of Despair’ contributed to 17% rise in Minnesota’s death rate during COVID-19 pandemic
On Mar. 13, 2023, Mayo Clinic published a study that showed the COVID-19 pandemic was linked to a…
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France reported bird flu in foxes near Paris
On Mar. 7, 2023, the the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) announced that France had reported an…
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Biotechnology | FDA | Infectious Disease | Measles | Vaccine
U.S. FDA approved intramuscular administration for Merck’s MMRV Vaccines: M-M-RII, VARIVAX, and ProQuad
On Mar. 6, 2023, Merck announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved the addition…
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Pfizer and BioNTech submitted for U.S. EUA of Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent COVID-19 booster in children under 5 years
On Mar. 1, 2023, BioNTech and Pfizer announced that they had submitted an application to the U.S. Food…
