FDA issued authorization for first molecular non-prescription, at-home test
On Mar. 5, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the…
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Moderna announced NDA submitted to import and distribute Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Japan
On Mar. 5, 2021,Takeda Pharmaceutical announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application to the Government of…
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Abbott’s received FDA EUA for laboratory PCR assay that detects and differentiates SARS-CoV-2, Flu A, Flu B and RSV
On Mar. 5, 2021, Abbott announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for…
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Washington State Department of Health provided next-generation genome sequencing
On Mar. 4, 2021, the Washington State Department of Health announced contracts with virology labs at the University…
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New evidence COVID-19 antibodies, vaccines less effective against variants
On Mar. 4, 2021, researchers at the University School of Medicine in St. Louis announced that three new,…
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Soligenix announced positive progress in pre-clinical development of its COVID-19 vaccine
On Mar. 4, 2021, Soligenix announced publication of pre-clinical immunogenicity studies for CiVax (heat stable COVID-19 vaccine program)…
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Luminex received FDA Emergency Use Authorization and CE Mark for expanded NxTAG panel test Including SARS-CoV-2
On Mar. 4, 2021, Luminex announced that it had received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food…
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MediciNova announced it had discontinued development of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for COVID-19
On Mar. 3, 2021, MediciNova announced an update on the development of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for COVID-19. MediciNova…
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Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Rwanda
On Mar. 3, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech, in partnership with UNICEF, announced the arrival of the first doses…
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NIH launched effort to understand MIS-C, range of SARS-CoV-2 effects on children
On Mar. 2, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced that it had launched a research effort…
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Biden administration announced collaboration between Merck and Johnson & Johnson to expand production of COVID-19 vaccines
On Mar. 2, 2021, Biden invoked the Defense Production Act to equip two Merck facilities to the standards necessary…
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COVAX published first round of allocations
On Mar. 2, 2021, The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and the WHO,…
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Merck announced partnership to produce Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine
On Mar. 2, 2021, Merck announced multiple agreements to support efforts to expand manufacturing capacity and supply of…
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First COVID-19 COVAX vaccine doses administered in Africa
On Mar. 1, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the first COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in Africa using…
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Colombia received the first vaccines arriving in the Americas through COVAX
On Mar. 1, 2021, Colombia became the first country in the Americas to receive COVID-19 vaccines through the…
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COVID-19 can kill heart muscle cells, interfere with contraction
On Mar. 1, 2021, a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis provided evidence that…
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Novavax and Takeda finalized license agreement for Novavax COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Japan
On Feb. 26, 2021, Novavax and Takeda Pharmaceutical announced an exclusive license agreement for Takeda’s development, manufacturing and…
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FDA allowed more flexible storage, transportation conditions for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
On Feb. 25, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it was allowing undiluted frozen vials…
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Novavax completed enrollment of PREVENT-19, COVID-19 vaccine pivotal phase 3 trial in the US and Mexico
On Feb. 22, 2021, Novavax announced it had completed enrollment of PREVENT-19, its pivotal Phase 3 study in…
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First identification of human cases of avian influenza A(H5N8) infection
On Feb. 20, 2021, Russian authorities reported the detection of influenza A(H5N8) virus infection in seven poultry workers…
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Johnson & Johnson announces submission to WHO for EUL of investigational single-shot COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Feb. 19, 2021, Johnson & Johnson announced that Janssen-Cilag had submitted for Emergency Use Listing (EUL) to…
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Luminex received BARDA funding to support development and validation of test combining SARS-CoV-2 and Flu/RSV respiratory pane
On Feb. 19, 2021, Luminex announced that it had received $11.3 million in funding from the Biomedical Advanced…
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World’s largest clinical trial for COVID-19 treatments expanded internationally
On Feb. 18, 2021, scientists at the University of Oxford announced that the Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy…
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Novavax announced MOU with Gavi for cumulative supply to COVAX facility of 11 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine
On Feb. 18, 2021, Novavax and announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to…
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Pfizer and BioNTech announced supply the European Union with 200 million additional doses of COMIRNATY
On Feb. 17, 2021, BioNTech announced an agreement with the European Commission (EC) to supply an additional 200 million…
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Immunic announced 200 patients enrolled in phase 2 CALVID-1 trial of IMU-838 for treatment of COVID-19
On Feb. 17, 2021, Immunic announced that its lead asset, IMU-838, the company’s selective oral DHODH inhibitor, had…
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Study published in NEJM demonstrated Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine neutralize South African variant spike mutations
On Feb. 17, 2021, BioNTech announced results from an in vitro study that provided additional data on the…
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European Commission purchased additional 150 million doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna
On Feb. 17, 2021, Moderna announced that the European Commission had purchased an additional 150 million doses of…
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Altimmune announced FDA clearance of AdCOVID IND application
On Feb. 17, 2021, Altimmune announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had cleared the Companyls…
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Anixa Biosciences began animal Testing of Covid-19 therapeutic candidates
On Feb. 16, 2021, Anixa Biosciences announced that animal testing had commenced with two proprietary compounds that have…
