U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared Monkeypox (Mpox) a public health emergency
On Aug. 4, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared the ongoing spread of monkeypox…
Watermelon seeds were consumed
On Jul. 30, 2022, scientists announced they had sequenced the genome of a 6,000-year-old Citrullus seeds that revealed…
Cell by cell, scientists building a high-resolution map of brain changes in Alzheimer’s disease
On Jul. 28, 2022, the Allen Institute announced a newly released dataset of 1.2M cells from brain donors…
BD, CerTest Biotec announced commercial launch of Monkeypox test
On Jul. 27, 2022, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced their newly developed molecular polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for…
Pfizer and BioNTech announced clinical trial of next-generation vaccine candidate based on enhanced spike protein design
On Jul. 27, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the companies had initiated a randomized, active-controlled, observer-blind, Phase…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Florida
On Jul. 22, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agricultureï¾’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the presence…
CHMP adopted positive opinion recommending Vekluryï¾® (Remdesivir) receive full Marketing Authorization for teatment of patients with COVID-19
On Jul. 22, 2022, Gilead Sciences announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of…
Gilead Sciences signed joint procurement agreement with the European Commission for Vekluryï¾® (Remdesivir)
On Jul. 19, 2022, Gilead Sciences and the European Commission announced a new joint procurement agreement (JPA) that…
Yale-developed vaccine offers superior protection against Omicron variants
On Jul. 19, 2022, Yale scientists announced they had developed a novel Omicron-specific mRNA vaccine that offers superior…
Vaccine-induced immune response to Omicron wanes substantially over time
On Jul. 19, 2022, the NIH announced that although COVID-19 booster vaccinations in adults elicit high levels of…
Ghana declared first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease
On Jul. 17, 2022, Ghana announced the preliminary finding of two cases of Marburg virus disease and if…
COVID-19 pandemic fuels largest continued backslide in vaccinations in three decades
On Jul. 15, 2022, The largest sustained decline in childhood vaccinations in approximately 30 years has been recorded…
Aegis Sciences begin Monkeypox testing, increasing nationwide testing capacity
On Jul 14. 2022, Aegis Sciences announced it is was authorized to begin testing for monkeypox using the…
Quest Diagnostics launched Monkeypox virus testing
On Jul. 13, 2022, Quest Diagnostics announced that it had announced the nationwide availability* of the company’s lab-developed…
Quest Diagnostics launched Monkeypox virus testing
On Jul 13. 2022, Quest Diagnostics announced the nationwide availability of the company’s lab-developed molecular diagnostic test to…
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Pfizer and BioNTech submitted a variation to EMA for vaccination of children ages 6 months to less than 5 Years with COMIRNATY
On Jul. 8, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the companies had submitted a variation to the European…
Fourth backyard flock tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza in Oregon
On Jul. 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agricultureï¾’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the stateï¾’s…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Nevada
On Jul. 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agricultureï¾’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the presence…
Labcorp first national laboratory to offer Monkeypox test
On Jul. 6, 2022, LabCorp announced that it had begun testing for monkeypox using the U.S. Centers for…
COVID-19 vaccination activates antibodies targeting parts of virus spike protein shared between coronaviruses
On Jul. 5, 2022, Tgen and Northern Arizona University announced that a research team found that the vaccine…
NIH study revealed how immune response triggered by COVID-19 may damage the brain
On Jul. 5, 2022, the National Institutes of Health released a study that described the immune response triggered…
Pfizer and BioNTech announced agreement with U.S. Government to provide additional doses of COVID-19 Vaccine
On Jun. 30, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced a vaccine supply agreement with the U.S. government to support…
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BD launched combination test for COVID-19, Influenza A/B and Respiratory Syncytial Virus
On Jun. 30, 2022, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced that the BD MAX Respiratory Viral Panel (RVP), a new…
Trial of potential universal flu vaccine opened at NIH Clinical Center
On Jun. 28, 2022, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that a Phase 1 clinical trial of…
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COVID-19 Wheel of Fortune
Play the COVID-19 Wheel of Fortune and see how lucky you are! You have two wheels to choose…
Pfizer and BioNTech announced Omicron-adapted COVID-19 vaccine candidates demonstrated high immune response
On Jun. 24 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced positive data evaluating the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of two…
Emergent BioSolutions announced FDA acceptance of Biologics License Application for AV7909 Anthrax vaccine candidate
On Jun. 24, 2022, Emergent BioSolutions announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration accepted for review the…
BioNTech started construction of first mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in Africa
On Jun. 23, 2022, BioNTech announced it had reached a milestone in the establishment of scalable mRNA vaccine…
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for children 6 months through 4 years of age
On Jun. 17, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had granted emergency use…
Origins of the Black Death identified
On Jun, 15, 2022, a multidisciplinary team of scientists, announced they had obtained and studied ancient Y. pestis…