NIH-funded screening study builds case for frequent COVID-19 antigen testing
On Jun. 30, 2021, the National Institutes of Health announced a highly anticipated study that compared rapid antigen…
From 30 million cases to zero: China certified malaria-free by WHO
On Jun. 30, 2021, following a 70-year effort, China was awarded a malaria-free certification from the World Health…
Novavax published results of UK phase 3 clinical trial demonstrating high levels of COVID-19 vaccine efficacy
On Jun. 30, 2021, Novavax announced the publication of results from the final analysis of a pivotal Phase…
SIGA supplied TPOXX (Tecovirimat) as compassionate treatment for Monkeypox case in the UK
On Jun. 30, 2021, SIGA Technologies announced that it had provided TPOXX (tecovirimat) to Liverpool University Hospitals NHS…
Paratek announced first BARDA Project BioShield procurement of NUZYRA (omadacycline)
On Jun. 29, 2021, Paratek Pharmaceuticals announced it had delivered the first procurement of NUZYRA to the Biomedical…
Moderna provides a clinical update on neutralizing activity of COVID-19 vaccine on emerging variants
On Jun. 29, 2021, Moderna announced new results from in vitro neutralization studies of sera from individuals vaccinated…
Moderna announces Emergency Use Authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine granted by Government of India
On Jun. 29, 2021, Moderna announced that the government of India had issued a registration certificate and a…
Mixed Oxford/Pfizer vaccine schedules generated robust immune response against COVID-19
On Jun. 28, 2021, researchers running the University of Oxford-led Com-COV study reported that alternating doses of the…
European Commission purchased additional 150 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for delivery in 2022
On Jun. 22, 2021, Moderna announced that the European Commission (EC) had purchased an additional 150 million doses…
Gilead’s Veklury (Remdesivir) associated with reduction in mortality rate in hospitalized patients with COVID-19
On Jun. 21, 2021, Gilead Sciences announced positive data from three retrospective studies of the real-world treatment of…
Vibativ effectively helped treat secondary bacterial infections in COVID-19 patients
On Jun. 21, 2021, Cumberland Pharma released a series of case reports describing the effectiveness of Vibativ (telavancin)…
Ebola outbreak in Guinea declared over
On Jun. 19, 2021, the Ebola outbreak that emerged in Guinea in mid-February was declared over. It was…
Newly licensed U.S. manufacturing facility increased availability of Fluzone high-dose quadrivalent (influenza vaccine)
On Jun. 17, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research granted…
RECOVERY trial found Regeneron’s monoclonal antibody combination reduced deaths for hospitalised COVID-19 patients
On Jun. 16, 2021, the University of Oxford announced the Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy (RECOVERY) trial demonstrated…
U.S. Government purchased additional 200 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
On Jun. 16, 2021, Moderna announced that the U.S. government had purchased an additional 200 million doses of…
REGEN-COV phase 3 RECOVERY trial met primary outcome, improving survival in Hospitalized COVID-19 patients
On Jun. 16, 2021, Regeneron announced positive results from the largest trial assessing any monoclonal antibody treatment in…
Data published in NEJM showed Pfizer’s Tofacitinib met primary endpoint in Brazilian study in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia
On Jun. 16, 2021, Pfizer and The Academic Research Organization (ARO) from the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein announced…
KPWHRI announced volunteers needed for COVID-19 vaccine-booster trial
On Jun. 16, 2021, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI) announced that was recruiting volunteers in the…
Moderna and Magenta partner to distribute Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in United Arab Emirates
On Jun. 15, 2021, Moderna and Magenta Investments, an industrial conglomerate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), announced…
Moderna submitted authorization application for its COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents in Switzerland
On Jun. 14, 2021, Moderna announced that it had submitted an authorization application to Swissmedic for use of…
Novavax COVID-19 vaccine demonstrated 90% overall efficacy and 100% protection in phase 3 trial
On Jun. 14, 2021, Novavax announced that NVX-CoV2373, its recombinant nanoparticle protein-based COVID-19 vaccine, demonstrated 100% protection against…
Novavax announced positive results from study of influenza vaccine and COVID-19 vaccine candidate administered simultaneously
On Jun. 14, 2021, Novavax announced data from the first co-administration study of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate [Novavax,…
Cocrystal’s COVID-19 antiviral CDI-45205 shown to be active against SARS-CoV-2 and prominent SARS-CoV-2 variants
On Jun. 14, 2021, Cocrystal Pharma announced the selection of CDI-45205 as the lead compound for further development…
Quidel received amended Emergency Use Authorization for new Sofia Q rapid antigen test device
On Jun. 11, 2021, Quidel announced it had received an amended Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S….
Moderna and Tabuk Pharmaceuticals partnered to commercialize COVID-19 Vaccine in Saudi Arabia
On Jun. 11, 2021, Moderna and Tabuk Pharmaceutical announced an agreement to commercialize the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine and…
Novavax announces positive data from three complementary studies of COVID-19 Beta variant strain vaccine
On Jun. 11, 2021, Novavax announced preclinical and clinical data on the company’s original recombinant protein COVID-19 vaccine…
Moderna filed for Emergency Use Authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents in the United States
On Jun. 10, 2021, Moderna announced that it had requested an emergency use authorization (EUA) for its COVID-19…
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RECOVERY trial found aspirin does not improve survival for patients hospitalised with COVID-19
On Jun. 8, 2021, the University of Oxford announced that the RECOVERY trial found aspirin does not improve…
Twist Bioscience began shipping of synthetic RNA controls for Kappa (B.1.617.1) SARS-CoV-2 variants
On Jun. 8, 2021, Twist Bioscience announced that it had started shipping its synthetic RNA reference controls for…
Senolytics reduced COVID-19 symptoms in preclinical studies
On Jun. 8, 2021, Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues at the University of Minnesota showed that COVID-19 exacerbates…