Novavax filed in the UK for expanded conditional Marketing Authorization of COVID-19 vaccination booster in adult
On Jun. 2, 2022, Novavax announced the submission of a request to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory…
Moderna and Takeda announced plans to transfer Marketing Authorization for Spikevax(TM) COVID-19 vaccine in Japan
On May 31, 2022, Moderna and Takeda announced the transfer of the marketing authorization for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine…
Novavax initiated phase 3 trial of its COVID-19 Omicron strain vaccine as a booster
On May 31, 2022, Novavax announced the initiation of its Phase 3 strain change trial to determine if…
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine demonstrated strong immune response in children 6 months to under 5 years of age following third dose
On May 25, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced topline safety, immunogenicity and vaccine efficacy data from a Phase…
Novavax participated in Oxford University Com-COV3 booster trial of COVID-19 vaccines in adolescents aged 12 through 15
On May 25, 2022, Novavax announced it was participating in a stage of the COVID-19 Vaccine Schedule Combinations…
Multi-country outbreak reported in Twelve member nations not endemic for Mpox Virus
On May 21, 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that since May 13, 2022, cases of mpox…
Novavax filed in the EU for expanded conditional Marketing Authorization of COVID-19 vaccine as booster in individuals aged 18 and over
On May 20, 2022, Novavax announced the submission of a request to the European Medicines Agency to expand…
WHO validated 11th vaccine for COVID-19
On May 19, 2022, WHO issued an emergency use listing (EUL) for CONVIDECIA, a vaccine manufactured by CanSino…
IAVI and Moderna launched first-in-Africa clinical trial of mRNA HIV vaccine development program
On May 18, 2022, Moderna and IAVI announced that the first participant screenings are soon to start for…
Novavax filed for Emergency Use Authorization of COVID-19 vaccine in Taiwan
On May 13, 2022, Novavax announced the submission of a request for emergency use authorization to Taiwanï¾’s Food…
WHO and Medicines Patent Pool announced agreement with NIH for COVID-19 health technologies
On May 12, 2022, WHOï¾’s COVID-19 Technology Access Pool and the Medicines Patent Pool finalized a licensing agreement…
NIH licensed COVID-19 research tools and early-stage technologies to WHO program
On May 12, 2022, the U.S. National Institutes of Health announced that it had licensed 11 COVID-19 research…
Novavax submitted variations to expand Australian and New Zealand provisional approval of Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine in Great Britain
On May 6, 2022, Novavax announced the submission of variations to the Australian Therapeutic Goods Agency (TGA) and…
NIH launched clinical trial of Epstein-Barr virus vaccine
On May 6, 2022, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced that it had launched…
Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine Nuvaxovid arrived in Singapore
On May 6, 2022, Novavax announced that deliveries of it’s COVID-19 vaccine continued around the world and the…
Moderna finalized plan for long-term strategic partnership with the Government of Canada
On Apr. 29, 2022, Moderna announced its plan to build a state-of-the-art mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in Quebec…
Moderna filed to expand conditional Marketing Authorization for COVID-19 vaccine to include children six months to under six years in the EU
On Apr. 29, 2022, Moderna announced that it had submitted for a variation to the conditional marketing authorization…
Moderna filed for authorization of Its COVID-19 vaccine in young children six months to under six years of age
On Apr. 28, 2022, Moderna announced that it had submitted a request for emergency use authorization (EUA) for…
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Pfizer and BioNTech submitted application for U.S. EUA for COVID-19 vaccine booster dose in children 5 through 11 years of age
On Apr. 26, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech submitted an application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
CureVac and GSKï¾’s bivalent second-generation mRNA accine candidate shown to be highly effective against SARS-CoV-2 variants
On Apr. 21, 2022, CureVac announced preclinical data demonstrating immune responses and protective efficacy of a bivalent second-generation…
Codiak announced new preclinical data supporting development of broadly protective pan beta-Coronavirus vaccine
On Apr. 20, 2022, Codiak BioSciences announced new preclinical data from its pan beta-coronavirus vaccine program, which aims…
Novavax announced approval of Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine for primary and booster immunization in Japan
On Apr. 19, 2022, Novavax announced that its partner, Takeda, received manufacturing and marketing approval from the Japan…
COVID-19 booster effectiveness remained high during Omicron surge
On Apr. 18, 2022, the Military Health System reported that active-duty service members who received a COVID-19 vaccine…
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Idaho officials confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza
On Apr. 15, 2022, The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) announed it had received confirmation of multiple…
Pfizer and BioNTech data demonstrated high immune response following booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine in children 5 through 11 years of age
On Mar. 14, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced positive results from a Phase 2/3 clinical trial evaluating the…
Merck announced FDA granted breakthrough therapy designation for V116, investigational 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, for prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumococcal pneumonia in adults
On Apr. 14, 2022, Merck announced that V116, the companyï¾’s investigational 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, had received Breakthrough…
Swissmedic granted conditional Marketing Authorization for Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
On Apr. 13, 2022, Novavax announced that Swissmedic had granted Novavax conditional marketing authorization (CMA) for Nuvaxovid COVID-19…
CureVac and GSK entered into Pandemic preparedness contract with German government Candidate, CV2CoV
On Apr. 11, 2022, CureVac and GSK announced that they had entered into a contract with the German…
BioNTech granted pandemic preparedness contract by German Federal Ministry of Health
On Apr. 9, 2022, BioNTech announced it was granted a pandemic preparedness contract by the Federal Republic of…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Texas
On Apr. 3, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed…