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NIH launched study of third COVID-19 vaccine dose in kidney transplant recipients
On Aug. 10, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that a pilot study had begun to…
Moderna and Canada announced collaboration to bring mRNA manufacturing to Canada
On Aug. 10, 2021, Moderna announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Canada to build…
Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration granted provisional registration for Modernaï¾’s COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 9, 2021, Moderna announced that the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) had granted provisional registration to the…
INOVIO and Advaccine receive regulatory allowance for prime-boost clinical trials in China using INO-4800, COVID-19 DNA vaccine candidate
On Aug. 9, 2021, Inovio Pharma announced that it had received regulatory allowance for two clinical trials investigating…
Novavax announced COVID-19 vaccine booster data demonstrating four-fold Increase in neutralizing antibody
On Aug. 5, 2021, Novavax announced preliminary data demonstrating that a single booster dose of its recombinant nanoparticle…
Novavax and EC finalized advance purchase agreement for up to 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 4, 2021, Novavax announced that it has reached an agreement with the European Commission (EC) for…
INOVIO dosed first participant in phase 2 trial for its DNA vaccine against MERS, a Coronavirus Disease
On Aug. 4, 2021, Inovio Pharma announced that the company had dosed the first Phase 2 trial subject…
Moderna received FDA Fast Track Designation for Respiratory Syncytial Virus vaccine
On Aug. 3, 2021, Moderna announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted Fast Track…
FDA cleared Vaxart’s IND application for S-only oral tablet COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Aug. 2, 2021, Vaxart announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had cleared Vaxart’s Investigational New…
MPP, WHO, AFRIGEN, BIOVAC, SAMRC and Africa CDC announced LOI for tech transfer hub in South Africa
On Jul. 30, 2021, the Medicines Patent Pool and the World Health Organization, Afrigen Biologics, the Biologicals and…
Vaxart reported boosting immune responses in subjects previously vaccinated by a Vaxart vaccine
On Jul. 29, 2021, Vaxart announced that it had shown for the first time in clinical trials that…
Oxford vaccine reached one billion doses released
On Jul. 29, 2021, the University of Oxfordï¾’s and AstraZeneca announced that one billion doses of the ChAdOx1…
COVID-19 vaccine delivered into nose of research animals reduced nasal virus shedding
On Jul. 27, 2021, the National Institutes of Health announced that the COVID-19 vaccine AZD1222, when delivered into…
Oragenics entered into licensing agreement with the NRC of Canada, to pursue next-generation SARS-CoV-2 vaccines
On Jul. 27, 2021, Oragenics announced it had entered into a licensing agreement with the National Research Council…
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The COVID-19 Vaccine
Cast of Characters: Donald Trump, President | Mike Pence, Vice President | Anthony S. Fauci, MD, Director, National…
Department of Veterans Affairs mandated COVID-19 vaccines among employees, including facilities staff
On Jul. 26, 2021, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it had mandated COVID-19 vaccines for…
Phase I trial began of new vaccine against the Plague
On Jul. 26, 2021, researchers at the University of Oxford launched a Phase 1 trial to test a…
COVAX and World Bank accelerated COVID-19 vaccine access for developing countries
On Jul. 26, 2021, COVAX and the World Bank accelerated COVID-19 vaccine supply for developing countries through a…
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COVID-19 vacation Destinations
Planning a Summer vacation? Where to go? How about going to one of those large events with tens…
CHMP adopted positive opinion recommending authorization for use of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents in EU
On Jul. 23, 2021, Moderna announced that the European Medicines Agencyï¾’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human…
Moderna announced agreement with Taiwan for 20 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine and variant booster
On Jul. 22, 2021, Moderna announced a new supply agreement with Taiwan for 20 million doses of Moderna’s…
Pfizer and BioNTech announced collaboration with Biovac to manufacture and distribute COVID-19 vaccine doses in Africa
On Jul. 21, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced the signing of a letter of intent with The Biovac…
Moderna partnered with Takeda and Government of Japan to aupply additional 50 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine and variant booster candidate
On Jul. 20, 2021, Moderna announced that the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (MHLW) and…
Corvus discontinued phase 3 study of mupadolimab for COVID-19 due to vaccine effectiveness in reducing hospitalizations
On Jul. 15, 2021, Corvus Pharmaceuticals announced that it had discontinued its Phase 3 study of mupadolimab for…
iBio reported successful preclinical immunization studies with next-gen nucleocapsid COVID-19 vaccine
On Jul. 15, 2021, iBio announced that preclinical studies of IBIO-202, its subunit vaccine candidate that targets the…
Moderna announced supply agreement with Argentina for 20 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine
On Jul. 12, 2021, Moderna announced a supply agreement with the government of Argentina for 20 million doses…
10 million doses of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine supplied to Taiwan Region
On Jul. 12, 2021, BioNTech announced that Fosun Industrial Co. had reached advance procurement agreements for the mRNA-based…
Gavi signed agreements with Sinopharm and Sinovac for immediate supply to COVAX
On Jul. 12, 2021, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, announced that it had signed advance purchase agreements with Sinopharm…
Pfizer and BioNTech provided update on booster program in light of the Delta-variant
On Jul. 8, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced encouraging data in the ongoing booster trial of a third…
Rice, Rutgers announced development of inhalable COVID-19 vaccine spray
On Jul. 7, 2021, Rice University announced a study to develop an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine. The project led…