Health Canada authorized Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
On Feb. 17, 2022, Novavax announced that Health Canada had granted authorization for Nuvaxovid COVID-19 Vaccine (Recombinant protein,…
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Resverlogix expanded phase 2b clinical trial for COVID-19 treatment with first site in Brazil and second in Canada
On Feb. 17, 2022, Resverlogix announced that the first Brazilian site had been initiated for its Phase 2b…
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Therapeutic Goods Administration of Australia authorized Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine in children (6-11 Years)
On Feb. 16, 2022, Moderna announced that the Therapeutic Goods Administration in Australia had granted provisional registration for…
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BioNTech introduced first modular mRNA manufacturing facility to promote scalable vaccine production in Africa
On Feb. 16, 2022, BioNTech announced it had introduced its approach to establishing scalable vaccine production by developing…
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European Medicines Agency approved Pfizer’s 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
On Feb. 15, 2022, Pfizer announced that the European Medicines Agency had approved the companyﾒs 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate…
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Singapore Health Sciences Authority issued interim authorization for Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
On Feb. 14, 2022, Novavax announced that the Singapore Health Sciences Authority (HSA) had issued interim authorization for…
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Novavax files for conditional Marketing Authorization of COVID-19 vaccine in Switzerland
On Feb. 14, 2022, Novavax announced its submission to Swissmedic, the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products, for conditional…
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Novavax announced positive results of COVID-19 vaccine in pediatric population of PREVENT-19 phase 3 clinical trial
On Feb. 10, 2022, Novavax announced that NVX-CoV2373, its recombinant nanoparticle protein-based COVID-19 vaccine, achieved its primary effectiveness…
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Research scientists identified vulnerable site on multiple coronaviruses that could be targeted to prevent future pandemics.
On Feb. 10, 2022, Scripps Research announced that the COVID-causing virus SARS-CoV-2 harbors a vulnerable site at the…
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Moderna announced new supply agreement with Colombia for additional 10.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
On Feb. 8, 2022, Moderna announced a new supply agreement with the government of Colombia for 10.8 million…
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Study suggested COVID-19 vaccines do not reduce fertility
On Feb. 8, 2022, a research team led at Boston University School of Public Health reported on links…
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CDC’s ACIP issued recommendation for use of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in adults aged =18 years
On Feb. 4, 2022, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) issued a standard recommendation for use of…
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UK MHRA granted Conditional Marketing Authorization for Novavax COVID-19 vaccine in Great Britain
On Feb. 3, 2022, Novavax announced that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency had granted conditional marketing…
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New Zealand’s Medsafe granted provisional approval for Novavax’ COVID-19 vaccine
On Feb. 3, 2022, Novavax announced that New Zealand’s Medsafe had been granted provisional approval of NVX-CoV2373, Novavax’…
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Cancer MoonShot program reignited
On Feb. 2, 2022, President Biden announced a reignition of the Cancer Moonshot, that highlighted new goals: to…
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Moderna received full U.S. FDA approval for COVID-19 vaccine Spikevax
On Jan. 31, 2022, Moderna announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved the Biologics License…
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Novavax submitted request to U.S. FDA for Emergency Use Authorization of COVID-19 vaccine
On Jan. 31, 2022, Novavax announced that it had submitted a request to the U.S Food and Drug…
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WHO and Viamo provided critical access to COVID-19 information to the next billion digital users via their mobile phones
On Jan. 28, 2022, the WHO announced that COVID-19 information had reached 1,292,209 people through Viamoﾒs 3-2-1 Platform…
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Novavax and Israel announced advance purchase agreement for supply of COVID-19 vaccine
On Jan. 28, 2022, Novavax and Israel’s Ministry of Health announced an agreement for the purchase of NVX-CoV2373,…
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Moderna announced first participant dosed in phase 2 study of Omicron-specific booster candidate and publication of data
On Jan. 26, 2022, Moderna announced that the first participant had been dosed in the Phase 2 study…
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International research team found nine new coronavirus species
On Jan. 26, 2022, a former University of British Columbia post-doctoral research fellow led an international research team…
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Pfizer and BioNTech initiated study to evaluate Omicron-based COVID-19 vaccine in adults 18 to 55 years of age
On Jan. 25, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced the initiation of a clinical study to evaluate the safety,…
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Cepheid received Health Canada license for Xpert Xpress CoV-2/Flu/RSV plus
On Jan. 25, 2022, Cepheid announced that Health Canada had issued Cepheid a medical device license for Xpert…
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Mixed vaccine schedules offered strong booster responses after two doses of CoronaVac vaccine
On Jan. 24, 2022, the University of Oxford announced that a third booster dose of either the ChAdOx1…
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Australia Therapeutic Goods Administration granted provisional registration for Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
On Jan. 19, 2022, Novavaxa announced that Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration had granted approval for provisional registration of…
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COVAX delivered its 1 billionth COVID-19 vaccine dose
On Jan. 16, 2022, the WHO announced that it had shipped 1.1 million COVID-19 vaccines to Rwanda on…
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CDC study showed flu vaccination prevented severe flu Illness in U.S. children
On Jan. 13, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a study published in the journal…
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South Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety approved Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
On Jan. 12, 2022, Novavax and SK bioscience, a vaccine business subsidiary of Korea-based SK Group, announced that…
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Positive results of Pfizer’s phase 3 study exploring co-administration of PREVNAR 20 with Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine released
On Jan. 12, 2022, Pfizer announced positive top-line results from a Phase 3 study describing the safety and…
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Novavax and Serum Institute filed for Emergency Use Authorization of Novavax’ COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa
On Jan. 10, 2022, Novavax and Serum Institute of India announced a regulatory submission to the South African…
