Booster dose of yellow fever vaccine not needed, according to WHO
On May 17, 2013, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the yellow fever ‘booster’ vaccination given ten…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Polio | Vaccine | WHO
Global Leaders launched Six-Year Plan to Deliver a Polio-Free World by 2018
On Apr. 25, 2013, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) announced a comprehensive six-year plan, the first plan…
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Texas A&M System and GlaxoSmithKline receive U.S. Government approval to establish influenza vaccine facility In Texas
On Mar. 26, 2013, GlaxoSmithKline and the Texas A&M University System announced that the U.S. Department of Health…
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USPTO implemented the first-inventor-to-file provisions of the America Invents Act
On Mar. 16, 2013, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) implemented the first inventor to file (FITF)…
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ACIP recommended a dose of Tdap vaccine during each pregnancy
On Feb. 22, 2013, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that unvaccinated pregnant women receive a…
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Biotechnology | FDA | Influenza | Vaccine
FDA approved quadrivalent formulation of Fluarix
On Dec. 14, 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it had approved GlaxoSmithKline’s quadrivalent formulation…
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Biotechnology | FDA | Influenza | Vaccine
FDA approved first seasonal influenza vaccine manufactured using cell culture technology
On Nov. 20, 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it had approved first seasonal influenza…
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ACIP voted to recommend use of HibMenCY vaccine in infants at increased risk for meningococcal disease
On Oct. 24, 2012, the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP) voted to recommend use of HibMenCY (Menhibrix, GlaxoSmithKline),…
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ACIP voted to recommend that pregnant women receive a dose of Tdap during each pregnancy
On Oct. 24, 2012, the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP) voted 14-0 with one abstention to recommend that…
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LigoCyte Pharmaceuticals was acquired Takeda Pharmaceutical
On Oct. 3, 2012, Takeda Pharmaceutical acquired LigoCyte for an upfront payment of $60 million, with future contingent…
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Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Vaccine
FDA approved HibMenCY vaccine for infants
On Jun. 24, 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it had approved HibMenCY (Menhibrix, GlaxoSmithKline),…
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U.S. Dept. of HHS Inspector General released report titled “Vaccines for Children Program: Vulnerabilities in Vaccine Management”
On Jun. 5, 2012, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General…
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The Golden Goose Award was founded
On Apr. 25, 2012, U.S. Representatives Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), Charlie Dent (R-Pa.), and Robert J. Dold (R-Ill.) joined…
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Biotechnology | FDA | Infectious Disease | NIH | Vaccine
Washington State Secretary of Health declared a pertussis epidemic, Worst Since 1942
On Apr. 3, 2012, the Washington State Secretary of Health declared a pertussis epidemic. U.S. Since mid-2011, a…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Mice bred to more closely resemble a genetic variation in humans help target an annual outbreak: the flu
On Feb. 21, 2012, as part of a national collaboration, Oregon Health & Science University researchers were studying…
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Vaccines containing cell-cultured virus became available
In 2012, vaccines containing cell-cultured virus became available. Even though eggs continued to be the primary means of…
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Biotechnology | FDA | Influenza | Vaccine
FDA expanded use of Prevnar 13 vaccine to include people ages 50 and older
On Dec. 30, 2011, Pfizer announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted approval of…
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ACIP recommended all 11 to 12 year-old males get vaccinated against HPV
On Oct. 25, 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)…
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Institute of Medicine issued the report titled “Review of Adverse Effects of Vaccines”
On Aug. 25, 2011, the Institute of Medicine issued the report titled “Review of Adverse Effects of Vaccines.”…
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FDA approved Boostrix to prevent tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis in older people
On Jul. 8, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an expanded age indication for the tetanus…
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Sanofi Pasteur opened a $101 million vaccine research and development facility at Connaught Campus in Toronto
On Jun. 22, 2011, Sanofi Pasteur opened a $101 million dollar vaccine research and development facility at Sanofi…
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Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | USDA | Vaccine
Novel Reassortant Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N5) Viruses in Domestic Ducks, China
On Jun. 11, 2011, scientists in China reported the isolation of 2 novel reassortant highly pathogenic avian influenza…
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CDC hailed vaccinations as one of 10 public health achievements of first decade of 21st century
On May 19, 2011, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) hailed vaccinations as one of…
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FDA approved the first vaccine to prevent meningococcal disease in infants and toddlers
On Apr. 22, 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of Menactra in children…
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Zostavax was approved by the FDA to prevent shingles in individuals 50 years of age and older
On Mar. 24, 2011, Zostavax, manufactured by Merck of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, was approved by the U.S….
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The first preventative vaccine for HIV was developed at University of Western Ontario
On Dec. 20, 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced approval of the first and only…
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First smallpox vaccine for certain immune-compromised populations delivered under Project BioShield
On Jul. 13, 2010, Bavarian Nordic announced that it had delivered 1 million doses of its smallpox vaccine…
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FDA recommended physicians suspend use of GSK’s Rotarix rotavirus vaccine due to porcine circovirus 1 contamination
On Mar. 22, 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended that physicians temporarily suspend use of…
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ACIP recommended use of a reduced (4-dose) vaccine schedule for PEP to prevent human rabies
On Mar. 19, 2010, the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP) recommended use of a reduced (4-dose) vaccine schedule…
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FDA approved licensure of Pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate vaccine
On Feb. 24, 2010, a 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13 [Prevnar 13, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Pfizer])…
