Fostamatinib selected for NIH ACTIV-4 COVID-19 clinical trial
On Jun. 29, 2021, Rigel Pharma announced that fostamatinib, the Company’s novel oral spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) inhibitor,…
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Adjuvant developed with NIH funding enhanced efficacy of India’s COVID-19 vaccine
On Jun. 29, 2021, the National Institutes of Health announced that an adjuvant developed with its funding had…
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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…
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India approves Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use
On Jun. 29, 2021, India announced it had authorized the emergency use of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine as it…
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Altimmune announced update on AdCOVID phase 1 clinical trial
On Jun. 29, 2021, Altimmune provided an update on its AdCOVID investigational vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19….
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VBI Vaccines announced initial positive phase 1 data for its eVLP vaccine candidate against COVID-19
On Jun. 29, 2021, VBI Vaccines announced positive Phase 1 data from its Phase 1/2 trial of the…
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First trial participants vaccinated with Oxford COVID-19 variant vaccine
On Jun. 28, 2021, the University of Oxford in partnership with AstraZeneca began vaccinations for a new phase…
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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…
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COVID-19 PPE distribution
The COVID-19 PPE Distribution cartoon illustrates the confusion and complexity of distributing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to defend…
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Oxford researchers identified levels of antibody protection required to prevent symptomatic COVID-19
On Jun. 25, 2021, researchers from the University of Oxford released their findings about the so-called ”correlates of…
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Roche’s Actemra/RoActemra received FDA EUA for treatment of COVID-19 in hospitalised adults and children
On Jun. 25, 2021, Roche announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had issued an Emergency Use…
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NIH began sudy of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy and postpartum
On Jun. 23, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that an observational study had begun to…
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NIH study suggested COVID-19 prevalence far exceeded early pandemic cases
On Jun. 22, 2021, National Institutes of Health researchers reported that the prevalence of COVID-19 in the U.S….
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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…
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BioReference Laboratories announces first COVID-19 testing program for cruise industry
On Jun. 22, 2021, BioReference Laboratories, an OPKO Health company, announced a COVID-19 testing program for U.S. based…
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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…
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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)…
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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…
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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…
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REGEN-COV phase 3 RECOVERY trial met primary outcome, improving survival in Hospitalized COVID-19 patients
On Jun. 16, 2021, Moderna announced that the U.S. government had purchased an additional 200 million doses of…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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KPWHRI announced volunteers needed for COVID-19 vaccine-booster trial
On Jun. 14, 2021, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI) announced that was recruiting volunteers in the…
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G7 announced pledges of 870 million COVID-19 vaccine doses
On Jun. 13, 2021, in a landmark agreement at G7 summit, held in Cornwall, UK, global leaders have…
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Moderna and Tabuk Pharmaceuticals partnered to commercialize COVID-19 Vaccine in Saudi Arabia
On Jun. 11, 2021, Moderna and and Tabuk Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company (a fully owned subsidiary of Astra Industrial…
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FDA issued EUA for the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine manufactured at Emergent BioSolutions facility in Baltimore
On Jun. 11, 2021, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for…
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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…
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Pfizer and BioNTech provided 500 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to U.S. Government for donation to poorest nations
On Jun. 10, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced plans to provide the U.S. government at a not-for-profit price…
