CDC announced more than $300 million in funding to support community health workers
On Sept. 3, 2021, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded more than $116 million in…
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Quidel announced QuickVue at-home OTC COVID-19 tests to CVS Pharmacy
On Sept. 1, 2021, Quidel announced it will make Quidel’s non-prescription QuickVue® At-Home OTC COVID-19 Test available to…
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SK bioscience and GSK started Phase 3 trial of adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Aug. 31, 2021, SK bioscience and GlaxoSmithKline announced the initiation of a Phase 3 clinical study of…
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Oragenics SARS-CoV-2 spike protein produced neutralizing antibodies with Intramuscular and intranasal adjuvants
On Aug. 30, 2021, Oragenics announced that the stabilized pre-fusion spike protein trimer produced by its Canadian collaborator…
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OPKO Health completed enrollment in phase 2 trial evaluating RAYALDEE as treatment forsymptomatic COVID-19 outpatients
On Aug. 30, 2021, OPKO announced completion of enrollment in its Phase 2 trial with RAYALDEEﾮ as a…
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INOVIO received authorization to conduct phase 3 efficacy trial of COVID-19 DNA vaccine candidate, INO-4800 in Brazil
On Aug. 26, 2021, Inovio Pharma announced that it had received regulatory authorization from Brazil’s ANVISA (Agencia Nacional…
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Study confirmed virus variants reduce protection against COVID-19
On Aug. 26, 2021, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced a laboratory study found that blood serum…
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University of Nebraska Medical Center team confirmed COVID-19’s airborne transmission in leading scientific journal
On Aug. 26, 2021, the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) announced findings on airborne transmission have passed…
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Pfizer and BioNTech announced collaboration with Brazil’s Eurofarma to manufacture COVID-19 vaccine doses
On Aug. 26, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced the signing of a letter of intent with Eurofarma Laboratorios,…
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US Department of Defense awarded $14.7 million contract to SteriPack to establish production capability of ExpressCollect collection devices
On Aug. 25, 2021, the U.S. Department of Defense in coordination with the Department of Health and Human…
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Anixa Biosciences’ Covid-19 compounds expected to be effective against the Delta variant
On Aug. 25, 2021, Anixa Biosciences announced that a genomic variant analysis indicateed that its potential compounds may…
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BD received EUA for first at-home COVID-19 test to use smartphone to interpret, deliver results
On Aug. 25, 2021, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had issued an…
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Johnson & Johnson announced data to support boosting its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 25, 2021, Johnson & Johnson announced data supporting the use of its COVID-19 vaccine as a…
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Medigen Vaccine Biologics announced launch of COVID-19 vaccine MVC-COV1901 with Dynavax’s CpG 1018 adjuvant
On Aug. 23, 2021, Medigen Vaccine Biologics, a biopharmaceutical company focusing on the development and production of vaccines…
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COVID-19 | FDA | Infectious Disease | Vaccine
U.S. FDA approved first COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 23, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine,…
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Amyris achieved promising in-vivo results for intranasal delivery of RNA/NLC vaccine
On Aug. 20, 2021, Amyris announced promising in-vivo results in a study of its licensed RNA vaccine through…
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Vaccines still effective against Delta variant of concern, says Oxford-led study of the COVID-19 Infections Survey
On Aug. 19, 2021, the University of Oxford reported that obtaining two vaccine doses remained the most effective…
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Antibodies elicited by COVID-19 vaccination effective against delta variant
On Aug. 17, 2021, researchers reported the delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 was not particularly…
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NIH scientists developed faster COVID-19 test
On Aug. 16, 2021, scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced they had developed a new…
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Moderna announced supply agreement with Canada for expanded supply of COVID-19 Vaccine from 2022 – 2024
On Aug. 16, 2021, Moderna announced a revised supply agreement with the Government of Canada for up to…
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Pfizer and BioNTech announced submission of initial data to FDA to support booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 16, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that they have submitted Phase 1 data to the U.S….
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The Department of Veterans Affairs expanded mandate for COVID-19 vaccines among VHA employees
On Aug. 12, 2021, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it expanded his previous COVID-19…
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Moderna and Canada announced collaboration to bring mRNA manufacturing to Canada
On Aug. 10, 2021, the government of Canada The Government of Canada announced it had established a memorandum…
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Cardinal Health partnered with Abbott and Quidel to offer rapid OTC COVID-19 tests
On Aug. 10, 2021, Cardinal Health announced its efforts to commercialize and broaden access to over-the-counter rapid COVID-19…
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Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration granted provisional registration for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
On Aug. 9, 2021, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), part of the Department of Health, granted provisional approval…
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CDC reported vaccination offers higher protection than previous COVID-19 infection
On Aug. 6, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced in MMWR that a study…
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BD and CerTest Biotec announced CE Mark for molecular test to detect, identify certain SARS-CoV-2 variants
On Aug. 6, 2021, BD (Becton, Dickinson) and CerTest Biotec announced the CE mark for a molecular test…
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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 had reached an agreement with the European Commission (EC) for…
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Bio-Techne’s RNAscope aids in tissue diagnosis of COVID-19 in cases with no previous SARS-CoV-2 testing
On Aug. 4, 2021, Bio-Techne announced that scientists at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
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NEJM published positive phase 3 trial results for REGEN-COV to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection
On Aug. 4, 2021, Regeneron announced that the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) had published positive detailed…
