U.S. sent first flight of medical supplies to India for COVID-19 fight
On Apr. 30, 2021, the United States sent its first flight loaded with oxygen cylinders and regulators, N95…
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Moderna announced Emergency Use listing granted by the WHO for its COVID-19 vaccine
On Apr. 30, 2021, Moderna announced the World Health Organization (WHO) had listed the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine (mRNA…
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Lonza and Moderna entered agreement to double drug substance production for COVID-19 vaccine in Visp
On Apr. 29, 2021, Lonza announced the expansion of its collaboration with Moderna to manufacture the drug substance…
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VBI Vaccines announced publication of Challenge Study Data of its eVLP vaccine candidate against COVID-19
On Apr. 28, 2021, VBI Vaccines announced that preclinical data of VBIﾒs enveloped virus-like particle (eVLP) vaccine candidate,…
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Innovation Pharma surpassed 50 percent enrollment in phase 2 clinical trial of Brilacidin for COVID-19
On Apr. 28, 2021, Innovation Pharma announced that enrollment had surpassed 50 percent of the total targeted number…
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CerTest Biotec, BD announced addition of saliva to CE Marked VIASURE SARS-CoV-2 Real Time PCR Detection Kit for BD MAX
On Apr. 27, 2021, CerTest Biotec, along with BD announced the VIASURE SARS-CoV-2 (N1 + N2) Real Time PCR…
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COVID-19 infections survey revealed significant reductions in COVID-19 infections with single dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
On Apr. 23, 2021, University of Oxford data from the COVID-19 Infection Survey was the first to show…
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INOVIO planned for ex-US global phase 3 trial for INO-4800
On Apr. 23, 2021, Inovio Pharma announced that it was planning for a predominantly ex-U.S. Phase 3 trial…
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XPhyto signed German distribution, storage and logistics agreement for 25-minute COVID-19 PCR test
On Apr. 21, 2021, XPhyto announced that it had entered into an agreement with an established German pharmaceutical…
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Valneva initiated pivotal phase 3 clinical trial for inactivated, COVID-19 vaccine using Dynavax’s CpG 1018ﾙ adjuvant
On Apr. 21, 2021, Dynavax Technologies announced Valneva had initiated a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial for its…
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Large NIH clinical trial tested polyclonal antibody therapeutic for COVID-19
On Apr. 21, 2021, the NIH announced that a Phase 2/3 trial to evaluate a new fully-human polyclonal…
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Oxford University and Prenetics announced landmark collaboration to scale rapid testing tech globally
On Apr. 20, 2021, the University of Oxford, Prenetics, and Oxford Suzhou Centre for Advanced Research announced that…
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Tonix Pharma entered worldwide licensing agreement to develop antiviral SARS-CoV-2 inhibitor for treatment of COVID-19
On Apr. 19, 2021, Tonix Pharmaceuticals and OyaGen announced an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement for an antiviral inhibitor…
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Apabetaloneﾒs positive impact on COVID-19 in human lung cells published in biomedicines published
On Apr. 19, 2021, Resverlogix announced the publishing of an article titled: ﾓBromodomain and extraterminal protein inhibitor, apabetalone…
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FDA revoked Emergency Use Authorization for monoclonal antibody bamlanivimab
On Apr. 16, 2021, the FDA revoked the emergency use authorization (EUA) that allowed for Eli Lilly’s investigational…
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Risk of rare blood clotting higher for COVID-19 than for vaccines
On Apr. 15, 2021, researchers at the University of Oxford reported that the risk of the rare blood…
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Experimental antiviral for COVID-19 was effective in hamster study
On Apr. 15, 2021, the National Institutes of Health announced that the experimental antiviral drug MK-4482 significantly decreased…
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INOVIO’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate provided broad cross-reactive immune responses In humans against variants
On Apr. 15, 2021, Inovio Pharmaceuticals announced the results of a study focusing on the human immune responses…
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CytoDyn executed agreement with Chiral Pharma to provide up to 200,000 vials of leronlimab to Philippines
On Apr. 15, 2021, CytoDyn announced it had executed an exclusive supply and distribution agreement with Chiral Pharma…
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NIAID trial of Anti-CD14 antibody to treat COVID-19 respiratory disease began
On Apr. 13, 2021, a clinical trial testing the safety and efficacy of an investigational monoclonal antibody for…
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Moderna announced clinical progress from mRNA Vaccine
On Apr. 13, 2021, Moderna announced clinical and supply updates on its COVID-19 Vaccine program. New results from…
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Health Canada Issued Resverlogix authorization to begin immediate clinical studies of apabetalone for COVID-19
On Apr. 12, 2021, Resverlogix announced that it had successfully received its desired ‘No Objection Letter’ from Health…
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Phase III trial showed subcutaneous administration of investigational antibody cocktail reduced risk of symptomatic COVID-19 infections by 81%
On Apr. 12, 2021, Roche confirmed positive results from the phase III REGN-COV 2069 trial assessing the ability…
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NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines strongly recommended Use of REGEN-COV in high risk outpatients
On Apr. 9, 2021, Regeneron announced that newly updated National Institutes of Health (NIH) COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines strongly recommend…
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Pfizer and BioNTech requested regulatory agencies expand Emergency Use of COVID-19 vaccine to adolescents
On Apr. 9, 2021, Pfizer announced they had requested amendments to the U.S. Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of…
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Broad Institute expanded COVID-19 viral sequencing efforts for variant surveillance in the Northeast
On Apr. 9, 2021, the Broad Institute of MIT in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and…
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Antiviral drug Favipiravir investigated as a possible COVID-19 treatment for at-home recovery in PRINCIPLE trial
On Apr. 8, 2021, Oxford University announced that favipiravir was to be investigated in the UK as part…
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NIH began study of allergic reactions to Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines
On Apr. 7, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that a clinical trial is underway to determine…
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Moderna announced publication of antibody persistence data of its COVID-19 vaccine in the NEJM
On Apr. 7, 2021, Moderna announced publication of antibody persistence data out to 6 months following the second…
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CDC awarded $3 billion to expand COVID-19 vaccine programs
On Apr. 7, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced it has awarded funding to support…
