Quest Diagnostics granted CDC contract to support COVID-19 infection and vaccination seroprevalence research
On Mar. 23, 2022, Quest Diagnostics announced that it had been granted a contract by the Centers for…
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Moderna finalized strategic partnership with Australian government
On Mar. 23, 2022, Moderna announced the finalization of a strategic partnership with the Australian Federal Government to…
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Windtree announced results from phase 2 study of lucinactant for COVID-19 associated ARDS and Lung Injury
On Mar. 22, 2022, Windtree Therapeutics announced results from its Phase 2 study of lucinactant (KL4 surfactant) for…
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Pfizer supplied UNICEF 4 million treatment courses of novel COVID-19 oral treatment for low- and middle-Income countries
On Mar. 22, 2022, Pfizer announced an agreement with UNICEF to supply up to 4 million treatment courses…
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Moderna announced new supply agreement for 2023 with Switzerland for seven million doses of COVID-19 booster vaccine
On Mar. 21, 2022, Moderna announced announced a supply agreement with the Swiss Federal Government for seven million…
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Twist Bioscience launched synthetic RNA positive controls for SARS-CoV-2 encapsulated in imagene’s stainless steel capsules
On Mar. 21, 2022, Twist Bioscience announced the launch of specific synthetic RNA positive controls for SARS-CoV-2 encapsulated…
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Health Canada authorized Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in children (6-11 Years)
On Mar. 17, 2022, Moderna announced that Health Canada had approved the use of Moderna’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine,…
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Soligenix COVID-19 vaccine, CiVax, boosted neutralizing activity against SARS-CoV-2, including Delta and Omicron
On Mar. 17, 2022, Soligenix announced the results of a booster vaccination study using CiVax™ (heat stable COVID-19…
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Moderna submited amendment to EUA for an additional booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S.
On Mar. 17, 2022, Moderna announced that it had submitted a request to the U.S. Food and Drug…
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Roche provided molecular testing solutions to identify and differentiate SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants of concern
On Mar. 15, 2022, Roche announced available testing solutions that can identify the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 variant and differentiate…
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Moderna to supply Japan with additional 70 million doses of COVID-19 booster vaccine
On Mar. 16, 2022, Moderna announced an agreement with the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan…
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CDC reported effectiveness of 2-Dose BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection among children
On Mar. 11, 2022, the BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) mRNA COVID-19 vaccine was recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and…
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City of Hope COVID-19 vaccine showed effectiveness in phase 1 trial
On Mar. 10, 2022, a COVID-19 investigational vaccine, developed by City of Hope scientists and now licensed to…
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Oragenics engages KBI Biopharma to support development of intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate NT-CoV2-1
On Mar. 10, 2022, Oragenics announced that it had entered into an agreement with KBI Biopharma for the…
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Mandatory masking in schools reduced COVID-19 cases during Delta surge
On Mar. 10, 2022, schools with mandatory masking during the Delta surge had approximately 72% fewer cases of…
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Pfizer initiated phase 2/3 study of novel COVID-19 oral treatment in pediatric participants
On Mar. 9, 2022, Pfizer announced that it had initiated a Phase 2/3 study, EPIC-PEDS (Evaluation of Protease…
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University of Oxford reported brain regions related to smell show decline following mild COVID-19
On Mar. 7, 2022, researchers from the University of Oxford have used data from UK Biobank participants to…
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Possible case of deer-to-human SARS-CoV-2 transmission
On Mar. 3, 2022, a study carried out in southwestern Ontario identified a highly mutated variant of SARS-CoV-2…
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Sorrento announced COVISHIELD antibody nasal drops prevent productive SARS-CoV-2 infections
On Mar. 2, 2022, Sorrento Therapeutics announced that new preclinical results demonstrated that pretreating an animal with intranasal…
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Possible case of deer-to-human SARS-CoV-2 transmission
On Feb. 25, 2022, researchers announced that wildlife reservoirs of SARS-CoV-2 can lead to viral adaptation and spillback…
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University of Oxford researchers created largest ever human family tree
On Feb. 24, 2022, researchers from the University of Oxford have used data from UK Biobank participants to…
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Medicago and GSK announced approval by Health Canada of COVIFENZ, an adjuvanted plant-based COVID-19 vaccine
On Feb. 24, 2022, Medicago and GlaxoSmithKline announced that Health Canada had granted approval for COVIFENZ, COVID-19 vaccine,…
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Novavax and Serum Institute of India announced first EUA of COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents =12 to <18 in India
On Mar. 22, 2022, Novavax and Serum Institute of India announced that the Drugs Controller General of India…
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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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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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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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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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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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How sneezing hamsters sparked a COVID outbreak in Hong Kong
On Feb. 4, 2022, pet hamsters probably carried the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 into Hong Kong and sparked…
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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…
