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Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) reported in Indonesia
On Nov. 12, 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a Disease Outbreak News (DON) on the circulating…
Oxford Ebola vaccine manufactured and shipped in record time by Serum Institute of India
On Dec. 15, 2022, the University of Oxford Oxfordï¾’s Ebola vaccine candidate has been shipped to Uganda, just…
Ebola vaccine regimens safe, immunogenic in adults and children
On Dec. 14, 2022, the National Institutes of Health announced that two randomized, placebo-controlled trials evaluating three Ebola…
Ebola trial candidate vaccines arrived in Uganda in record 79 days after outbreak declared
On Dec. 9, 2022, the WHO announced that the first doses of one of the three candidate vaccines…
Moderna received FDA EUA for Omicron-targeting bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine in children 6 months through 5 years of age
On Dec. 8, 2022, Moderna announced it had received emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug…
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Novavax Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine approved in Canada for use as a primary series in adolescents
On Dec. 7, 2022, Novavax announced that Health Canada had approved a supplement to a New Drug Submission…
FDA accepted for Priority Review the BLA for Pfizerï¾’s Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine candidate for prevention of RSV disease in older adults
On Dec. 7, 2022, Pfizer announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had accepted for priority…
Novavax updated EUA listing for Novavax Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine as pimary series in adolescents and as booster in adults
On Nov. 29, 2022, Novavax announced that the World Health Organization had issued an updated Emergency Use Listing…
FDA approved first gene therapy to treat adults with Hemophilia B
On Nov. 22, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the investigational gene therapy etranacogene dezaparvovec or…
NIH awarded $12 million for antiviral therapeutic development
On Nov. 21, 2022, the National Institutes of Health awarded more than $12 million to three institutions for…
Novavax Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine receives expanded authorization in Canada as a booster in adults
On Nov. 18, 2022, Novavax announced that Health Canada had granted expanded authorization for Nuvaxovidï¾™ (COVID-19 Vaccine (Recombinant…
Peru reported first severe bird-flu outbreak
On Nov. 18, 2022, the World Organisation for Animal Health announced that Peru had reported its first outbreak…
Roche received U.S. FDA Emergency Use Authorization for its high-throughput test to detect monkeypox virus
On Nov. 15, 2022, Roche announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had granted Emergency Use Authorization…
University of Missouri study found Monkeypox mutations caused virus to spread rapidly, evade drugs and vaccines
On Nov. 9, 2022, researchers at the University of Missouri announced they had identified the highly prevalent, specific…
Novavax Nuvaxovid COVID-19 Vaccine authorized in the United Kingdom for use as a booster in adults
On Nov. 9, 2022, Novavax announced that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the United…
Moderna received Health Canada authorization for second Omicron-targeting bivalent booster
On Nov. 4, 2022, Moderna announced that Health Canada had authorized the use of its BA.4/BA.5 Omicron-targeting bivalent…
AIM ImmunoTech received Orphan Drug Designation for Ampligen (rintatolimod) for treatment of Ebola virus disease
On Nov. 2, 2022, AIM ImmunoTech announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had granted Orphan Drug…
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COVID-causing virus in air detected with high-tech bubbles
On Oct. 25, 2022, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) announced that scientists have shown that they can detect…
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Three-dose hepatitis B vaccine regimen protected people with HIV
On Oct. 20, 2022, the National Institutes of Health announced that a three-dose course of the hepatitis B…
EMA’s CHMP for Human Use issued positive opinion recommending authorization for use of Spikevax in children 6 months – 5 years in EU
On Oct. 19, 2022, Moderna announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human…
Novavax COVID-19-influenza combination vaccine candidate induced antibody and T-Cell responses against SARS-CoV-2 and influenza
On Oct. 13, 2022, Novavax announced positive results from the Phase 1/2 clinical trial of its COVID-19-Influenza Combination…
Moderna received Authorization for Emergency Use from FDA of Omicron-targeting bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine for children
On Oct. 12, 2022, Moderna announced that it had received emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and…
Intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidateï¾’s clinical data highlighted need for further development of nasal spray vaccines
On Oct. 11, 2022, researchers from the University of Oxford have reported new findings from a Phase 1…
Novavax and SK bioscience filed post approval change application in South Korea for Nuvaxovidï¾™ COVID-19 vaccine as booster in adults
On Oct. 10, 2022, Novavax announced that partner, SK bioscience, had submitted a Post Approval Change Application to…
Switzerland’s Federal Office of Public Health recommended Novavax Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine as booster in adults
On Oct. 10, 2022, Novavax announced that Switzerlands Federal Office of Public Health had recommended Nuvaxovidï¾™(NVX-CoV2373) as a…
FDA authorized Monkeypox test
On Oct. 7, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an Emergency Use Authorizationto Abbott Molecular, Inc.,…
Washington University in St. Louis COVID-19 nasal vaccine technology licensed to Ocugen
On Oct. 4, 2022, Washington University in St. Louis announced it had licensed the rights to develop, manufacture…
USDA opened new poultry research facility in Georgia
On Oct. 4, 2022, the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory, opened its new research…
Uganda declared Ebola virus disease outbreak
On Sept. 20, 2022, The health authorities in Uganda declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of…
Novavax Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine received expanded EUA in Taiwan for use in adolescents aged 12 through 17
On Sept. 16, 2022, Novavax announced that the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration had granted expanded emergency use…