Category: Vaccines

August 5, 2021

The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA’s) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has approved the increased manufacturing capacity and supply of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine (Spikevax) active substance in its United States manufacturing site. CHMP’s decision is expected to impact […]

August 4, 2021

COVID-19 vaccines will be offered to migrants in U.S. custody at the Mexican border, federal government officials said Tuesday. The Department of Homeland Security will provide the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine to migrants soon after they cross into the […]

August 2, 2021

The effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines is borne out in new government data showing that more than 99.99% of fully vaccinated Americans have not had a breakthrough infection resulting in hospitalization or death. There were 6,587 COVID-19 breakthrough cases as of […]

July 29, 2021

Even on a day when there finally was good news about Emergent BioSolutions’ heavily scrutinized manufacturing facility in Baltimore—as it has been cleared to produce COVID-19 vaccines—there also was another dose of bad news involving the plant. According to a […]

July 27, 2021

Human testing of the malaria shot should get underway by the end of 2022, according to the German biotech, which says it is working with the World Health Organization (WHO), European Commission and other organisations on the malaria project. There […]

July 26, 2021

The development and emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern that could potentially evade a vaccine-induced immune response is an ongoing concern, with the alpha (B.1.1.7), beta (B.1.351), gamma (B.1.248), and delta (B.1.614.2) lineages having […]

July 22, 2021

As he urged Americans who are still hesitant to get vaccinated, President Joe Biden told an Ohio town hall on Wednesday night that he expected the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would soon give final approval to COVID-19 vaccines. At […]

July 20, 2021

The new advice comes following a request from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) for guidance relating to a possible extension of the COVID-19 vaccination programme in England. The JCVI, which advises UK health departments on immunisation, considered […]

July 15, 2021

J&J, AZ and the University of Oxford, alongside outside scientists, are planning to conduct early research into the potential of modifications to their vaccines to reduce or remove the risk of rare but serious blood clots associated with the jabs, […]

July 12, 2021

The study included one million people in at-risk groups, with those included in the study having underlying health conditions and more severe forms of illness. Conditions such as diabetes, severe asthma, chronic heart disease, chronic kidney disease, chronic liver disease, […]

July 12, 2021

With the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic causing unprecedented morbidity and mortality, the development of an effective antiviral drug for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become a global health priority. Although many drug candidates have been identified […]

July 9, 2021

The chikungunya vaccine – VLA1553 – has also previously been awarded an FDA fast track designation and a European Medicines Agency (EMA) PRIME designation, in December 2018 and October 2020 respectively. Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne viral disease caused by the […]