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EDQM releases updated pharmacopoeial quality standards for vaccines
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
November 30, 2020
To aid COVID-19 vaccine developers, the EDQM has released an updated European Pharmacopoeia that can be accessed for free.
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COVAXX commits to deliver 140 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to emerging markets
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
November 30, 2020
The company suggests their experimental COVID-19 vaccine, UB-612, has the features and potential to disrupt the traditional vaccine distribution and supply status quo.
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EU secures 80 million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
November 30, 2020
The European Commission and Moderna have agreed that the company will supply at least 80 million doses of mRNA-1273, the company’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
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WHO report suggests African countries are not ready for COVID-19 vaccines
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
November 30, 2020
The WHO Regional Director for Africa urges governments to “ramp up readiness” as report suggests the region is not prepared for a COVID-19 vaccine roll-out.
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AstraZeneca likely to conduct new global low-dose Covid-19 vaccine trial
pharmaceutical-technology
November 30, 2020
AstraZeneca may initiate an additional global trial to evaluate the efficacy of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate, AZD1222, using a lower dosage.
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Britain presses on with AstraZeneca vaccine amid questions over trial data
expresspharma
November 30, 2020
Britain gave AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine a vote of confidence on Friday when it asked its regulator to assess the shot for a rollout after experts raised questions about trial data and the company said it may run another study to gauge efficacy.
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Serum Institute says in active talks with Indian government around potential COVID-19 vaccines
expresspharma
November 30, 2020
Serum Institute of India (SII) is in active discussions with the Indian government on pricing and distribution of potential COVID-19 vaccines, said Adar Poonawalla, Chief Executive SII.
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Experts express need for traceability of COVID-19 vaccines
expresspharma
November 27, 2020
Industry experts have urged the government bodies to consider the need to incorporate an end-to-end traceability mechanism on all COVID-19 vaccines.
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Covaxx announces Covid-19 vaccine purchase deals worth $2.8bn
pharmaceutical-technology
November 27, 2020
US company COVAXX has announced $2.8bn advanced purchase commitments of over 140 million doses of its UB-612 vaccine to be delivered in countries including Brazil, Ecuador and Peru.
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Altimmune submits FDA application for intranasal Covid-19 vaccine candidate
pharmaceutical-technology
November 27, 2020
Altimmune has submitted an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to start a Phase I clinical study of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate.