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DHSC publishes ‘UK Rare Disease Framework’
pharmatimes
January 13, 2021
The UK’s Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published its ‘UK Rare Disease Framework’, which will aim to continuously improve the lives of people living with rare diseases.
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UK approves AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use
pharmaceutical-technology
January 04, 2021
The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted authorisation for emergency supply to AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine in the country.
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Moderna expects its COVID-19 vaccine to protect against UK coronavirus variant
expresspharma
December 25, 2020
Moderna said it expects that the immunity induced by its COVID-19 vaccine would be protective against the coronavirus variants reported in the UK.
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UK identifies new SARS-CoV-2 strain that spreads faster
pharmaceutical-technology
December 22, 2020
The UK has identified a new variant of Covid-19 through Public Health England’s genomic surveillance and confirmed that it could spread faster.
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Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine likely to get approval by year-end in UK
expresspharma
December 21, 2020
AstraZeneca has said a further 15 million doses of active ingredients are ready and can be filled into vials in a matter of days.
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Green light for UK trial of nasal coronavirus vaccine
pharmatimes
December 16, 2020
Open Orphan and Codagenix have received approval from the UK’s independent Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to conduct a Phase I study of its COVID-19 vaccine.
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New variant of coronavirus identified in the UK
pharmatimes
December 16, 2020
Health officials say they have identified a new strain of coronavirus in the UK, as a soaring number of cases has pushed several areas in the South East into into Tier 3 lockdown.
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UK becomes first country to initiate Covid-19 vaccination
pharmaceutical-technology
December 09, 2020
The United Kingdom (UK) has started administering the Covid-19 vaccine, developed by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech, outside a clinical trial, becoming the first country in the world to administer the new vaccine.
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UK’s VMIC to Implement Lonza’s MODA-EM
contractpharma
December 09, 2020
The Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre in Oxfordshire (VMIC), UK has selected Lonza’s MODA-EM Solution to digitize its Microbiology Quality Control operations.
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UK commences roll-out of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
expresspharma
December 09, 2020
Britain approved the vaccine for emergency use less than a week ago, and is rolling it out through its National Health Service (NHS).