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S Korea authorises use of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
ExpressPharma
January 13, 2022
South Korean vaccine developer SK Bioscience said it will produce the Novavax vaccine
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Pfizer’s Prevnar 20 with Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shows positive results in phase-III study
ExpressPharma
January 13, 2022
responses elicited by Prevnar 20 for all 20 serotypes were similar whether given with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine or with placebo.
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Drugmakers Meet With EMA on Vaccines Targeting Omicron
FirstWordPharma
January 11, 2022
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is meeting with four leading COVID-19 vaccine makers to discuss potential trials for shots targeting the fast-spreading Omicron variant, as reported in the Financial Post.
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FDA reduces time for Moderna Covid-19 vaccine booster to five months
Pharmaceutical-Technology
January 11, 2022
Common booster shot side effects include injection area pain, redness and swelling and fatigue.
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Over 1.21b in China fully vaccinated against COVID-19
NMPA/Xinhua
January 11, 2022
Over 1.21 billion people in China have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, a Chinese health official said at a press conference on Jan 8.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Shortens Interval for Booster Dose of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine to Five Months
prnewswire
January 10, 2022
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine to shorten the time between the completion of a primary series of the vaccine...
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People may need another COVID-19 vaccine booster shot in fall of 2022: Moderna CEO
ExpressPharma
January 10, 2022
The efficacy of boosters against COVID-19 is likely to decline over the next few months, and people may need another shot in the fall of 2022, Stephane Bancel...
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Covaxin booster dose study shows promising results
ExpressPharma
January 10, 2022
Bharat Biotech recently announced the results from the highly anticipated trial studying the immunogenicity and safety of the Covaxin vaccine as a booster dose.
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Even Symptom-Free, People With Omicron Much More Likely to Spread COVID: Studies
drugs
January 10, 2022
Researchers say they've uncovered a clue to why the Omicron variant spreads COVID-19 so much more rapidly than its predecessors.
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China rushes to develop an mRNA vaccine as doubts grow over local jabs
FirstWordPharma
January 07, 2022
China's race to develop its own mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 has gained greater urgency as Beijing struggles to rein in an outbreak of the Omicron coronavirus variant that is threatening its "zero-Covid" policy, reported the Financial Times.