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Hipra’s Covid-19 booster gets EMA nod and enters an uncertain landscape

Pharmaceutical Technology

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended HIPRA’s Covid-19 vaccine , Bimervax, as a Covid-19 booster. Available to people ages 16 years and above who have been vaccinated with a Covid-19 mRNA vaccine, EMA’s Human Medicines Committee concluded the vaccine is ready for marketing authorization in the EU, on 30 March.

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Antibodies, Immunity, and COVID-19

JAMA Internal Medicine

Widespread availability of commercial assays that detect anti–severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies has enabled researchers to examine naturally acquired immunity to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at the population level.

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UK MHRA grants authorisation for Moderna’s Covid-19 booster vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted conditional authorisation for Moderna ’s Covid-19 booster vaccine, mRNA-1273.214 (Spikevax Bivalent Original/Omicron), for use in adults aged 18 years and above. 1) versus the 50µg mRNA-1273 booster dose.

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Covid-19 vaccines targeting Omicron variants expected to be ready for this autumn

Pharmaceutical Technology

1 variant, on 22 June, Moderna said its booster also showed a “potent” antibody response against Omicron subvariants BA.4 The mRNA-1273.214 booster contains the original Spikevax vaccine and a candidate targeting Omicron BA.1 In addition to providing protection against the Omicron BA.1 1 variant of concern.

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No drugs for prions: could new approaches alleviate therapeutic scarcity?

Pharmaceutical Technology

It is ultra-rare,” says Jesús Rodriguez Requena, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Santiago de Compostela. Since research needs to be done under containment conditions, samples cannot be moved across different facilities, he explains. And then comes the question of the right target.

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Maternal Antibodies: How Allergies Can be Passed from Mothers to Children

XTalks

It has long been known that mothers greatly influence the development of the growing fetus by not only providing nutrients through the placenta, but also a growing list of biological elements including beneficial antibodies, gut bacteria and now, allergies. They reported their findings last week in the journal Science.

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Johns Hopkins-led study finds convalescent plasma can be effective early Covid-19 therapy

Scienmag

The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) today published final results of a nationwide multicenter study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health that show plasma from patients who have recovered from COVID-19 and whose blood contains antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the causative virus, is (..)