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Vaxcyte trains its sight on a lucrative market with pneumococcal vaccine

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What’s more, VAX-24 achieved a higher immune response to 16 of the 20 serotypes it shares with Prevnar 20. The company says that these four serotypes represent roughly 10–15% of bacteria causing pneumococcal disease in adults. VAX-24 has forecasted sales of $21 million in the same year. billion and $812 million in 2028.

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Valneva accelerates Lyme disease vaccine R&D project with Pfizer

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Pfizer will pay up to $45 million in development related milestone payments and up to $143 million if the vaccine hits early sales targets. OspA is one of the most dominant surface proteins expressed by the bacteria when present in the ticks that spread the disease.

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Merck’s Next-Generation Pneumonia Vaccine Gets FDA Approval

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Merck has scored US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its next-generation pneumonia vaccine Vaxneuvance that covers 15 different strains of the pneumococcal bacteria that causes the infection. Both next-gen shots offer enhanced protection against bacteria that can cause pneumonia, blood infections and meningitis.

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Merck’s Capvaxive Wins FDA Approval as First Pneumonia Vaccine Designed for Adults

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According to a November 2023 readout, Capvaxive also elicited superior immune responses for ten of the 11 serotypes not covered by Prevnar 20. In 2023, Vaxneuvance, which was approved in 2021, netted $665 million in sales. Last year, sales of Pfizer’s pneumococcal vaccines reached $6.4

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GSK bolsters vaccines division with $3.3bn swoop on Affinivax

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Last year, Affinivax reported positive phase 2 results with ASP3772, which targets 24 of the common serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae – a bacteria which causes non-invasive illnesses like pneumonia, sinusitis and middle ear infections, as well as invasive diseases like meningitis. billion in sales last year.

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Shot in the arm for Affinivax as it challenges Pfizer’s Prevnar

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Last year, Pfizer made almost $6 billion from its Prevnar 13 vaccine, which covers 13 common serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae – a bacteria which causes non-invasive illnesses like pneumonia, sinusitis and middle ear infections, as well as invasive diseases like meningitis. That is equivalent to 14% of Pfizer’s total revenues.

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2021 Young Scientist Award winners announced

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Yasmin Parr’s study of FeLV shows that the outcome of FeLV infection is influenced by the host immune response, with progressively infected cats, so cats whose conditions are worsening, having weaker immune responses. “In billion euros in 2020 and presence in more than 150 countries.