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ICMR and Panacea Biotec initiate phase 3 clinical trial for the first indigenous dengue vaccine, DengiAll

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The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Panacea Biotec have announced the initiation of the first-ever phase 3 clinical trial for a dengue vaccine in India. The trial will evaluate the efficacy of India’s indigenous tetravalent dengue vaccine, DengiAll, developed by Panacea Biotec.

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Studies of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine put on hold for safety review

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A participant in a clinical trial of the experimental shot suffered from an unexplained illness, triggering an investigation and a pause in vaccinations.

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Ten key clinical trials to watch in the first half of 2021

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Study results could come soon for several coronavirus vaccines, as well as experimental medicines from Amgen, Vertex and Sage Therapeutics.

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BioNTech targets infectious diseases for vaccine development

Pharmaceutical Technology

Following on from its Covid-19 vaccine programmes, BioNTech has set its sights on a range of infectious diseases for vaccine development. The company saw major successes with its Covid-19 vaccine, developed in collaboration with Pfizer. In response to the lower vaccine sales forecasts, BioNTech shares opened at 3.9%

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Moderna gets $1.5B from US for coronavirus vaccine supply

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has already invested heavily in Moderna's vaccine, having previously committed $1 billion to fund clinical trials and manufacturing scale-up.

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How did pharma develop a vaccine so quickly?

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OBSERVATION: Biologics can take a long time to develop but COVID vaccines have been in development for almost 50 years and novel approaches were used to develop these vaccines. Vaccines typically take 10 to 15 years to develop, test and release to the public. The coronavirus vaccines, however, took less than a year.

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Brazil’s ANVISA approves Takeda’s dengue vaccine candidate Qdenga

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The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) in Brazil has granted approval for Takeda ’s dengue virus vaccine candidate, Qdenga (Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine [Live, Attenuated]) (TAK-003). The vaccine has received approval for preventing dengue disease in people aged four years to 60 years.

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