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Moderna developing COVID-19 vaccine booster shot against South Africa variant

BioPharma Reporter

An in vitro study shows Moderna's existing mRNA COVID-19 vaccine provides protection against strains that have emerged from South Africa and the UK. But it does suggest reduced protection against the South Africa strain, and so the company is also developing a new booster designed for maximum efficacy against this variant.

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Early studies suggest Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is effective against South African strain

BioPharma Reporter

In vitro studies found the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine elicits antibodies against both the UK and South African virus strains.

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Pfizer/BioNTech Begin Studies for Third Booster Dose and Development of COVID-19 Vaccine Variants

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(NYSE: PFE ) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX ) have announced that they are beginning a trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a third booster dose for their COVID-19 vaccine (BNT162b2), as well as new vaccine variants. Related: Could Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 Vaccine be Stored at Standard Freezer Temperatures?

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Budget 2021: Sunak focuses on vaccine development to restart economy

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UK chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a budget loaded with initiatives designed to kick-start the UK’s economy as it recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, with vaccine development, pharma and life sciences playing a key role. A scheme providing £500 payments to people self-isolating has been extended in England until the summer.

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BioNTech shelves oral mRNA vaccine plans with Matinas

Pharmaceutical Technology

BioNTech has ended its research collaboration with Matinas after its oral mRNA vaccine failed to demonstrate preclinical activity. Matinas said it developed this unique formulation to “handle the physical complexity and biological fragility of mRNA”. Matinas announced the news in a May 10 statement.

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mRNA Therapeutics and mRNA Vaccines Industry: Current Scenario and Future Trends

Roots Analysis

In the last few years, researchers have become interested in using in vitro transcribed (IVT) mRNA as a drug delivery agent. It is worth noting that several companies have begun to develop mRNA-based cancer immunotherapies and vaccines for infectious diseases.

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Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Effective Against New Variants

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COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna announced this week that results from a study show that the shot is effective against some of the new circulating variants of SARS-CoV-2. In a news release from Moderna, the company reported that the administration of its COVID-19 vaccine induced antibody titers against both variants.