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US FDA makes EUA changes to Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has made changes to the emergency use authorisations (EUAs) of the Pfizer -BioNTech and Moderna bivalent mRNA Covid-19 vaccines. The latest amendment aims to simplify the vaccination schedule for most people. The changes mean that the current bivalent vaccines for the original and Omicron BA.4/BA.5

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AstraZeneca broadens coronavirus vaccine manufacturing deal with Catalent

Bio Pharma Dive

Catalent, which is already helping the British pharma make its vaccine, will now add key services from a Maryland gene therapy plant.

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US FDA grants Fast Track status for Pfizer-BioNTech’s combination vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for Pfizer and BioNTech’s messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-based combination vaccine candidate against Covid-19 and influenza. The vaccine is intended to prevent two respiratory ailments through a single injection. 5 Omicron sublineages spike proteins.

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Moderna signs contract to supply Covid-19 booster vaccines to the US

Pharmaceutical Technology

Moderna has entered a new supply contract with the US Government to deliver 66 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine booster candidate, mRNA-1273.222. The contract comprises a $1.74bn award to produce and supply these vaccine doses and options to further procure up to 234 million additional doses of the company’s booster candidates.

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Experimental Alzheimer’s Vaccine Shown to Delay Symptoms in Mice

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

An experimental vaccine that aims to slow down or prevent the progression of Alzheimer’s disease has been trialed in mice with promising early results. Mice engineered with genes that put them at greater risk of an Alzheimer’s-like disease had fewer amyloid plaques following the vaccine.

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Pfizer’s New RSV Vaccine TV Commercial Calls for Protecting Moments

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Pfizer released a new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine TV commercial, titled “Your Moments Are Worth Protecting: Celebration” as part of its ongoing campaign to raise awareness about the importance of vaccination against RSV. Moderna entered the RSV vaccine arena this year with the very first mRNA-based RSV vaccine.

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Samsung Biologics, GreenLight conclude Covid-19 vaccine engineering run

Pharmaceutical Technology

Samsung Biologics and GreenLight Biosciences have completed the initial commercial-scale engineering run for their messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) Covid-19 vaccine under their manufacturing collaboration. Following the demonstration at Samsung, the clinical trial of GreenLight’s Covid-19 booster vaccine is anticipated to commence this year.

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