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Meningitis vaccine comes to the forefront with impressive study results

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A new vaccine developed by the Serum Institute of India to fight meningococcal disease could help eliminate meningitis across Africa. The results from a trial, published in The New England Journal of Medicine , found the vaccine was associated with a strong immune response and good safety profile. for serogroup A.

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RVAC and University of Pennsylvania to develop mRNA vaccines

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RVAC Medicines has announced a research collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) for the discovery and development of mRNA vaccines. The mRNA vaccine candidates will help reduce the chances of autoimmune responses that might lead to allergic conditions or serious autoimmune diseases.

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Novavax receives positive opinion from CHMP for full MA of Covid vaccine

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Novavax has received positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) for full marketing authorisation (MA) of its Covid vaccine, Nuvaxovid (NVX-CoV2373) , in the European Union (EU). The safety and efficacy of Nuvaxovid was evaluated as a primary series.

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

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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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Malaysia approves additional indication for Astrazeneca’s Evusheld

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It will also be used for the treatment of people who are not likely to have an adequate immune response to Covid-19 vaccination or for people who are not recommended for Covid-19 vaccination. Dr Noor Hisham was quoted as saying: “The use of Evusheld was based on clinical guidelines issued by the health ministry.”

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EMA CHMP recommends Moderna’s Covid-19 booster for adolescents

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The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended an update to the conditional marketing authorization (CMA) to include Moderna ’s 50µg booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine, Spikevax, for usage in adolescents aged 12 to 17 years.

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Investment fuels AI-driven development of breakthrough genomic medicines

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David Del Bourgo (CEO and co-founder, Whitelab Genomics) has always been passionate about introducing disruptive, innovative technologies to markets. We thought, there has to be something to help use data to make [drug developers] more efficient in bringing therapies to market faster, and at a lower price,” Del Bourgo explains.

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