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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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BioNTech targets infectious diseases for vaccine development

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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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GreenLight and US NIH partner to develop Covid-19 vaccine for variants

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GreenLight Biosciences has entered a partnership with the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the development of Covid-19 vaccines, which offer broader protection against new variants and with durable effects. They intend to develop vaccines that provide lasting immune responses compared to existing vaccines.

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FDA revokes EUAs of Pfizer/BioNTech’s and Moderna’s original Covid-19 vaccines

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4/5 Covid-19 messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines. The expanded EUAs state that these current bivalent vaccines are now to be used for all primary and booster doses administered to individuals ages six months of age and older. 1 vaccines by both companies were revoked by the FDA in August 2022, after the BA.5

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Merck and Orna partner for RNA technology-based vaccines and therapies

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Merck (MSD outside North America) has entered a partnership agreement with Orna Therapeutics for discovering, developing and marketing various programmes based on next-generation RNA technology. These programmes will include therapies and vaccines in infectious disease and oncology areas.

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

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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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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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