The European Commission and Moderna have reached a new agreement to better address member states’ needs for Covid-19 vaccines for the late summer and winter season. In this way, member states will have access to vaccines, including those adapted to the variants, once they are approved, at the time they are needed for their vaccination […]
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EMA: Rolling evaluation of Pfizer/BioNTech’s updated coronavirus vaccine begins
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced today that it has started the rolling evaluation of a variant-adapted Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech. The bivalent (or bivalent) vaccine targets two strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19, the original strain identified in China and Omicron’s BA.4/5 substrains, which are currently behind most cases of […]
Pfizer/BioNTech: Trials of vaccine that treats up to the BA.2 Omicron subvariant
Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE announced today that they have initiated mid-level trials of a modified Covid-19 vaccine that targets both the original variants and the BA.2 Omicron sub-variant. The vaccine is in an initial proof-of-concept study to gather more data (https://bit.ly/3veWPKn). The BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants combined are estimated to account for nearly 95% […]
EMA approved monkeypox vaccine
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said today it has approved the use of a smallpox vaccine in humans to expand its use against the spread of monkeypox, which could mark the WHO’s highest alert level. The EMA’s green light comes as the world awaits the results of experts after a meeting yesterday, Thursday, of the […]
BioNTech and Pfizer launch next-generation coronavirus vaccine test
Germany’s BioNTech, a Pfizer partner in Covid-19 vaccines, has announced that the two companies will begin testing next-generation vaccines in humans in the second half of the year that protect against a wide variety of coronaviruses. Their experimental work on vaccines that go beyond the current approach includes T-cell booster vaccines, designed primarily to protect […]
Moderna: Positive results from the modified vaccine against the Omicron variant
Biotechnology company Moderna has announced positive preliminary results for a modified version of its Omicron variant vaccine. A booster dose of 50 micrograms resulted in “a greater response of antibodies against the Omicron variant, one month after administration, compared to the original vaccine,” Moderna said in a statement. The new formula, called mRNA-1273.214, is a […]
WHERE: Emergency License on Chinese Convidecia Vaccine for Coronavirus
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced today that it has approved an emergency vaccine for Covid-19, Convidecia, of Chinese laboratories at CanSino Biologics as Beijing struggles to contain a pandemic flare-up. The vaccine, which is based on a modified human adenovirus, is given in a single dose and is recommended by the WHO for all […]
Coreper: Hopes for vaccines adapted to coronavirus variants by autumn
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced today that it hopes to have vaccines adapted to treat coronavirus variants, such as Omicron, which will be approved by September. “Our priority is to ensure that customized vaccines are likely to be approved by September at the latest to be ready for new immunization campaigns in the EU […]
‘Bitter’ defeat for the German Minister of Health
“I am a bitter defeat,” German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach told the state-run Robert Koch Institute, led by Lothar Wheeler. Yesterday’s failure in the German parliament to introduce compulsory vaccination is, however, a first major defeat for Chancellor Olaf Soltz, who failed to convince lawmakers of the need for it. This closes this important chapter […]
Germany: Towards compulsory coronavirus vaccination for those over 50 years of age
The prospect of introducing mandatory vaccination for citizens over the age of 18 against coronavirus seems to be abandoned, due to the lack of chances to be voted in favor by the Federal Parliament, according to German media. The current plan now provides for vaccination for people over the age of 50. According to the […]