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The Food and Drug Administration’s expert vaccine advisory panel on Thursday unanimously endorsed the idea of taking a strain of influenza viruses that no longer appears to circulate out of flu shots as quickly as possible, pressing the FDA and manufacturers to try to get the work done on an expedited timeline. Read the rest…
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… With new vaccine data released on Tuesday, Vaxcyte emerged as one of biotechnology’s hottest David-vs.-Goliath Goliath stories as the company seeks to challenge one of Pfizer’s biggest franchises: the Prevnar vaccine against pneumococcal disease , STAT tells us.
A panel of biomedical experts at the Milken Institute 2024 Global Conference on Monday pointed to recent scientific breakthroughs as examples of what is possible, from the development of mRNA vaccines to the first-ever CRISPR-based therapy to receive regulatory approval.
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Although I have practiced in the area of infectious diseases pharmacy for quite a while now, measles has not been of much clinical relevance to me beyond MMR for routine vaccination. Vaccination is the best way to prevent measles This is an obvious one, but necessary to state right out the gate. MMR is given in 2 doses.
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Pharmacy bodies have called for 2024/25 winter vaccination programme planning to include key parties such as community pharmacy ‘at an appropriately early stage’.
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The NHS national booking system for spring Covid-19 vaccination bookings via pharmacies in England is now open. They include adults aged 75 or over as of 30 June 2024, residents in care homes for older adults, and individuals who are immunosuppressed. Those eligible to book appointments are able to do so for next week.
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the CHMP gave a positive opinion for the first nasally administered emergency treatment for allergic reactions” A positive opinion was granted to the mResvia (Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) mRNA vaccine). Eurneffy (epinephrine) offers an alternative method to the standard injection method of administration. 1 virus variant.
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Following the Labour Party’s win yesterday in the UK 2024 General Election, industry representatives have voiced their opinions on what this could mean for the future of the pharmaceutical industry under the new government. EU pharmacovigilance is stronger with the UK, and UK research is stronger with the EU.”
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billion ($260 million) to establish a state-of-the-art research and vaccine development initiative in Denmark. Research at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Initiative for Vaccines and Immunity, or NIVI, will focus initially on creating new or improved vaccines for tuberculosis, influenza , and Group A Streptococcus (GAS).
Food and Drug Administration took action approving and authorizing for emergency use updated COVID-19 vaccines formulated to more closely target currently circulating variants and to provide better protection against serious consequences of COVID-19, including hospitalization and death. and Pfizer Inc.
billion, between 2024 and 2027 in a concession to investors who have viewed the company’s outlays following its pandemic-era windfall as profligate. Moderna said Thursday it would cut its annual spending on research and development by 23%, or $1.1
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Urte Jakimaviciute, Senior Director of Market Research and Strategic Intelligence in the healthcare division at GlobalData, comments, Advancements in immunotherapy such as checkpoint inhibitors, CAR-T cell therapies, cancer vaccines, etc.,
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We believe that implementing a fresh PLI scheme for vaccines and biopharmaceutical raw materials is vital now to put the focus back on value-added domestic production with India-for-India and India-for-the-world production. This would stimulate new investments in both R&D and production initiatives.
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