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FDA expert panel endorses idea of removing a component from flu vaccine

STAT

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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FDA advisory panel recommends a streamlined flu vaccine for next fall

STAT

When Americans line up for flu vaccines next fall, they will almost certainly be getting vaccines that no longer contain protection against a family of flu viruses that appears to be extinct.

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JCVI announces advice for 2024 spring COVID-19 vaccine programme

Pharma Times

The committee has advised that the vaccine should be given to those at the highest risk

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Japan approves updated Covid-19 vaccine to tackle JN.1 variant

Pharmaceutical Technology

Distribution of the self-amplifying mRNA vaccine Kostaive is set to align with a planned October 2024 Covid-19 vaccination campaign.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Vaxcyte vaccine, Ozempic shortages, and more

STAT

… 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.

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Include community pharmacy in early vaccination planning, sector demands

The Pharmacist

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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Covid-19 vaccine contract extensions to carry added spring payment

The Pharmacist

Pharmacies currently providing the Covid-19 vaccine are being asked by NHS England (NHSE) to extend their service provision contracts until 31 August 2024. The extension covers a potential spring booster programme, with the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) set to publish their guidance soon.

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