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Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) meeting highlights, July 2021
The Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) provided safety warnings on COVID-19 vaccines, and found no evidence linking Zynteglo to blood cancer.
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How could waiving COVID-19-related intellectual property rights affect biopharma?
In this article, EPR’s Hannah Balfour discusses the potential impact of waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19-related medicine and technology on pharma, biopharma and biotech companies.
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What are the challenges in developing and delivering lipid nanoparticle mRNA-based vaccines?
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the emergence of RNA vaccine technology has enabled rapid development of critical vaccines. Traditional vaccine production methods makerapid development challenging, requiring cell line production of viral proteins and laborious purification development, which requires extensive effort and long timelines. RNA…
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Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee meeting highlights, June 2021
The European Medicines Agency (EMA)’s drug safety committee (PRAC) concluded three safety signal reviews, two for COVID-19 interventions, at its June meeting.
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Waiving COVID-19 vaccine intellectual property rights
South Africa and India’s request that the World Trade Organization waive intellectually property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, treatments, diagnostics and technology has garnered extensive media coverage, particularly since the US decision to support the proposal. In a three-part series, European Pharmaceutical Review’s Assistant Editor, Hannah Balfour, will discuss the IP…
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EMA to assess whether COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna can be used in adolescents
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has begun evaluating whether to extend the use of the COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna to include adolescents aged 12 to 17.
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US begins testing mixed COVID-19 vaccine regimens
A Phase I/II trial will enrol 150 individuals already vaccinated against COVID-19 with one vaccine and assess the safety and immunogenicity of a booster dose of a different COVID-19 vaccine.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna update
Here EPR summarises the latest news from Moderna on the licensure, supply and distribution of its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.
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Highlights of the May 2021 Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) meeting
In its May meeting, the EMA’s drug safety committee (PRAC) concluded two safety signal reviews for COVID-19 vaccines and began several more.
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Moderna’s COVID-19 variant booster vaccine shows promise in trial
Preliminary Phase II data shows a dose of mRNA-1273.351, Moderna’s strain-matched booster, is safe and may offer protection against the B.1.351 and P.1 variants of concern.
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Moderna invests to increase global supply of its COVID-19 vaccine
According to Moderna, its new investments could increase global supply of its COVID-19 vaccine to one billion doses in 2021 and three billion in 2022.
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NIAID doses first patient with Moderna’s variant specific COVID-19 vaccine candidate
The trial will evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of the mRNA-1273.351 vaccine candidate in 200 healthy adult volunteers.
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EMA approves increased manufacturing capacity for COVID-19 vaccines
The approval of at least one new manufacturing site based in Europe for each of the approved COVID-19 vaccines should increase supply for the EU.
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Moderna begins testing its COVID-19 vaccine in paediatric patients
The Phase II/III trial will assess the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna in children aged six months to less than 12 years.
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A single vaccine dose is sufficient for immunity in COVID-19 survivors, finds study
New research shows a second COVID-19 vaccine dose may be unnecessary in individuals previously infected with SARS-CoV-2 and needlessly exposes individuals to higher rates of adverse effects.