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250mn Europeans to be vaccinated with COMIRNATY® by the end of 2021
Pfizer and BioNTech have agreed to supply the European Union with 200 million additional doses of COMIRNATY in 2021, making the total 500 million doses.
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Therapeutic proteins and oral vaccines market to surpass $300,000mn by 2027
The market is expected to grow at a 6.7 percent CAGR, driven by the increasing prevalence of cancer and cardiovascular diseases, as well as growing interest in biologics.
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Disinformation and safety concerns could prevent successful COVID-19 vaccination campaigns
Research suggests at least a fifth of the US population are resistant to receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, reports suggest this could be due to disinformation and safety concerns.
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Global anti-Parkinson’s drugs market to be worth over $5bn by 2023
Research suggests that despite a COVID-19 slump, the anti-Parkinson’s drugs market will recover due to rising numbers of Parkinson’s diagnoses and increasing investment in R&D.
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COVID-19 vaccines: how important is the vial?
In this article we discuss how the problems associated with glass vial packaging may disrupt COVID-19 vaccine distribution and explore some of the latest innovations to overcome it.
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UK launches trial to study alternating COVID-19 vaccines for different doses
The UK Government has given £7 million of funding for a clinical trial which will investigate whether patients can be given different COVID-19 vaccines for each dose.
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Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine effective against B.1.1.7 variant from UK
Research has demonstrated that the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine can neutralise the B.1.1.7 variant in pre-clinical studies.
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The pandemic and the pharmaceutical world
Pharmacist Ezeokafor Ifeoma Charity explores to what extent COVID-19 has prompted the growth of the pharmaceutical industry.
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UK vaccine supply chain workers to be offered COVID-19 jabs
Around 2,000 workers critical to the UK COVID-19 vaccine supply chain will be offered inoculations against the novel coronavirus.
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Japan has pre-ordered COVID-19 vaccine doses for more than four times its population, says report
Japan has procurement deals with half of the companies leading the COVID-19 vaccine development race, according to GlobalData.
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FDA approves crizotinib for children with certain anaplastic large cell lymphomas
In a Phase I/II trial, 81 percent of paediatric patients with relapsed or refractory, systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma achieved complete remission with crizotinib (Xalkori).
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Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine set to generate sales of $30 billion
Over a six year period, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is expected to lead inoculation sales, generating $30 billion.
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Why cold chain requirements are not holding COVID-19 vaccines back
Despite the stringent storage conditions required for Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, the need for a return to normal life has levelled the playing field for all candidate prophylactics against SARS-CoV-2.
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Pharmaceutical bottle packaging – the quest for zero defects and data integrity
This article shares the results from an evaluation of a novel thermal imaging technology that took place before the initial implementation in a Pfizer manufacturing facility. The manuscript describes the technology and reviews the extensive process used to challenge its inspection capabilities through field testing. Finally, the potential benefits of…
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FDA grants Emergency Use Authorization for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine BNT162b2
The US has approved emergency use of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, BNT162b2, in people 16 years of age and older.
