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WHO lists first vaccine for emergency use
The nOPV2 vaccine has received emergency use listing and will be used to combat outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived polio viruses (cVDPVs).
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Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine is 94.5 percent effective, according to interim analysis
The analysis reveals that mRNA-1273 was generally well tolerated and prevented COVID-19 with an efficacy of 94.5 percent in a Phase III study.
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Interactive PDF: Risk mitigation and quality requirements interactive tool
Risk mitigation interactive tool to guide you through the challenges and quality requirements of your bio-manufacturing process.
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Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows promising results, report says
Russia’s Sputnik V, a potential COVID-19 vaccine, was 92 percent effective at protecting people from the coronavirus, interim results have shown.
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Pfizer and BioNTech to supply the EU with 200 million doses of BNT162b2 vaccine
Subject to regulatory approval, EU member states will be supplied with the potentially highly effective BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
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FDA grants Fast Track Designation to Novavax COVID-19 vaccine candidate
The FDA has given Fast Track Designation to NVX-CoV2373, Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, created using recombinant nanoparticle technology.
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How to master raw material ID testing in 2021
11 November 2020 | By Thermo Fisher Scientific
In this on-demand webinar we explore the evolving role of handheld and portable instruments to drive quality improvements and manufacturing success in 2021.
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Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine candidate over 90 percent effective, Phase III study shows
The COVID-19 vaccine candidate BNT162b2, made by Pfizer and BioNTech, has demonstrated over 90 percent efficacy in its first interim analysis during its Phase III trial.
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CVnCoV COVID-19 vaccine safely elicits immune response in Phase I testing
The interim Phase I data suggests CVnCoV can safely induce a neutralising antibody response similar to that of convalescent COVID-19 patients with two 12μg vaccine doses.
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Fact sheet: TOC monitoring efficiency quiz
Take our 10-question quiz to find out how efficient your Total Organic Carbon (TOC) monitoring programme is for your applications.
![Artist's depiction of an ultrapotent COVID-19 vaccine candidate in which 60 pieces of a coronavirus protein (red) decorate nanoparticles (blue and white). The vaccine candidate was designed using methods developed at the UW Medicine Institute for Protein Design. The molecular structure of the vaccine roughly mimics that of a virus, which may account for its enhanced ability to provoke an immune response [Credit: Ian Haydon/ UW Medicine Institute for Protein Design].](https://www.europeanpharmaceuticalreview.com/wp-content/uploads/Nanoparticle-covid-19-vaccine-300x278.jpg)
![Artist's depiction of an ultrapotent COVID-19 vaccine candidate in which 60 pieces of a coronavirus protein (red) decorate nanoparticles (blue and white). The vaccine candidate was designed using methods developed at the UW Medicine Institute for Protein Design. The molecular structure of the vaccine roughly mimics that of a virus, which may account for its enhanced ability to provoke an immune response [Credit: Ian Haydon/ UW Medicine Institute for Protein Design].](https://www.europeanpharmaceuticalreview.com/wp-content/uploads/Nanoparticle-covid-19-vaccine.jpg)
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Highly potent nanoparticle COVID-19 vaccine designed using computer
Developers suggest that the potency, stability and manufacturability of the nanoparticle vaccine candidate could enable vaccination against COVID-19 on a global scale.
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Takeda to supply Japan with Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
Takeda will import and distribute 50 million doses of the mRNA-1273 vaccine candidate under an agreement with Moderna and Government of Japan.
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Scaling up production capacity when the world is waiting
As the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine intensifies, nations are already ramping up production capacity on a scale never seen before – but what does this mean for manufacturers? Here, Rod Schregardus makes the case for advanced planning and scheduling techniques in new and existing facilities.
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FDA approves first-in-human trial of COVID-19 vaccine candidate
The safety and immunogenicity of CORVax12, a novel DNA-encodable COVID-19 vaccine, will be evaluated in 36 healthy volunteers.
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200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to be made available for COVAX
Sanofi and GSK have agreed to support the COVID-19 vaccine (COVAX) Facility with 200 million doses of their adjuvanted, recombinant protein-based COVID-19 vaccine.
