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A sense of urgency, powerful science, relentless ingenuity, hope and trust drove the development of Pfizer and BioNTech’s mRNA vaccine during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the crisis appears to lessen, Pfizer is preparing for the next pandemic.
Half of these doses will be shared by the U.S., while the U.K. has committed another 100 million shots.
Although the COVID-19 pandemic is waning in the U.S., there is still plenty of research and news about the disease. Here’s a look.
Importantly, the researchers recovered virus that they were able to culture, indicating a high risk for transmissibility.
A flurry of COVID-19 research news came out today. Here’s a look.
Several biotech executives provided their thoughts on lessons learned from the pandemic and what they hope or expect to see moving forward in the industry.
FDA
The FDA has a massive backlog of site inspections due to the pandemic. To address the problem, the agency made its Resiliency Roadmap outlining its priorities.
FDA
Ocugen submitted a “Master File” to the U.S. FDA for COVAXIN, the vaccine that has already received authorization in India for people ages 12 and above.
Pfizer, Sagent Pharmaceuticals and Merck are preparing their antiviral pills against SARS-CoV-2 and are showing promise in new clinical trials.
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