Infectious disease
Gilead’s Veklury made massive profits, but as more vaccine boosters arrive and more people become immune to the virus, the future of the antiviral is in question.
Moderna has made the official request to the FDA to approve its COVID-19 for use in children ages 6 months to 5 years. Moderna also announced the location of its first non-U.S. mRNA manufacturing facility.
The U.S. Congress is calling for the coronavirus management plan to deliberate on the timeline for the approval and release of vaccines for children under 5 years old.
GlaxoSmithKline exceeded expectations for its first-quarter sales and earnings forecasts. This was largely driven by its sales of Xevudy, an antibody treatment against COVID-19 it developed with Vir Biotechnology, and its Shingrix vaccine against shingles.
How many boosters are enough to protect against COVID-19 infection? This question has been at the forefront of the minds of everyone as news crops up about yearly boosters.
The FDA has now approved the first treatment for COVID-19 in young children, expanding its approval for Gilead’s Veklury to children who are at least 28 days old and weigh at least three kilograms.
The DSMB for Ocugen’s Phase I/II trial of OCU400, a gene therapy in development for Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), recommended the study proceed with enrolling more patients.
With COVID-19 still very much a threat to the public, researchers are working on developing new treatments. Read on for more updates.
It was yet another busy week for clinical trial news, with a range of studies for COVID-19, various cancers, fungal infections and other indications.
As Omicron dominates the COVID-19 landscape, scientists are urging the FDA to reconsider how the agency defines immune responses.
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