Infectious disease
Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline reported that their potential COVID-19 booster shot delivered good immune response in its preliminary clinical trials.
Although it’s not yet clear how dangerous the Omicron variant of COVID-19 actually is, it clearly is very infectious and rates are rising in the U.S. and around the world.
The JP Morgan Health Care Conference is held annually in January, and usually kicks off the biggest biopharma business news stories of the year. But in 2022, it’ll do so without at least three big names in the industry.
The FDA said that it is not authorizing molnupiravir’s use during pregnancy as there are hardly any clinical scenarios where the benefits appear to outweigh the risks.
Novartis has grown weary of waiting, dropping out of its deal to fund Mesoblast’s floundering COVID-19 treatment.
The lawsuit was filed by Public Health and Medical Professionals for Transparency, a nonprofit organization recently formed with a mission to obtain the data for the COVID-19 vaccines.
Despite the biggest vaccination drive in the U.S., the pandemic is still not over. The U.S. has reported more than 800,000 COVID-19 deaths, an increase of 500,000 since the vaccination started.
A study out of the University of Oxford found that two shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine or the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine were not as effective at against Omicron as they were against previous variants.
There were a lot of clinical trial announcements this week, driven by the European Society for Medical Oncology annual conference. Here’s a look.
The best way to battle the dominant Delta strain is booster vaccines. So far, initial data suggests boosters are likely to help battle Omicron as well. For that and more COVID-19 news, read on.
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